When event excellence is all part of the service
There are three customer profiles in the exhibition print market,” says Andy Wilson, managing director at digital print company PressOn. “And to varying degrees, they all now need more than just a...
How to take one for the team
Staff dribbling basketballs, Morris dancing and firing crossbows. Not, you might think, the most conducive activities to getting work done.
Interview: ‘Keep learning – and keep trying’
By his own admission, Label Apeel managing director Stuart Kellock hasn’t always been the easiest of bosses. After all, not many people would sack a sibling from the family firm. But in his 20-plus...
M Partners Wide to debut new entry-level Canon devices at Ipex
Wide-format equipment reseller M Partners Wide has revealed details of what visitors can expect to see on its stand at this month’s event at the Excel in London.
Fespa Digital 2014 plans unveiled
This year’s Fespa Digital is set to be the largest digital version of the wide format show ever, its organisers have announced.
300 jobs at risk as Hallmark UK outsources production
Greetings card giant Hallmark UK has announced that it is to outsource its printing and manufacturing operations, currently based in Dawson Lane, Bradford, with the potential loss of up to 300 jobs.
Cardiff printer convicted of tax fraud
A printer has been ordered to repay £135,000 for VAT fraud or serve 32 weeks in prison.
Kornit Digital announces QuickP Plus Fespa launch
Digital textile specialist Kornit Digital has announced it will be launching a Kornit QuickP Plus workflow package for direct to garment printing at Fespa in May.
Overmatter: Made with British rain
“When life sends you lemons, make lemonade” – a phrase beloved of every damn upbeat optimist around the globe. We have just learned of a new variant on this theme: “When life sends you Biblical...
60-seconds with: Pepper Communications
Pepper was set up 31 years ago by Steve Whitford, father of current managing director Jude Whitford, who runs the firm with his two brothers. From a single press in a council starter unit, Pepper has...
Q&A: Andrew Barnes, managing director, Multiflow Print
“Gentleman in print” Andrew Barnes has been in the industry for 28 years, and his career at Bicester’s Multiflow Print began in 1989 as production manager. After inexplicably omitting this bastion of...
Funding difficulties leave printers asking if scheme is viable
With the government continuing to pump money into the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) faster than it can be spent by either the BIS or the intermediaries through which the vast majority of funds are...