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Saturday 25 May 2013
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Today's top stories

MPG situation still in flux
by Jo Francis, 24 May 2013, 12:44PM
MPG situation still in flux
The situation at book and journal printer MPG Printgroup remains unresolved.
Royal Mail hits back at CWU ballot
by Darryl Danielli, 24 May 2013, 01:36PM
Royal Mail hits back at CWU ballot
Royal Mail has described the CWU's consultative ballot as "disappointing" and defended its position on the questions raised by the union.
LightBrigade secures Just Falafel contract
by Hannah Jordan, 24 May 2013, 12:39PM
LightBrigade secures Just Falafel contract
London-based design and print firm LightBrigade Media has been appointed by global fast food chain Just Falafel to develop its UK brand identity and printed media.

Today's headlines

PhotoBox scoops digital tie-up award
Tamar buys Mark Andy press to aid expansion
Ultra Board adds fire-rated board to portfolio

Yesterday's most read articles

Cashflow crisis hits MPG
by Jo Francis, 23 May 2013, 12:40PM
The trading status of book and journal printer MPG Printgroup is unclear.
Paperlinx launches 'win-win' revenue generator for printers
23 May 2013, 11:20AM
Paperlinx has launched a new 'risk free' bolt on service for its customers that will allow printers to supply their customers with packaging, paper and other media and add a new revenue stream to their business.
Postal union ballots members on DSA boycott
by Darryl Danielli, 22 May 2013, 01:10PM
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has launched a consultative ballot today that could result in a boycott of downstream access providers mail as soon as next month.
Blog
 
 
Contributing editor Jo Francis muses on the latest goings on in the print industry.
Environment report 2013
 

In Depth

'No printer wants a Vistaprint customer'
by Jo Francis, 13 May 2013, 08:00AM
'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 Keane about 'productising' print, his dream piece o...
'All you high flyers, ignore the cliff edge at your peril'
by Jo Francis, 13 May 2013, 08:00AM
'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, with a broken egg in it. The egg was my brain."
How the public can pile on the pressure
13 May 2013, 08:00AM
How the public can pile on the pressure
Would you rather print products that you can charge a few pence for, or products you can charge a few pounds for? Not, most printers would agree, the toughest of questions. Which is why, spurred on by the advent of digital kit that can print all kind...
Beautiful printing is now more than its own reward
by Jenny Roper, 13 May 2013, 08:00AM
Beautiful printing is now more than its own reward
PrintWeek got exclusive access to this year's internationally renowned Kraszna- Krausz awards to find out what makes a world-beating book
Putting together a model manager
by Jenny Roper, 13 May 2013, 08:00AM
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 one of their first priorities, the issue of who is...
Book sector's strengths add up to more than Fifty Shades of Grey
by Jez Abbott, 13 May 2013, 08:00AM
Book sector's strengths add up to more than Fifty Shades of Grey
Sales of printed books are down again, says the Publishers Association (PA), unveiling new figures that suggest even more shades of grey than the fifty that recently propelled sales of both the printed and digital word.








Product Portfolio
Me & my: Stehlin Hostag Quickfast
by Simon Eccles, 13 May 2013, 08:00AM
Me & my: Stehlin Hostag Quickfast
Ink may not seem the most glamorous weapon in a printer's armoury, but it is after all what turns blank paper into something sellable. This means that new inks with new performance claims are worth a closer look.
Star product: NewBind Prima
by Simon Eccles, 13 May 2013, 08:00AM
Star product: NewBind Prima
Smaller printer can move into PUR binding with this sub-£20k closed-tank machine
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