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ESOS: benefit or burden?

When the government first floated the idea of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) back in 2012, it did so with the strap line: ‘Helping UK enterprises improve profitability through better...

Keep staff and your name out of the media minefield

Sometimes it feels as if the rise of social media is unstoppable. For many of us it has become second nature to share personal updates, images and opinions on Facebook, Twitter and other platforms.

Inject some theory into equipment shopping sprees

The biggest decision that most print bosses face on a recurring basis is whether or not to invest in a new piece of machinery. The second biggest decision is which piece of kit to buy.

Q&A: Tim Hill Managing director, Speedscreen

Tim has been in the print game since leaving school at 16, and his first job was as a camera operator at a screen printer in Rochester.

Taking posters to new heights

There’s little doubt that when it comes to outdoor advertising, digital technology has really upped the ante in terms of driving engagement. From a poster that deliberately makes people yawn through...

Freed-up funds ensure wheels keep turning

"We would never have considered it 10 years ago, or even five years ago.” This single sentence from Linney Group managing director Miles Linney sums up just how much things have changed in the...

60 seconds with Fine Print

Fine Print started life in Oxford in 1991. The firm, run by managing director Dan Bakewell since an MBO in 2003, still holds to the guiding principles of the founder – hire the best people and give...

‘Everyone wants a solution – bigger, faster or better’

Last week was the main judging day for the PrintWeek Awards was held, so we took the opportunity to grill more than 20 leading buyers on subjects ranging from what challenges they face, what drives...

Can a short-term outlet bring long-term benefits?

It was a Chip Shop, but it didn’t sell chips. Rather, it sold print. More specifically, it sold screen-printed chipboard.

Why achieving marginal gains is worth the price

In winning the 2015 Tour de France last month Chris Froome did something no British rider had managed before, becoming the first to win the race two times.

Q&A: Derek Knoll Chairman, Hastings Printing Co

Derek is 83 and has been in the trade since he was 14, a whopping 69 years – beat that! He still goes into the office twice a week and likes to keep up with advances within the trade.

‘The reason you get into digital print is because you love it’

There aren’t many things that worry ProCo managing director Jon Bailey, after all he’s made a career out of embracing change.

Welcoming a new firm into the fold

Take his word for it, acquiring a company can be a great way of growing your existing one. In the last decade Witherbys’ managing director James Greene has helped secure not one but two takeovers of...

Q&A: Ian Chamberlain, managing director, Tudor Bookbinding

Ian has worked in print finishing since he left school at the age of 16, barring a brief interlude in 1975 when he tried his hand at being a milkman, a cooked meats salesman, and a van driver, before...

Invest in your workforce of tomorrow

The managing director of KCS Print welcomed chancellor George Osborne’s recent boost for apprentices: a new levy to help large businesses spearhead a drive to increase numbers of apprentices. With...