Disciplines

Nestlé commissions the Ultimate personalisation job
Personalised packaging is all the rage at the moment, with Unilever, Coca-Cola and a multitude of others embracing the trend over the past couple of years. The latest to get involved, Nestlé’s KitKat,...

Mobile workers: keep control of the phone fiends
In 2015, Ofcom headlined the press release to its annual Communications Market Report: The UK is now a smartphone society. It’s hard to disagree. And needless to say, the trend towards greater...

Is the digital skills gap holding print back?
Earlier this month the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) released its latest research into the UK’s Digital Economy, which highlighted the need for more digital and data skills among SMEs in the...

Me & my: Komori Lithrone S529 H-UV
According to Loop Print managing director Chris Gray, “each individual in our team has their own specialist skills they bring to the business”. But could those individuals step up to the mark when the...

The Pool is struggling to sell the idea of ‘good’ pre-packs
What do poultry farm business Bernard Matthews, bed manufacturer Silentnight and Polestar all have in common? They have all been the subject of controversial pre-packs, albeit with wildly differing...

GPS Colour Graphics upgrades pre-press and digital ops
One of Northern Ireland’s biggest commercial printers has ramped up production with a £450,000 spend centred on upgrading its pre-press operation and the installation of what it claimed was the first...

EFI reports revenue decline in Q1 results
EFI has seen its Q1 turnover fall by 2% compared to the same stage last year.

Final call for Ipex Design Challenge
Students and print and graphics arts apprentices are being asked to design an Ipex advert that promotes this year’s event.

Empine launches education brand
Blackburn-based commercial printer Empine Print has launched Empine Education, a sub-brand, dedicated solely to printing for the education sector.

HP to premiere new Print and Cut portfolio at Fespa
HP has launched its first home-grown print and cut units with two new dual-device wide-format machines set to be given their European debuts at Fespa next month.