60 seconds with Technoprint
Technoprint was founded in 1988 by two local businessmen, originally as a small commercial printer. In 1997 the firm relocated to its current site in Winsford and in 2009, Alan Ryan became the sole...
Rising star: Kyle Miller, pre-press operator, McAllister Litho Glasgow
Kyle is 19 and has been working in the printing industry for nearly two-and-half years. He is currently undertaking an apprenticeship focusing on pre-press technology at family-owned McAllister Litho,...
Overmatter: Bossin' banter
You don’t have to be Welsh to enjoy BBC3 programme Young, Welsh and… Bossin’ it, a documentary series that follows the experiences of a variety of young Welsh entrepreneurs as they come up with ways...
Turn challenge into opportunity
Coming up on 10 years this year in its current 370sqm Enfield facility, Print4UK was growing faster than ever, buying kit, bringing more services in-house, increasing turnover year-on-year and...
Spend and save
It’s not often that the government puts in place a programme that is both welcomed and little criticised, but that’s exactly what the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, did on Budget Day in March.
Risky business
Some consider the law an ass, justifiably so in certain situations. But nevertheless, it’s there in a liberal democracy for the benefit of all. And a good example of this is health and safety law.
Making a planned exit
Every privately held business will one day change hands. Whether through retirement, family circumstance or death, ownership will move on.
Killer app: Rankin passion project brought to life in print
Photographer Rankin was unable to capture his usual subject matter – people – in the early days of the pandemic. During lockdown he took a different artistic approach when he found himself drawn to...
Highcon ramps up to address final frontier of digital transformation
Disruptive digital post-press manufacturer Highcon has been around for more than a decade, but in 2021 it feels like the firm’s technology is really coming of age.
DTG has designs on XL-sized growth
Consumer preferences and spending habits have been evolving for years, with attention shifting away from bricks-and-mortar stores to online retailers, and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has struck...
Draw a line under the Polestar years and continue to rebuild
As the curtain draws on the Polestar saga, with the last remnant of what was once the UK’s largest print group being dissolved, I can’t help but wonder if we will ever see its like again?
From slow burner to blast off
Often it takes a while for a new idea to take off in the market. Sometimes it never does take off, other times it’s a slow burner that seems to fizzle for years before suddenly blasting off when the...