Briefing
Setting pay levels for fairness, dignity and productivity
By the time you read this, the UK’s National Living Wage will have risen from £7.83 per hour to £8.21 per hour, honouring a pledge made by chancellor Philip Hammond in his Autumn Budget.
Continuous-feed inkjet sector finds success with automation
A variety of technology advances moved the conversation forward at Swiss manufacturer Hunkeler’s specialist trade show in Lucerne.
Firms tackle negative eco-assumptions
Government urged to reconsider detrimental messaging around green credentials of printed matter.
Digital needs to inspire the brands
Kodak’s drive to bolster its share of the packaging sector, as voiced in the summer of 2017, seemed unlikely to be followed by the sale of the division most specifically targeted at that sector,...
Women at work – the push for gender diversity in print
Emily Faithfull was the daughter of a vicar in the middle of the 19th century. Inspired by her friend Bessie Parks, she trained as a printer and typesetter during a time of booming industrial growth...
Plan for the worst & hope for the best
There’s one thing everyone can agree on about Brexit: no one knows what’s going to happen at the end of next month. The only certainty is that the outcome remains uncertain and if the UK does crash...
Responsible businesses will engage the next generation
Millennials are an elusive demographic for recruiting printers – the sector is rich in experience but poor in new entrants, with its invaluable skilled workers reaching retirement age and taking with...
‘Make the customer experience as valuable as possible’
There aren’t many print industry user group events where the roster of keynote speakers include a fashion wunderkind from Miami and costume designers from Cirque du Soleil.
How tech can help move us forward
Hunched over her podium, Mary Portas let out an exasperated sigh. “Oh my god,” she said, opening her talk at ITG’s 2019 live event in Birmingham on 17 January. “The speed of how the world has...
Print’s personalisation revolution has only just begun
The value of the personalised gift market is expected to reach $31bn (£24bn) by 2021 – up 55% from 2016, at least according to new research commissioned by HP.
Can AR outgrow its gimmicky image?
Long touted as the next big thing and a major opportunity for print to boot, augmented reality (AR) has hit the headlines again in recent weeks.
Manufacturers hit hard in the UK’s chronic skills shortage
Whether it is warranted or not, Brexit, and its potential fallout, is now held up – in the media and in much of the public discourse – as the driver of whichever of the UK’s current ills is being...
GDPR six months on: where does the industry stand now?
On 25 May 2018, the data protection landscape changed forever. With a level of hysteria akin to the Millennium Bug, the implementation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) had brought...
Ricoh sets out ambitious growth plan
These must be interesting times for everyone who works at, or with, Ricoh.
Subscribing to modern sales models
If juggernauts like Netflix and Spotify are anything to go by, the flexible subscription model is in vogue right now.