Disciplines

Inca ramps up to meet Drupa demand

Inca Digital is ramping up production after a record Q1 fuelled by Drupa orders for the Onset X3.

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...

Trading fair

Treating other people fairly is one of the pillars of a civilised society and while business is about competition, it’s important that everyone plays by the rules.

60 seconds with Webmart

Print procurement business Webmart was set up in 1996 and celebrated its 20th anniversary in April. Founder Simon Biltcliffe “saw the market was changing” and negotiated his exit from BPC...

Die-hard litho firm learns to love digital

Keith Whisson was not always a fan of digital print: “There are too many fools buying digital presses who don’t know much about print. It has brought the value of print, which used to be a prosperous...

Sleeve specialists get into a groove

Last year was a watershed moment for sales of vinyl records in the UK. Just over 2 million LPs were purchased in 2015 – a 64% increase on the previous year and a 21-year sales high, according to...

Opal produces a jewel of a job for McCullin’s photos

Bath-based Opal Print would have been as surprised as anyone to find out it had been selected to print acclaimed war photographer Don McCullin’s new retrospective Irreconcilable Truths.

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.

Bullish Team GB belongs in Europe

For two weeks this month, the PrintWeek team has been in what can only be described as a Drupa bubble – having decamped to Düsseldorf to produce the show’s daily newspaper.

Me & my: KAS Paper Systems Mailmaster Eclipse

Simplyhealth is a healthcare insurance company with roots going back 140 years to hospital funds set up in Victorian days. Today it offers health cash plans to help customers claim cash back for...