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‘Good ideas can come from anyone’
A little over 12 months after getting back into print, and almost a third of the way into his journey to double sales by 2020, the new chief executive of Hobs Group, James Duckenfield, shares his...

Overmatter: best foot first
As Overmatter observed in our previous issue, there are some very stylish folk out there in the printing industry.

60 seconds with… Ditto 4 Design
In 2002, Ron Fothergill was working in a Blues Brothers show. “Many of the acts we worked asked us to design their posters and leaflets. We saw an opportunity and started off running two machines in...

Q&A: Chris Narayan Bindery manager, Rapidity
Chris has worked for 37 years as a hand bookbinder, and his expert skills have been called upon to give demonstrations and teach classes in the art. He loves music and football, his wife, and his...

Tech-ni-Fold founder publishes inspirational book
Printing industry inventor and entrepreneur Graham Harris has written a book about his extraordinary success story.

Tributes paid to Craig Hallam
Industry friends and colleagues are mourning H2 Group managing director Craig Hallam, who has died suddenly aged just 46.

60 seconds with Barley Print
Barley Print started in 2007 when it took over a calendar business. It installed its own B2 press to produce the calendars and commercial work.

Q&A: Amanda Dickinson Managing director Rethink CMYK
Amanda had something of an OMG moment upon realising that she’s spent 31 years in print, culminating in her current position as managing director at Barnsley-based Rethink CMYK. She’s married to Joel...

Overmatter: tie fighters
Overmatter is very well aware that this industry scrubs up very nicely, very nicely indeed, and there is of course no better opportunity to show off a bit of finery than at the PrintWeek Awards.

How is the print industry supporting the hardest to help?
Many of us have been told to ‘man up’ or ‘get a grip’ at some point in our careers – but the days when they were the stock response to someone suffering from mental illness are, thankfully, by and...