Business

Perfect storm drives ink price hikes

It’s unlikely to have escaped anybody’s attention that consumables costs have been steadily on the up lately.

Get out of work to focus on your business

In a few short-days, months of hard work by the PrintWeek team, our exhibiting partners and our workshop and conference speakers will come to fruition when PrintWeekLive! 2.0 opens its doors.

Make printing easy for your customers

No clutter. No pop-ups. No up-sells. No cross-sells. No information overload. Back in December web-to-print business Printed Easy went live with a new-look customer-focused website that said ‘no’ to...

The revised qualification broadens the scope of knowledge required at level 3

Are we doing enough for the future of the industry?

National Apprenticeship Week begins as this issue hits readers’ desks, but its focus probably says more about our aspirations than the situation on the ground. The government has pledged to create 3...

Take time to ensure your business is in the best of health

In the heady times immediately following the setting up of a new business, beyond the signing of contracts, few really take the time to step back and assess the new entity for structural weaknesses...

‘I have never been so excited about the future’

If bad luck always comes in threes, perhaps the same is true of business turnarounds. Taylor Bloxham group chief executive Robert Lockwood certainly hopes so.

Reflex Group introduces staff share scheme

Reflex Group has introduced a Company Share Option Plan (CSOP) for its employees.

Above and beyond

Jo Francis takes off her mittens to salute the efforts of printers striving to keep going amid snow chaos, and hopes customers will be suitably appreciative - and understanding.

'Beast from the East' causes printers problems

Printers across the UK are battling blizzards and road closures as they strive to keep the presses turning, but the extreme weather conditions have forced at least one company to enact a temporary...

Goss and Manroland Web Systems set to merge

Goss International’s printing press business and Manroland Web Systems are to combine, with Contiweb set to become a standalone company.