Report published into water footprint of paper
September 29, 2011
UPM – the Biofore company – has published the results of a study examining the water footprint left by the production of paper. The study, which set out to determine the levels of freshwater required during the production process, and how much was consumed during Read more
British Print Industry Federation president resigns
September 24, 2011
The president of the British Print Industry Federation, Andrew Pindar, has resigned with immediate effect, after only two months in the role. Pindar – who was awarded an OBE in 2009 for services to business – assumed the position from Rupert Middleton in Read more
Latest figures suggest August growth in print sector
September 20, 2011
The printing sector may be bucking the trend for manufacturing in the UK as a whole, as the latest figures released by a number of printing firms showed healthy trading during August. This comes as the Purchasing Managers Index indicated that the British manufacturing Read more
Flyer printing forms central part of Stratford tourism campaign
September 14, 2011
Stratforward – a project spearheading the Stratford Business Improvement District – has placed traditional flyer printing at the centre of its current promotional campaign for the town. The initiative has commissioned 400,000 flyers as part of a multi-media tourism promotion, which also Read more
Print companies and manufacturers gear up for major new trade event in 2012
September 6, 2011
An ambitious new trade fair showcasing all aspects of print-related activity from a variety of influential suppliers is scheduled to take place on February 29th and March 12th at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.
Entitled ‘Print Innovations’, the much anticipated trade show is being organised by event planning company, easyFairs, following on from the latter’s successful Print for Packaging show in 2010.
The new show promises to cover almost every area of activity pertaining to the print-related industries; including pre-press software applications, print equipment, quality control processes, direct marketing, and media consultancy.
Matt Benyon, managing director of easyFairs UK and Ireland, emphasised that the event will not only offer a forum for commercial discussions between print companies and manufacturers of print equipment; but is also ‘designed to attract print buyers as well as companies with large print demands and marketers’ with a view to ‘identifying the various production options that are open to them’.
Exhibitors which have already expressed a strong interest in participating in the event include Xerox Europe, Miller Graphics Corniche, Kodak, and Agfa Graphics.
Kevin O’Donnell, of Xerox Europe, said that Print Innovations would enable his organisation to:
“…start up important conversations with the right sort of people right across the print buying industry.”
Group Business Director for Miller Graphics Corniche, Alan Brown, commented that the event would provide an opportunity for his company to demonstrate how it can ‘help to enhance quality, deliver consistency and to drive efficiencies
