Overmatter: vote-losing print

Ah, a general election. Time for political parties of all persuasions to mess something up in printed form.

60 seconds with Nottingham Trade Finishers

Nottingham Trade Finishers was founded in 2006 by proprietor Richard Anstock (pictured). Richard was joined by Ian Holt as production manager and wife Emma as fellow director. The business began work...

Q&A: Ross Docherty, assistant manager, Bell & Bain

Ross is 19 and has already been working in the industry for three-and-a-half years, under the watchful eye of his father, MD Stephen Docherty. He lives in Bishopbriggs, Glasgow and was named...

Killer app: Three-piece outfit rocks out planetary mag cover

Bauer Media has launched a new classic rock magazine, Planet Rock, and for its inaugural May issue it was looking to kick off with something a little bit special, calling on not one, not two but three...

Me & my: Morgana Systems DigiBook 200

Ever since it was founded more than 40 years ago, London-based City Printing has always looked to move with the times. Over the years the company has embraced emerging print technologies and invested...

Learning on the job

In reality TV the contestant’s journey – the struggle to become the best possible them – is a device to increase the entertainment value. In business there’s a more serious side to going on a journey,...

‘We just like going for it. We’re workers’

Earlier this year, Aron Priest and Andy Smith, joint managing directors and co-founders of the UK’s largest online trade printing business, Solopress, sold their circa £21m-turnover Southend-on-Sea...

How to score top marks in your chosen market

Becoming an academy school means freedom from local governance, which is both exciting and challenging. And it’s why Empine Print went back to school in order to learn how to best serve this changing...

Poll positions: what the parties mean for industry

For the second time in two years the electorate is being asked to decide the shape of government. While some think Theresa May is lacklustre and grey, she certainly knows how to throw the cat among...

Printers’ parties in ascendency again

Printers like to party, and for over 300 years the industry’s social gatherings have been referred to as a ‘waygoose’ or ‘wayzgoose’. Originally an evening feast with entertainment, the waygoose was...

Star product: CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2017

An alternative to Adobe’s dominance in the graphic design software market with some key benefits and an established user base.

Snap vote is a party for political print

No matter where your political loyalties lie, the General Election is a big deal for the print industry. While the potential business impact of the parties’ policies is outlined in our feature on page...