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To hire the best put your consultants in the hot seat
With competition in print acute never has recruiting the right leaders been so important. Long gone are the days when firms could take the ‘warm body’ approach to hiring staff.

‘We’ve got so many irons in the fire now’
Having notched up more than 20 years with Kodak, Print Systems Division president John O’Grady, has lived through the well documented highs and lows of the firm.

60 seconds with Colour Connection
Starting out in 1982 as a small, family run print shop, managing director Richard Currie (pictured) says Colour Connection has been committed to providing a bespoke design and print service to...

Overmatter: artwork oopsy
After many years in the printing and publishing business, Overmatter knows only too well the many and varied perils of the typo, or the item of dummy copy that makes its way all the way to print.

Q&A: Diana Thompson Managing director, Plus Point PR
Di has been in print for 35 years, 10 as a journalist (for LithoWeek/PrintWeek and Printing World) and 25 as a PR person. She’s married to Dave with two ‘kids’ Charlie (22) and Sophie (20).

Killer app: Boxmart’s perfect pack for a brewer on the move
Welsh brewery Tiny Rebel is well on its way to becoming a giant among giants in the craft beer market, after being established with the unveiling of its first two beers at the Commercial pub in...

BPIF rebrands and calls for renewal
Eyes were on the future at the BPIF’s annual general meeting, which took place in London on Tuesday 9 July as part of its yearly members’ day. The main focus of the all-day event, held at the St Bride...

Friedheim’s Bristow becomes new Picon chair
Friedheim International managing director Mark Bristow has been named as the new chairman of Picon.

Intuprint becomes Vulcan distributor and makes new hire
Pressroom and pre-press consumables manufacturer and supplier Intuprint has become the official UK distributor for the Vulcan range of printing blankets and taken on a new blanket conversion and...

PG Paper supports growth strategy with top-level hires
Scottish paper merchant PG Paper has appointed its first managing director as well as a sales manager to support growth plans across its international markets.