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The shape of things to come in marketing

If you type the term ‘shaped door drops’ into a well-known search engine, you are unlikely to get a print-relevant answer in the first few results.

Star product: Konica Minolta PKG-675i

A speedy option for board printing with a good bang-to-buck ratio.

Star product: Xeikon SX20000

This 520mm-wide, dry-toner press can produce high-quality SRA3-plus sheets on a wide range of substrate types and weights, making it a flexible option for a variety of target markets.

Le Gresley: “We’re delighted with the success of this investment and would definitely recommend it to others”

Me & My: BGM Elite DSR

Garage start-ups tend to be associated with the US – think Apple and Hewlett-Packard – but they’re not uncommon on this side of the Atlantic either. It’s surprising how many of the successful printers...

Crew (left) and Lindwall: “Dye-sub is the only way to achieve a true black on fabric, and the colours really sing”

Me & My: EFI Vutek FabriVu 340i

Like so many good ideas, Ottimo Digital began with a conversation over a pint in a pub. In 2009, Nick Lindwall and Lee Crew got together for a drink. They had known each other since college and were...

Keogh: Marmite hater

Q&A: Maz (Marian) Keogh, new business manager, Showcase Creative 

Marian has been working in print for 20 years, and is married with one teenage daughter. She is coming up to 53 and no doubt speaks for many when she says ‘how did that happen!’

60 seconds with Technoprint

Technoprint was founded in 1988 by two local businessmen, originally as a small commercial printer. In 1997 the firm relocated to its current site in Winsford and in 2009, Alan Ryan became the sole...

Rising star: Kyle Miller, pre-press operator, McAllister Litho Glasgow

Kyle is 19 and has been working in the printing industry for nearly two-and-half years. He is currently undertaking an apprenticeship focusing on pre-press technology at family-owned McAllister Litho,...

Turn challenge into opportunity

Coming up on 10 years this year in its current 370sqm Enfield facility, Print4UK was growing faster than ever, buying kit, bringing more services in-house, increasing turnover year-on-year and...

Spend and save

It’s not often that the government puts in place a programme that is both welcomed and little criticised, but that’s exactly what the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, did on Budget Day in March.

Risky business

Some consider the law an ass, justifiably so in certain situations. But nevertheless, it’s there in a liberal democracy for the benefit of all. And a good example of this is health and safety law.

Making a planned exit

Every privately held business will one day change hands. Whether through retirement, family circumstance or death, ownership will move on.

Killer app: Rankin passion project brought to life in print

Photographer Rankin was unable to capture his usual subject matter – people – in the early days of the pandemic. During lockdown he took a different artistic approach when he found himself drawn to...

From slow burner to blast off

Often it takes a while for a new idea to take off in the market. Sometimes it never does take off, other times it’s a slow burner that seems to fizzle for years before suddenly blasting off when the...

Fespa's last Global Print Expo was held in Munich in 2019

Over 300 exhibitors set for Fespa 2021

More than 300 industry suppliers are set to exhibit at Fespa Global Print Expo, which will return in October.