Business Inspection
Changing hands but protecting the legacy
Building direct mail firm 4DM had left its directors craving time to pursue other interests, but reluctant to just walk away, they opted for a more personal sale
Job changer: David Lewis
David Lewis has been appointed as sales director at DSTi Output.
Combined sales drive for power in numbers
How can a printer keep a strong hand in an era where the print management (PM) model seems to hold all the aces? Most UK print firms - and SMEs in particular - find that they can't. But St Ives is not...
30-Second Debate - Are printers being paid on time by their customers?
<i>As the economic climate becomes increasingly gloomy and the credit crunch begins to hit more businesses, we ask if printing customers are stalling on invoices and failing to meet their suppliers'...
Centralise to set the spokes in order
A hub and spoke model, where a centralised factory serves a number of shop-front locations, is generally taken when a large litho press is used for ganged-up jobs. AlphaGraphics North East (AGNE),...
Green and clean with IPA-free solution
CPI chief executive Mike Taylor took the mantle of BPIF president last summer with a pledge to put the environment at the top of the agenda. As proof of his green commitment, he also vowed to go...
Bouncing back with strategic software
Phillip Bradbury, managing director of The Direct Printing Company (TDPC), entered the print industry in the mid-'90s and almost at once found he was running a successful business. But by the early...