
Your latest issue of Printweek opens by garnering opinion on the thorny and, sadly, perennial problem of how the sector can attract fresh blood and ensure it retains a bright future...
The Knowledge Bank section of our ‘reassuringly confident’ issue then takes a peek at the complementary topic of industry confidence, where we ask a range of readers to share their thoughts on the...

Schades buys Hamilton Adhesive Labels out of administration
Retail paper roll and label specialist Schades has bought Hamilton Adhesive Labels out of administration in a last-minute pre-pack deal.

Flexo consolidation as Xsys acquires MacDermid Graphics Solutions
Xsys has agreed a $300m-plus deal to acquire rival MacDermid Graphics Solutions and a new CEO has just joined to oversee the enlarged business.

Bakers’ donations to charity hit half-million mark
Bakers has revealed it has hit £500,000 worth of charity donations.

Moo gears up for growth
Moo’s growth ambitions were crimped last year, but the firm expects its investments in manufacturing and a new technology platform to accelerate future growth.

Always adding value
For almost 40 years Vivid Laminating Technologies has been serving the print finishing sector, moving with the times as lamination moved from a trade speciality to in-house, with smaller formats...

The digital divide
As in other elements of commercial life, where once the world was completely analogue so digital has made inroads and revolutionised the world of print.

Star product: Kornit Apollo
The Apollo is an automated high-speed digital garment press for runs of one up to a few thousand, with a pricing model that could enable printers to break into DTG without breaking the bank.

Me & My: Konica Minolta AccurioPress C4070
If you take up residence in an old fire station, you may find that there’s something haunting you from the past. For the Ghostbusters it was a bad case of old spirits.

Overmatter: In the cutest dog house
Does Data Image Group have the most adorable brand champion in print?

Q&A: Paul Wilson, Master, Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers
Paul was employed by De La Rue PLC from 1994-2015 and has been an active member of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers since 2010.

Rising star: Isabel Shanahan, Mac operator and project coordinator, ImageCo
Isabel was one of the printing industry beneficiaries in The Printing Charity’s Rising Star awards this year, and is using her grant to take courses in graphic design and exhibition design and...