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Welcome to the annual PrintWeek Power 100

The Power 100 has been one of PrintWeek’s flagship features for more than a decade and in all that time its basic premise has stayed the same: our ranking of the most influential printers, buyers and...

Power 100 2014: 1

Topping the list of PrintWeek's annual run-down of the industry's most influential individuals, is Polestar's Barry Hibbert.

UK Greetings to cease manufacturing in the UK

West Yorkshire-based greetings card company UK Greetings will stop manufacturing in the UK by April 2015 and outsource production to North America and East Asia.

Display Signs eyes expansion after kit investment

Signage and wide-format printer Display Signs is looking to increase its turnover and take on more staff after investing in an HP Latex 360 and a Summa F Series flatbed cutter.

Fespa 2015 Awards open for entries

Entries are open for Fespa’s 2015 Awards, with the winners set to be unveiled at next year's flagship show.

Come on over to our place: how to be a host with the most

Imagine you’re a print buyer. You’re looking for a printer to work with on a major new project and you have three potential suppliers to decide between. But the company that stands out in your mind is...

Fairer salary scales will help prevent pay-day moans

Comedian Steve Martin delivers a wonderful line in the movie Sgt. Bilko. “All I ever wanted,” he says, “was an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s work.” It’s a great gag, not least because it rings...

Interview: ‘You can’t hide eco slip-ups and we don’t want to’

It’s safe to say that for the past decade, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) was regarded as one of the bogeymen of paper manufacturing, vilified by environmentalists and NGOs across the globe for its...

60 seconds with Showcase Creative

After working in graphic design for a number of years Andy Wreakes and brothers Jack and Paul Batey (left to right in picture) spotted a gap in the market for short-run presentation folders. In 2013...

Q&A: Nigel Thorpe Sales executive, Colourprint Norwich

Nigel started in the industry aged just 16 and is still in it 41 years later. And he has plans to be around for a bit longer still. He used to be something of a football player and is now a season...