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60 seconds with Acorn Web Offset

Acorn started business in 1979 initially producing coldset newspapers and general print.

Rising star: Thomas Barrie, pre-press apprentice, Authentix Security Print Solutions

Thomas is 19 and has recently passed his first anniversary of starting to work in the printing industry at Consett-based security printing specialist Authentix SPS.

Overmatter: Shuttleworth’s shelfie

Overmatter is delighted to see The Warple Press in Louth finding fame on X courtesy of legendary singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth.

Business inspection: Bringing in new talent

Standfast & Barracks is synonymous with Lancaster.

Seeking an even balance

We may be three quarters of the way through 2024, but stereotypes of jobs and the sexes still exist with, in many cases, women still having to break through a theoretical glass ceiling.

Buy right or buy twice

New technologies may have found their way into the world of print, but ultimately, it’s people that make any business in the sector work.

Don’t byte off more than you can encrypt

The highly digitised world we inhabit would be alien to someone sitting on the Clapham Omnibus 20 years ago.

Killer app: Vale Press makes Intermission its mission

It’s rare to see a printed magazine launch these days – but at retro film TV channel Talking Pictures TV, nostalgia is stock in trade.

Wrapfest's two halls at Silverstone were busy with visitors

Wrapfest returns to Silverstone

Fespa’s automotive wrapping expo, Wrapfest, has returned to Silverstone racing circuit for its second annual outing.

Dates and length of next Drupa confirmed

Messe Düsseldorf has revealed that mega print expo Drupa will be held next in May 2028 – staying true to its four-year cycle – but will take place earlier in the month while its duration has been...