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Heidelberg CEO to step down, successor appointed
Heidelberg CEO Rainer Hundsdörfer is to step down at the end of the financial year, and will be succeeded by another industry outsider – a long-standing Zeiss executive – in April 2022.

Industry associates mourn Martyn Elmy
Friends and former colleagues have paid tribute to Martyn Elmy, who has died aged 65.

De-energise yourself
This autumn’s energy crises have included rocketing gas prices and a broken cross-channel electricity cable. The inevitably higher electricity prices will be concentrating print factory owners’ minds...

Star product: Arjowiggins PowerCoat Alive NFC Smart Card Insert
A recyclable alternative to potentially wasteful plastic smart cards.

Star product: Kyocera TASKalfa Pro 15000c
Kyocera’s first production press offers lots of bang for your buck.

Me & My: Fujifilm EM Setter
Investing in a new setter and new plates has cut waste, downtime and cost, and increased productivity for Hickling & Squires.

Overmatter: Bun-gled pack print
For Printweek’s sustainability issue, this tale of a bap-based packaging palaver seems somehow highly appropriate.

Q&A: Steve Mulcahy CEO Contact Originators
Age-wise, Steve says he is “not ready for a bus pass anytime soon!” He spent more than 30 years in the paper industry before buying in to Dukinfield-based Contact Originators a decade ago. He enjoys...

Rising star: Callum Draycott Print operative, EDWPS
Callum has just racked up six months in print, having joined the industry in April this year. He’s 23 and completed a Level 3 extended diploma in Engineering Manufacturing at Derby College’s...

Killer app: The writing is on the wall thanks to Liberty Signs
After a year of lockdowns, for 2021 the organisers of July’s Manchester International Festival (MIF) wanted to commission something that encouraged residents to reconnect with their city through the...