Briefing
Post-Paperlinx advice for cash-strapped print companies
It’s a situation that is polarising industry opinion. Three months on from the administration of most of Paperlinx UK, we’re now at the stage where print companies that had 90 days’ credit with the...
Learning from Paperlinx’s toxic legacy
The collapse of the majority of Paperlinx’s UK operations has left a trail of destruction in its wake. But one of those whose business went under hopes lessons learned from the experience will ensure...
Print is still the consumer’s choice when it comes to reading
Independent research commissioned by paper pressure group Two Sides has revealed consumers much prefer to read news and magazine content, complicated information and bills in print rather than on...
How impactful are online reviews?
With a variety of online platforms such as TripAdvisor, TrustPilot, Feefo and Trusted Shops at our fingertips, we now live in a culture where we are instantly able to read a comprehensive list of...
Will new service assist print’s Davids against Goliath clients?
Among measures on the EU referendum, housing, trade unions and immigration announced in the Queen’s Speech at the end of last month nestled The Small Business Conciliation Service, a proposed...
Warning: horrendous debts ahead
When most of Paperlinx UK was placed into administration at the beginning of April, PrintWeek predicted that the creditors’ list would come with a health warning.
Global industry is upbeat for future
Printers around the world have reported both optimism and growth in two recent market studies, but UK print businesses remain concerned about competitive pricing, rising costs and staffing issues.
Organisers commend Cologne show as ‘best Fespa ever’
Despite a slow Monday and a potentially disruptive train strike on Wednesday, Fespa, which ran in Cologne from 18 to 22 May, recorded its best show ever, as exhibitors and visitors alike showed...
To the victors (and also to the runners up) go the spoils
Each year, the select few printers that win – and indeed even those who are shortlisted for – a PrintWeek Award have a similar story to tell: that any effort or expense that goes into entering the...
Whistl suspension hits market evolution
The decision by the UK’s second biggest postal services provider Whistl to suspend final-mile delivery services last week, putting 2,000 jobs at risk, has put back the evolution of a market economy...
Employee-owners count the cost as papermaker goes under
The demise of a papermaker with a 206-year history has been greeted with shock and sadness across the industry.
New kit supply law hits UK statute
Individuals looking to source specialist printing equipment in order to produce counterfeit or fraudulent identity documents will soon find it much harder to get away with their actions after a new...
Cimpress seeks advantages of scale
When Cimpress hit the acquisition trail again last month, buying European rivals Exaprint and Druck.at, some may have dismissed it as an attempt to accelerate its EU growth.
Merchant’s collapse will have far-reaching consequences
Badly-handled acquisitions? Wrong strategy? Duff management? Structural changes in the marketplace? Declining demand for paper? Falling out with suppliers? Global business issues? Perhaps a...
Brother’s springboard to new markets
It’s 30 years since Domino Printing Sciences floated on the stock market. As it happens, the year of this anniversary will also involve the company being de-listed – assuming all goes to plan with...