Overmatter: You’re fired!

Overmatter loves The Apprentice, and is especially delighted when a task for the various hapless/egotistical contestants involves print in some form – the measurement mix-up involving a printed flag...

Q&A: Nick Hand, director, The Letterpress Collective

Nick trained as a typographer and says he has loved type, ink and paper ever since. He recently completed an epic cycle ride from Bristol to Mainz in Germany on ‘the printing bike’, carrying an Adana...

Business inspection: Helping the less able find their way

Developing signage to assist dementia sufferers has helped Find build a profitable niche.

Friendlier finance climate opens up digital potential

Finance for investment – or rather, the lack of it – has been a bit of a problem for printing businesses over the past few years, as lenders tightened their purse strings in the aftermath of the...

Power to the people: why DIY may be the way to go

Back in 2010, Ron Davidson, managing director and founder of PM Solutions, wanted to install a wind turbine. An admirable desire to reduce his company’s environmental impact coincided with a generous...

60 seconds with RNB Group

Bob Rhodes and Ryan Metcalf joined forces to set up RNB Group nine years ago. The firm’s services span data processing, digital printing, laser printing, inkjetting, hand fulfilment, machine enclosing...

Me & my: Mimaki JFX200-2513

A burgeoning range of profitable new applications, including printing onto slate, can be chalked up to The Graphic Station’s latest addition, a Mimaki JFX200-2513 flatbed UV wide-format printer.

Tailoring your business for on-trend clothing work

Digital technologies disrupt supply chains – including print – and establish new structures and new paradigms. However, there are some markets where the barriers to entry will not be demolished just...

Star product: Horizon RD-4055

This modern, easy-to-use die-cutter aimed predominantly at the packaging market is creating a stir.

HP adds more detail on corrugated co-development with KBA

HP has revealed more details about its plans for the packaging market including its collaboration with KBA to develop a high-volume inkjet web press.

Carly Press boosts digital capacity with Ricoh double

Carly Press has refreshed its digital printing set up with two new Ricoh colour presses.

Print 2 Media becomes first printer to accept Bitcoin payment

Wide-format specialist Print 2 Media has laid claim to being the first printer in the world to accept online payment by virtual currency Bitcoin.