
Stanford Marsh Group Graphics targets consumables boost with new hire
Stanford Marsh Group Graphics (SMGG), the commercial graphics division of Stanford Marsh Group, has appointed Bob Stevenson as graphic consumable specialist.

MWL Print Group ceases trading with 113 jobs lost
Welsh commercial printer MWL Print Group has ceased trading, resulting in the loss of 113 jobs.

60 seconds with Strath Print
Strath Print was set up by directors Martin Benson and Peter Dunlop a decade ago, after the publisher they worked for closed its print division. The five-strong business is the only printing company...

Killer app: Printers pool resources to rebrand News UK agents
Popping to the shop to grab a paper? You might end up coming away with more. According to Him! CTP 2013 research 69% of shoppers buy other items as well as a newspaper, with those buyers tending to be...

Don’t write off DM yet, it’s getting smarter, not just smaller
On the face of it, last month’s annual Ofcom Communications Market Report would have made pretty grim reading for the print industry: volumes are down, direct mail spend is down and the CWU is issuing...

Q&A: Clive Bramble Sales executive, The Colchester Print Group
Clive has been involved in the print and packaging game for 43 years, and has five more to go. During his time he has held 17 positions in nine different companies. This year he celebrated his 60th...

High-speed digital targets corrugated
Often seen as the carton’s less profitable and glamorous relation, corrugated packaging can often be overlooked. And yet, while digital printing of conventional cartons seems to have stalled, this is...

We must ensure Kathy’s legacy lives on
The passing of Kathy Woodward is a massive blow for the industry, not just in terms of her role as chief executive at the BPIF, but also in terms of the impact she had on so many individuals at a...

Star product: Phillips Plastics Movie Presentation Folder
Reusable presentation tool with movie capability.

Me & my: Ricoh Pro C901
It’s fair to say that Gaby Purton has had a varied career. Once a midwife, before becoming a manager at a nursing agency and then a driving instructor, Purton now takes care of a very different kind...

Business inspection: Maintaining two strings to your bow
Remaining fast and flexible has been key to success in both print and publishing.

Print remains the top scorer for music publishers
It’s the Cheltenham Music Festival 2010. Classical pianist James Rhodes walks on stage to perform an encore of Chopin’s Prelude in E Minor... with an iPad.