Printer's Devil
Polestar pension debacle casts shadow over Johnston plans
Jo Francis reckons the Pensions Regulator will be taking a long hard look at the Johnston Press proposals in light of previous events at Polestar.
GDPR opportunity knocks
Jo Francis sees opportunities aplenty for print amid the scramble for GDPR compliance.
Print needs positive owners
Jo Francis reflects on the end of an era as St Ives exits print.
Gender pay gap report: 'could do better'
The new reporting requirements have shone a light on an uncomfortable truth for the printing industry overall.
Passport row rumbles on
Jo Francis wonders whether the ongoing row over the UK passport printing contract is a fine example of free trade, or an egg-on-face decision for the government and its supposed industrial strategy.
Sad story at Stones
Jo Francis observes that optimism is not enough. Today's printing industry requires astute business people running the show.
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.
For the want of a paper bag
Jo Francis is frustrated that many retailers are not offering an obvious alternative to single-use plastic bags.
Here's to a can-do kind of year
Jo Francis is boosted by the power of a positive attitude.
Christmas cards: reassuringly expensive
Less can be more when it comes to the print spend of sought-after millennials.