Briefing

Print’s supply chain is greening up

The wider world and its leaders are finally waking up to the idea, thanks to numerous respected, heavyweight reports, undeniable evidence, and tireless campaigning, that what we use of the earth’s...

Poor personalisation forecast could prove wide of the mark

If Gartner is to be believed, 80% of marketers are set to abandon the use of personalisation over the next five years.

Print’s major trends of 2019 show no signs of abating

It has been a lively – some would say tumultuous – year for print. Brexit aside, the sector saw a number of major trends in 2019, but perhaps most notably M&A activity, business failures, and...

Felton: “We’ve had such demand that we’ve had to add two more halls"

Fespa bullish on Madrid 2020 success

The biggest event on the wide-format print calendar will return in March, away from its usual May date as is custom on a Drupa year.

New hue cues are influencing and driving colour fashions

When it comes to factors that determine and shape the colours used by brands, designers and manufacturers today, the catwalk has fallen out of fashion while social media is now the biggest influence,...

Big ambitions at home and abroad

After more than 125 years in family ownership, it’s fair to say that the past 18 months or so have involved some pretty seismic changes at Huddersfield-based large-format display graphic specialist...

Print reacts to snap election news

The industry has mixed views on whether next month’s snap General Election will help to break the ongoing Brexit deadlock, but believes it should at least provide the usual short-term boost for print.

Big H seeks subs model growth in UK

In consumer sectors, the flexible subscription model has been popular for many years, with services such as Netflix and Spotify each now boasting more than 100 million paid users globally.

Fringe targets print in eco drive

With ticket sales topping 3 million for the first time this year, the 345,000 copies of the programme produced for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe festival may on the face of it seem like a comparatively...

Finding a space in the spotlight

Peter Redmond is on a mission. The new managing director at Manroland Sheetfed UK wants the firm to be much more in the mix when printers are considering purchasing a new press. Actually, to be in the...

Feast or famine? Staying fed through good times and bad

It doesn’t bear repeating that these are uncertain times. As the Brexit deadline is delayed once again – and question marks remain over its ultimate shape and consequences – there is very little to...

In this, our redesigned, monthly, bumper format, Printweek is carrying more editorial content than ever before, click here to find out more about this month’s issue…

We have business features on the practical steps you can take to handle a no-deal Brexit and a report on how print remains a key medium for the academic market, especially in the form of prospectuses...

Paper cuts into polywrap’s dominance

Take-up of paper wrapping in favour of polywrapping by publishers is gathering pace with three major media groups opting to make switches, including venerable weekly Country Life moving to paper wrap...

Government plan could be boon for Yorkshire’s creatives

With an economy worth an estimated £110bn per year, it is perhaps unsurprising that Yorkshire is not shy in shouting proudly about its successes, and it is against this backdrop that Yorkshire Day is...

Identity politics: a rebrand is more than just a makeover

As the industry barrels forward at an accelerating pace, the worst thing for a business is to be left behind. That could take many forms: shortfalls could be either financial or technological, but a...