
‘Exploding’ sales flagged up need for more space
Iain Clasper-Cotte took the urgent call at 5.30pm. And less than 24 hours later his relieved client took delivery of the job: high-definition tension fabrics for 30 shops. This was just one of eight...

Wide-format show that seeks to bring creativity to life
Sign & Digital UK just gets bigger and better, says show director Rudi Blackett. This month’s exhibition will take up over 11,000m² at the NEC in Birmingham.

Getting difficult decisions right
It’s unfortunate that just as firms prosper, they can also fail. While creditors lose out, so do employees who become redundant.

Now is the time to act on the UK’s late payment culture
In his Spring Statement last month, chancellor Philip Hammond vowed to crack down on the UK’s late payment culture, issuing a call for evidence on how “the continuing scourge of late payments” can be...

Q&A: Helen Phillips Head of customer service, RNB Group
Helen is 30 years old and has worked in print for 10 years, after starting work in the industry while she finished her degree.

DS Smith delivers sustainable display that stacks up
Sustainability is the word on everyone’s lips right now when it comes to packaging and print, so when health snack brand Eat Real wanted to show off its new pulse- and grain-based snacks to the world...

Let’s put the gap years behind us
Apologies in advance for the sweeping generalisation, but I think few people would argue that print is still very much a man’s game.

Paper is on the up but support needed
Although it is hard to deny that the paper industry is going through a period of change, it remains an essential element of the economy.

Strong arm tactics tackle heavy loads
There are robots and robots. One type inhabits the popular culture of books, movies and TV, where more-or-less humanoid machines may be heroes, villains, evil or good, oppressors or slaves. Then there...

Me & my: Komfi Sagitta 76
Deltor Communications is a long-established Cornwall printer, currently based in a modern 2,320m² factory in Saltash, on the opposite side of the river Tamar from Plymouth.

Star product: ISAG fastBook Professional
A high-speed system for digitally printed layflat book blocks for large-format photobooks and other items.

Agfa launches new eco-friendly plate
Agfa Graphics has launched the new Adamas plate, which is said to offer all of the benefits of existing chem-free alternatives but “brings robustness to a whole new level”.