Business

Mode Print Solutions marks 20th birthday with MP and mayor visit
Digital equipment reseller Mode Print Solutions has celebrated two decades in business by holding a reception attended by North East Hertfordshire MP Sir Oliver Heald and mayor of Ware Rosalie...

Window Film Company drives growth with Canon Océ Arizona 460 GT UV buy
Window Film Company is looking at double-digit growth after moving to a new office in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, and installing a Canon Océ Arizona 460GT flatbed printer.

Unite threatens packaging firm with strike action over sacked staff
Unite has announced a two-day strike at the Northampton plant of one of the world's largest paper-based packaging groups following the dismissal of two of the union's stewards.

Fresh-faced chic: reviving your identity
Consignia, New Coke and Choco Krispies are just three of many infamous attempts at rebranding over the years. While some companies ride out the storm that often accompanies major change, these three...

Set your pay schemes to suit your sales strategy
For years the tried and trusted method print bosses used to motivate their sales staff was the ‘carrot and stick’ approach: the promise of cold hard cash if certain performance-related targets were...

Print’s tomorrows need today’s yoof
To avoid any possible confusion, this edition of PrintWeek is 100%, officially the apprentice issue.

Old-school schemes find favour with a new generation
Ink-stained apprentices were a feature of the printing trade for centuries. At least three US presidents – Thomas Jefferson, Warren Harding and Lyndon Johnson – worked as so-called ‘printer’s devils’...

Brother’s springboard to new markets
It’s 30 years since Domino Printing Sciences floated on the stock market. As it happens, the year of this anniversary will also involve the company being de-listed – assuming all goes to plan with...

BPIF initiative offers new start for sector apprenticeships
Last week, print’s demographic timebomb – a result of the shortage of training for young joiners and an ageing workforce – ceased ticking.

Interview: ‘Print is having a real renaissance with young people’
It’s safe to say that Pureprint chief executive Mark Handford likes to run his business at full throttle.