Opinion
GrowthAccelerator is worth a try, in spite of misgivings
There's little doubt that many SME print bosses are crying out for support, simply because all too often they have to be the managing, finance, HR, production and marketing director rolled into one.
Vocal opposition likely to scupper most of Beecroft's ideas
The report on employment law produced by venture capitalist Adrian Beecroft for the government last week has polarised opinion and, due to the ensuing furore, its proposals are unlikely to be adopted...
Proposals would benefit UK but may get lost in red tape
The recommendations set out in the Beecroft report would, broadly, be good for UK businesses. However, implementation of the most controversial employment reforms is likely to get tangled up in...
A modern-day Gutenberg? We look at Benny Landa's latest technology
Dubbed as the print industry's Steve Jobs, or a modern-day Gutenberg, Benny Landa certainly knows how to create a buzz. His radical new digital printing method based on tiny particles became a huge...
CPI blasts governmental red tape on corrugated sector
CPI director general David Workman is calling for a five-year moratorium on government regulations across the paper industry.
Beecroft's proposals won't help business, finance will
The bonfire of employment law proposed in the Beecroft Report is unlikely to be realised to anything like the extent its author has envisaged. For one thing, relations within the Coalition are...
Despite contraction, '12 show has kick-started investment
Back from Drupa with, among other things, a carpet burn*, a cough** and three notebooks full of scribblings that now need to be re-read and assimilated into coherent thoughts on the show.
Even if Nanography is years away, the show is still a hit
The curious case of the Landa Nanographic presses continues to baffle and excite in equal measure. Having attended one of Benny Landa's five daily theatre presentations at Drupa, I can see what the...
Will the Children and Families Bill cost jobs in printing?
The Queen's Speech last week confirmed that the Children and Families Bill would be the latest legislation to attempt to make parental leave more flexible - most notably giving fathers increased...
Oscillating parental time off will be a logistics nightmare
Under new regulations, mothers of babies born on or after 3 April 2011 will be able to transfer up to six months of their maternity leave to the child's father when they return to work.
Buy presses now, or wait for the next generation?
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...
Printing in prison could help industry if properly placed
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...