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What is more important: the future or the present? At Drupa 2012, the answer depends on who you're talking to and where they are in their product development cycle. Digital manufacturers like Xeikon...

Four years ago I visited Maidstone prison - not at Her Majesty's pleasure, I hasten to add, but for a feature - and came away impressed by what they were trying to achieve. The print shop manager told...

Could it be true? Is the print and packaging sector really leading the charge out of recession and the worst is now behind us?

Having followed its development over the past three years, I recently had the opportunity to evaluate Hamillroad's DM screening technology, which will be available as ECRM DMS at Drupa, running on...

Would a US Chapter 11-style insolvency process be good news for UK print? On the balance of probability... not a chance.

It's not unusual for print companies to make contact with paper merchants for supplying phoenix companies and sometimes try and exert pressure not to supply them. However, the NAPM advises all members...

The sad fact is that if you're a 16-25 year-old looking to start a career in print with a practical course, your choices are pretty limited.

A young career-seeker looking for an industry committed to developing their long-term skills could be forgiven for deciding print isn't for them

In case you missed the flurry of announcements, it seems Drupa will be the B2 digital show.

While the national media are up in arms over the Royal Mail's 30% and almost 40% increase in the cost of First and Second Class stamps respectively, the true impact of the latest price increases, for...

In terms of the challenges facing SMEs, I don't think making it easier to shed underperforming staff is at the top of many business owners' wish lists.

With the arrival of high-speed inkjet presses that are capable of challenging offset printing in many areas, one of the comments I regularly hear concerns the cost of inkjet inks and the limited range...