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How the public can pile on the pressure

Would you rather print products that you can charge a few pence for, or products you can charge a few pounds for? Not, most printers would agree, the toughest of questions. Which is why, spurred on by...

Applying a human touch to proofing

Manual proofing has proved a crucial component in Pixartprinting's web-to-print success

Interview: 'No printer wants a Vistaprint customer'

It began life as a catalogue, survived the dotcom boom - and bust - and went on to become the world's biggest web-to-print business. Jo Francis talks to Vistaprint founder and chief executive Robert...

Catford Print eyes opportunities in web2print

Commercial printer Catford Print Centre has completes 100,000 investment for web2print strategy, following a successful foray into the market.

Giftwrap giant in flexo spend

International Greetings is investing £6m in a major switch from gravure to flexo printing at its main Welsh giftwrap production facility.

Novelty Easter boxes prove good sellers for Pixartprinting

Web-to-print company Pixartprinting bounced into the Easter market with seasonally themed boxes.

Self-publishers seek printers with the write stuff to help them get published

Publishing your own work can be a puzzling business, so there are opportunities for printers to get involved and help writers find their way

Precision to sell homegrown Oneflow

Gary Peeling, managing director of Precision Printing, has said its in-house-developed workflow, Oneflow, will allow printers to profit from the "only growth market in print" as he prepares to license...

MTA Digital opts for EFI for MIS and W2P spend

MTA Digital has invested £60,000 in MIS and web-to-print software to improve its efficiency and expand its markets.

Printing.com issues profit warning but maintains dividend

Printing.com has issued a profit warning ahead of its full year results for the year ending 31 March 2013.

PrintCaf franchise launched for young professionals print needs

GDL has launched PrintCaf, a print franchise aimed at students and young professionals, which it claims offers "a modern high-performance friendly and helpful print environment".

Metroprint launches automated photo app printing

Metroprint has launched a web-to-print service for users of smartphone photography apps such as Instagram, Vintage Camera and Hipstamatic.