Mail sector has learnt plenty of new tricks

The world has changed immeasurably since the start of the Covid pandemic and while it has clearly been a devastating crisis in so many ways, there have been some positives, particularly in the ways...

YM Group as it was – the company is now much reduced

YM Group: what went wrong?

There are lots of odd things about the current situation at YM Group, where more than 500 people are out of work after the sudden fall into administration of its three web offset sites.

Killer app: Saxon fashions striking gin boxes 

Non-alcoholic spirits brand Strykk is the brainchild of bar-world veteran Alex Carlton from Funkin Cocktails. He initially came across Saxon Packaging in late 2020 and the business has since worked...

Facing down unprecedented risk

The last two years have been diabolical. First we had to take on Covid-19. Then supply chain constraints and rising demand combined to stoke inflation and increase the prices of raw materials and...

Driving down the cost of e-vehicles

It’s perfectly clear that the direction of travel in automotive – pun intended – is toward zero- emission vehicles. For the present, this means buying electric.

Moving on

It’s rare for firms to stay in the premises they’ve occupied since their inception. Demands and needs change and some firms grow and require more space within which to breathe while others find that...

"You need to love this industry. It’s not very difficult to love it, but it’s mandatory"

Winding down a love affair

When Rainer Hundsdörfer took over as boss of the industry’s largest press manufacturer five years ago, the world was a very different place.

More than 325 companies will be exhibiting

Fespa 2022 preview: A sector always moving forward

Print in motion’ is the tag line Fespa has chosen for the 2022 Global Print Expo, which takes place at the Berlin Messe at the end of May.

"Embrace change and feel the feel"

Q&A: Lucy Swanston, managing director, Nutshell Creative and Topic Heroes Charity

Lucy has reached “the grand old age of 45” and has been working in the print and agency world for 27 years.

"We want to be at the forefront of growing the next generation of printers"

60 seconds with LG Davis 

Established in 1962, LG Davis was the realisation of founder Ron O’Donnell’s dream – to have a company that put the customer first. From humble beginnings in a small stationery shop in Balsall Heath...

Graham Pitts (L) and Dave Pitts (R) with the h5

KGK Genix swaps two for one in Vutek install

KGK Genix has upgraded its superwide-format offering with an EFI Vutek h5 printer.

Mwebe: XL 106 ambitions

Rising star: Mark Mwebe, press operator, Micropress

Mark started working in the printing industry three years ago. The 24-year-old’s drive and positive attitude helped him to carry off the prestigious Trainee of the Year Award at this year’s Printweek...