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Jarrold: The industry needs to work together to help strengthen its image

New year predictions: Charles Jarrold, BPIF

Standing still will be the biggest threat to printers in the next decade, according to the Feds CEO, but for those willing to take calculated risks, the future will be bright.

Lovell: Acts of kindness are catalysts for a better, more tolerant and happy society

New year predictions: Neil Lovell, The Printing Charity

As the CEO of the industry’s charity, Lovell’s lowlight for the past decade was the lack of kindness in society, but he believes that will change for the better and so will print’s prospects if we...

Pickersgill: Remember to say thank you

New year predictions: Koli Pickersgill, Immediate Media

Immediate’s production and repro director believes that printers should be evangelical about the power of print.

Levy: Be true to yourself and your values

New year predictions: Diana Levy, Royal Horticultural Society

RHS print and production services manager Levy believes that printers and buyers should stop viewing each other with suspicion if they really want to succeed.

Murray: “The colour is more vivid and there is greater fine detail”

Me & my: Cron TP3632G+

Switching to processless plates has not only saved time and money for Isle of Wight printer Crossprint, but it keeps the pre-press operators happier too. They don’t have to wash the gunk out of...

The SC-F6300 has a maximum speed of 63sqm/hr

Star product: Epson SureColor SC-F6300

Versatile printer that can produce soft signage as well as promotional goods and short runs and samples of garments.

The printer unit of DE2, built from Babbage's designs

How Charles Babbage invented computer printing

Sitting on an upper floor of the Science Museum in London are hulking metal examples of a Victorian mechanical computer age that never actually happened. These are the invention of Charles Babbage...

Lincs lives and village vistas celebrated in charity calendar

An enduringly popular stocking filler, calendars continue to fly off the shelves every festive season and many are produced to raise money for good causes.

Silverman: "one of the last great characters in the envelope industry"

Tributes paid to George Silverman

Retired industry stalwart and ‘envelope guru’ George Silverman has died aged 72.

Paper tigers

These are changing times for pulp and paper makers. While mill and machinery closures across Europe and the UK have resulted in shrinking capacity, particularly for graphical paper grades, this has...