
Label Makers to stick with Durst after lucrative beta
The Label Makers (Labmak) is considering taking on a second Durst Tau 330 RSC after concluding a successful beta test period on its first.

Awesome Merchandise raises more than £690k
Awesome Merchandise’s crowdfunding campaign has resulted in the business raising nearly twice as much money as its initial target.

Overmatter: mlutipel ytpos
Overmatter is grateful to Douglas Connor for alerting us to a whole new way of describing a print-based blooper.

Don’t panic over the Brexit bump
This month marks 10 years since the collapse of Lehman Brothers sparked the global financial crisis. Happy anniversary.

Killer app: St Austell prepares Eden guide for German influx
The Germans are coming. Specifically, they’re coming to the Eden Project, Cornwall, to enjoy the wondrous natural sights of the world’s largest indoor rainforest.

Digital label press installs take the lead
While digital has continued to pose an increasing threat to conventional printing methods over the past few years, its market share in value terms has remained relatively small in most sectors, and...

The printer’s view of Brexit: two years on, six months out
In the small hours of 24 June 2016, seemingly almost a lifetime ago, David Dimbleby made an announcement to a stunned nation: “At 20 minutes to five, we can now say, the decision taken in 1975 by this...

60 seconds with B&B Press
B&B Press celebrates 60 years in business this year.

Q&A: Chris Demott Managing director, Laser Bureau
Chris is married with two sons and lives in Bedfordshire. He says he’s spent “at least” 20 years in the industry.

Build sustainable growth with a tighter focus
The direct mail sector, like much of the printing industry, can’t claim to have had the easiest of times in recent years.

Avoid bungs or risk going down the plughole
Bribery is a global issue and one the UK generally fares well in combatting.

The brains of your printing business
UK printers first started using management information systems (MIS) in the 1980s. At the time the software was pretty rudimentary, recalls Keith McMurtrie, managing director at Tharstern, who...