Suite success
23 June 2015
EFI’s Productivity Suite is much more than a new umbrella term for the company’s increasingly diverse range of software; it aims to guarantee workflow integration…
Key articles
Building margins
23 June 2015
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner One of the things that standards compliance and process automation helps companies achieve is cost efficiency and improved…
Clarity of Concept
23 June 2015
ProCo’s managing director Jon Bailey In Autumn 2014, Sheffield company ProCo invested in the Essex print firm Concept Communications Group, with the intention of creating a…
Breaking the digital mould
16 June 2015
Production Print Direct is a certified partner for Develop, offering the latest SRA3 models manufactured by Konica Minolta. Managing director Mike Ashforth considers service and…
Smart Moves
16 June 2015
A sunny day in May saw the inaugural Smart Directions conference in London. Michael Walker went to see what was on offer to printers looking…
Can do? Will do!
8 June 2015
It is a given that businesses must invest. It is also a given that firms should rebrand themselves to keep ahead of the game. When…
Crimping and saving
8 June 2015
Swiss manufacturer Swigraph has been producing loose-leaf binding systems for decades, and has a range of machines that caters to market needs. Despite the scenery,…
Ecolabeling Schemes for Print
8 June 2015
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner There are numerous ecolabeling schemes around but only a few, such as those in Scandinavia and Hong Kong,…
Print-eractive!
2 June 2015
Technology that links print with the online and mobile world is developing fast – Documobi is at the forefront of making print work smarter. There…
Zero tolerance
2 June 2015
Adam Carnell (left) and James Kinsella Bluetree is a print group that has experienced incredible growth over the last six years through its Bluetree, InstantPrint and…
How to finish with efficiency
2 June 2015
An example of an integrated Smart Binding System from Horizon, with the work flowing from top right to produce fully-bound books. In this case it…
Planning, Doing, Checking and Acting on Sustainability
27 May 2015
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner When it comes to commitment to the environment and sustainability in the graphic arts, Ricoh is a clear…
Resource on tap
26 May 2015
Good cross media execution for Leeds-based Resource is based on an understanding of marketing communications. It helps to have a marketer in the ranks. No-one,…
Who’s doing cross media?
26 May 2015
Cross media, multi-channel marketing, marketing automation – there’s a plethora of terms that relate to combining print with online communications to achieve marketing objectives, but…
Screen Truepress Jet W3200UV HS
26 May 2015
Screen’s Truepress Jet W3200UV with an artists impression of the new roll-to-roll option. A high speed UV flatbed printer now with a roll-to-roll option for…