Four years ago I visited Maidstone prison - not at Her Majesty's pleasure, I hasten to add, but for a feature - and came away impressed by what they were trying to achieve. The print shop manager told me at the time that the goal wasn't necessarily to produce high-quality work, but to produce rehabilitated...
04 May 2012
| by Mike Lordan
Independent research and the Hooper reports into the postal market commissioned by the government have concluded that competition has already had a positive impact for most postal users. Simply by offering choice and the potential for cost savings, it has helped to keep companies using mail and helped...
27 Apr 2012
| by Andrew Tribute
Having followed its development over the past three years, I recently had the opportunity to evaluate Hamillroad's DM screening technology, which will be available as ECRM DMS at Drupa, running on both violet and thermal CTP plates. I studied real-life production samples produced using ECRM's Newsmatic...
20 Apr 2012
| by Tim Bowler
It's not unusual for print companies to make contact with paper merchants for supplying phoenix companies and sometimes try and exert pressure not to supply them. However, the NAPM advises all members to have a policy concerning phoenix and pre-pack companies, because bad debt and the risk of bad debt...
16 Apr 2012
| by Kathy Woodward
A young career-seeker looking for an industry committed to developing their long-term skills could be forgiven for deciding print isn't for them
30 Mar 2012
| by Robert Downes
The Budget may have given big business much to cheer about, but it's unlikely that many small firms will share that sentiment.
In terms of the challenges facing SMEs, I don't think making it easier to shed underperforming staff is at the top of many business owners' wish lists.
16 Mar 2012
| by Ralf Schlözer
It is no secret that inkjet will be big at Drupa 2012 and the most likely label for the 2012 iteration of the world's largest graphic arts trade show will be 'Inkjet Drupa' (again). It's too early, though, to count out toner-based technology and apart from many important - but incremental - improvements...
As our cover story this week highlights, Unite is preparing to go toe-to-toe with Goodhead Group over its plans to cut workers pay by 13.5% across the board.
24 Nov 2011
| by Gerry Hoare
Any help that can be given to SMEs is going to be worth trying. However, I can see a number of pitfalls and problems with this structure. How many businesses will actually need to go and buy new capital equipment?