Disciplines

Overmatter: mini museum
Looking for the perfect pressie for the printing dweeb in your life? If you have around $1,000 (plus shipping) to spend then we might just have the answer.

Happiness: the greatest gift that we possess
A healthy bottom line isn’t everything. Another way of checking the health of your company is to study the faces of your staff, according to Baker Labels’ chief happiness officer Mandy Baker. Look...

You may need some front to secure enough backers
“It’s hands down the worst thing I’ve ever done. I don’t really get stressed out, but this was a great cause of anxiety. Don’t get me wrong it was exciting too...”

Q&A: Jon Dudley, sales director, Limpet Labels
Jon is 42 and has spent 19 years working at Wrexham-based Limpet Labels. His hobbies include Moto GP, sim racing and PC gaming.

PressOn on brand with Rixo Harrods pop-up
Founded in 2015 by Henrietta Rix and Orlagh McCloskey, London fashion brand Rixo is known for its passion for vintage.

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.

Pre-loved profitability: used machines can pay
With digital print having become a fixture in the industry (it hit its silver jubilee last year) you might think that as the market became established a strong secondhand market would have emerged...

Star product: Mutoh ValueJet 1627MH
New ValueJet model that combines the benefits of eco-solvent and UV inks.