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Apprentices and Zünd cutter enhance Fastsigns Chelmsford
Fastsigns Chelmsford has taken on two new apprentices and a Zünd G3 L-2500 CV CNC cutter in order to bring more capabilities in-house.

Young Stationers' reveals 2018 shortlist
The Stationers’ Company has announced its 2018 shortlist for the Young Stationers’ Prize, with a clutch of print and publishing industry up-and-comers among the nominees.

60 seconds with DTGUK
DTGUK started in a back bedroom using a tiny vinyl cutter and a secondhand heat press, subsequently expanding into its current 372sqm warehouse.

Q&A: David Bland, sales and marketing director, Blackmore
David is 63 years old and has been in print for 47 years. He’s married to the “long suffering” Jackie, and describes himself as a “proud Englishman, bee-keeper, antidisestablishmentarian, bad speller...

‘Understanding people is the biggest thing of all’
It’s fair to say that Peterborough-based Printondemand-worldwide does exactly what it says on the tin – on-demand printing, specifically of book products.

Build bridges to inspire the next generation
It started badly, and with Idi Amin. In early August 1972 the president of Uganda ordered the expulsion of his country’s Asian minority, giving them 90 days to leave.

A bit of personality will set you apart from the crowd
While some old-school printers may be still relying on the size of their machinery to wow customers and win new business, more and more printers are moving from shouting about their technical prowess...

Can manufacturers really help printers attain nirvana?
Manufacturing excellence is a term that is widely bandied about by business consultants but what does it mean in practice? PrintWeek spoke to some of the big suppliers to the printing industry to find...

Me & my: British Converting Solutions Boxer
One of the largest point-of-sale printers in the UK, SMP Group operates from a factory in south-east London, between Greenwich and Woolwich.

Former Imprint pair’s new venture secures Keyline UK dealership
Newly formed company Resolve Business Management, headed up by two former Imprint MIS staff, has secured the UK and Ireland dealership for Keyline MIS.