
House of Commons contingency printing tender live
The House of Commons is seeking a supplier to provide contingency printing services on behalf of the House of Commons Vote Office.

Best of British: Paper masters
Just over 70 years since ES (Edward Stephen) Hampstead set up KAS Paper Systems in New Malden, this British manufacturer is still going strong.

Star product: Perfect Box Solutions Optimus Prime
Falling somewhere between slow manual boxmaking options and pricey automated systems, this machine may have a familiar face but it is one of a kind – and could have a ‘transformative’ impact.

Star product: Ricoh Pro Z75
This B2-plus duplexing inkjet press is aiming to take over short-run offset work – and give dry toner digital presses a run for their money – by offering higher capacity but lower operating costs.

Me & My: SwissQprint Nyala 4
When GMD Print & Install’s founder Justas Gadliauskas visited SwissQprint’s UK office, he was looking for a used large-format flatbed printer. Instead, with the help of a tailored payment plan...

Q&A: Ian Cunningham, Global category lead – print, direct mail and branded merchandise, APS Group
Ian is 58 and has worked in the industry for 30 years, having originally trained in graphic design.

Rising star: Louisa Stokes Client services administrator, Augustus Martin
Louisa is 21 and started working at Augustus Martin in January 2022.

60 seconds with Fathers Finishers
A dream of Nick Fathers become reality in 2003 when he bit the bullet and started Fathers Finishers.

Overmatter: Who doesn’t love a pull-up banner?
Perhaps more realistically, who does?!

Harwood King has the golden touch
King Midas may have suffered from the blingiest of afflictions, but he probably didn’t know his way around a foiler. Sussex fine art printer Harwood King Printmakers, however, definitely does.

De La Rue hopes for a secure future
The security printing business has had a tough few years; can PE bolstering help drive a turnaround?

What will be the next big deal?
M&A has always played a significant role in the commercial print market – used as a strategy to build scale, increase geographical coverage, broaden capabilities or to deliver growth, delivery...