Disciplines

Killer app: Boss Print pulls out all the f-stops for photobook
The beauty of the world can be difficult to replicate in print. Cork-born graphic designer David Magee has been capturing lush scenery on camera in his spare time for 25 years. Now, for the first...

Liquidation can send you down the drain
The failure of Carillion, the UK’s second largest construction business, followed the loss of vast sums of money on big contracts and debts totalling more than £1.5bn, including a huge pension...

Merger threatened by investor dissent
Fujifilm boss Shigetaka Komori has considerable form when it comes to taking on seemingly insurmountable challenges.

Extension of plain pack regs is ongoing concern for print
Packaging has barely been out of the news recently for various – usually plastic-related – reasons, but in the background there is an ongoing campaign for the introduction of more ‘plain packaging’...

Why buying secondhand could be your first choice
There’s no such thing as a cheap machine,” cautions Mark Sheldrick, managing director of secondhand specialist DPM. That said, there is no doubt that the canny printer working with the right partners...

WPAPS takes on UK's first new dye-sub machine from Epson
Worldwide Production and Procurement Services (WPAPS) has installed the UK’s first Epson SureColor SC-F9300 to bolster its textile print offering and prepare for significant expansion.

Print continues decline in latest magazine ABCs
The latest consumer magazine reports from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) have shown a continued overall decline for print, although some sectors bucked the trend.

Assets of publishing firms that hit printers bought out of liquidation
The assets of Black Dog Publishing and sister company Artifice Books, which went into liquidation last month owing printers thousands of pounds, have been bought by St James’s House Media Group.??

Tighter immigration controls could hit print
Industries like print will suffer if Theresa May implements harsh immigration controls after Brexit, according to the director general of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

Walker promoted at PCP
Magazine and catalogue specialist Precision Colour Printing has promoted Adam Walker to its main board.