Briefing

Education boosts perception of print

The paper industry is out to bust a myth: that it is imperilling the environment by destroying forests in order to boost profits.

Brexit will not deflect new EU data protection requirements

First put forward by the European Union in January 2012, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was approved by the European Parliament in April this year and will come into force on 25 May...

Industry figures see Brexit as a challenge and opportunity

On the 23 June in an act of pure democracy, the UK electorate went to the polls to cast their votes on whether to remain part of or to leave the European Union and forge a new chapter in the nation’s...

Teens Shine at print media awards

The medium is alive and well. Stationer’s Hall showcased the best UK school magazines. Words Max Goldbart

Touching the future today

It was Drupa 4.0, we were touching the future, and from 10 o’clock onwards on day one the buzz from Düsseldorf’s Messe was palpable. “Drupaaaaa, is in town agaaaaain” blared round the 17 halls, and...

Should we stay or should we go?

With the hustings over and the EU vote just days away, recruitment specialist Harrison Scott and PrintWeek teamed up to find out if print professionals want in or out.

Does print have a diversity problem?

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has launched a call-to-action to help black and minority ethnic (BME) workers progress in their careers.

UK businesses are under attack from high-tech scammers

When it targeted Speedscreen, Prime Group and Rapidity within the past few months, it was something none of the companies had heard of, yet the scam dubbed ‘CEO fraud’ now tops the list of fraud...

Marriages of convenience: mergers and acquisitions in print

There is a scene in the film version of Bret Easton Ellis’ gothic horror American Psycho where deranged executioner Patrick Bateman (played by Christian Bale) spouts to a club patron: “I’m into...

No good news on packaging regs

The European Court of Justice has backed the EU Tobacco Directive and told producers of packaging for tobacco products that they cannot use fancy substrates, designs or techniques to differentiate...

Print reigns during royal revelries

Newspapers and magazines can’t resist a royal special and the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II on 21 April was the perfect opportunity to go large, sometimes very large, on the subject of our...

Campaigns reaffirm that print works

Despite Brexit fears, weak global growth and ongoing government spending cuts, spending on marketing rose in the first quarter of this year, according to research by The Institute of Practitioners in...

Pendulum is swinging back to print

A sell-out group of print buyers was given an expert run-through of the benefits of inserts, and how to get the best out of them at a recent DMA event.

Will the promise of jam tomorrow ever be delivered on?

Sometimes people say clever things, but only with the benefit of hindsight.

One year on, what was the impact of Paperlinx’s collapse?

It was once the behemoth of paper merchanting with around 1,200 staff and almost 20 UK sites but 12 months ago, on, of all days, 1 April, the bulk of Paperlinx UK went into administration and the...