Personnel

Feed your head: tips for bridging the skills gap

Let's start by stating the obvious: being a manager is tough. Ensuring employees are happy, directing the future strategy of the company, having a good understanding of everything from sales and...

Don't ignore warning signs of staff strife

Disciplinary and grievance.' Two words your average print boss will be none too fond of, standing as they do for pretty much everything that could go wrong with a company HR-wise.

Interview: 'It has always been about excitement'

It's fair to say that British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF) chief executive Kathy Woodward is passionate about print.

Domino refocuses UK service offer

Domino Printing Sciences has appointed a new sales director and a new service manager in a bid to improve service for its UK customers.

Business inspection: Why rivals benefit from being friends

Peer-to-peer networking isn't about giving up trade secrets, but mutually useful interaction

Interview: 'Belief in the vision carried us through'

Real Digital International (RDI) was the archetypal 'field of dreams' business. Its founders, Peter Rivett and Andy Ruddle, had a vision: that the future of transactional and direct mail was...

Visitor numbers disappoint but quality made it worthwhile

When the doors closed and visitor numbers were totted up after the final day of this year's North Print & Pack, it probably came as no surprise to the show's organiser's that footfall over the three...

'All you high flyers, ignore the cliff edge at your peril'

Bob Jenkins suddenly realised his head felt hot. Unusually hot. "It was not," he says "the sort of feeling you get with a normal headache. It was like imagining a saucepan full of simmering water,...

Putting together a model manager

For some it might seem the most disastrous start to a CEO-ship possible. Day one and the new head of a large financial services company, let's call them CEO X, calls a board meeting and addresses, as...

Interview: 'No printer wants a Vistaprint customer'

It began life as a catalogue, survived the dotcom boom - and bust - and went on to become the world's biggest web-to-print business. Jo Francis talks to Vistaprint founder and chief executive Robert...

Paperlinx rebrands Howard Smith, Robert Horne and PaperCo

Paperlinx has taken a major step to consigning its three merchanting brands to the annals of history by rebranding them all under the Paperlinx banner while reassuring customers that the changes will...

Benford appoints consultant and NZ agent

Buckinghamshire-based UV curing specialist Benford UV has named a new international partner and appointed a technical consultant as part of its expansion plans.