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‘We’re not selling a dream, we have to sell the reality’
Martin Mayo officially became head of Kodak’s UK operation last summer. An engineer by trade (his first job was as a service engineer for Radio Rentals, fixing video recorders) he’s possibly the first...

‘New’ Ipex excels for many but future looks less secure
To all intents and purposes, last month’s ‘new’ Ipex, while much smaller than previous shows, actually exceeded many peoples’ expectations.

Crawford departs Informa Exhibitions
Ipex event director Trevor Crawford is to leave Informa Exhibitions with immediate effect.

Vivid export manager Marvin retires after 25 years
It’s the last Ipex for Vivid Laminating Technologies (N3-C230) export manager Sharon Marvin, who retires next month after more than 25 years at the company.

Platinum Print appoints new sales director
Harrogate direct mail and print firm Platinum Print has appointed Steve Law as its new sales director.

EFI's Gecht urges printers to up commitment to expos
EFI chief executive Guy Gecht has issued a rallying call to European printers to engage with events like Ipex and ensure that they don’t get left behind.

Interview: ‘Sell the big idea and then work out how to produce it’
It’s fair to say that Inc Direct isn’t your traditional print business. In fact, according to chief executive Noel Warner, it’s not a print business at all, traditional or otherwise, and to be fair,...

Effective absence policies build better businesses
We Brits are famous for talking about the weather. In recent months, though, our obsession with clouds, wind and temperature has been easier to justify than usual.

Trident founder Chris Burrage dies
Trident Design founder and managing director Chris Burrage has died after a long illness.

Pearce to succeed Binnie as Sappi CFO
Sappi has announced that Glen Pearce, currently chief financial officer of the paper manufacturer’s European operations, will become CFO of the global group in July.