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Ikea's Farkas joins GMG to head up marketing
02 February 2012GMG has appointed Michael Farkas as marketing director after nearly a decade masterminding the production workflow behind the Ikea catalogue.
Xaar dismisses Chinese 'strike' claim
02 February 2012- 1 Comments
Xaar has dismissed claims made by the former staff of its Chinese subsidiary that they had not resigned, as per Xaar's public statement last week, but were instead "on strike".
Stralfors to shed 30 staff at Dartford as MD Carter departs
02 February 2012Stralfors is to cut up to 30 staff at its Dartford operation after announcing plans to migrate away from "commoditised print and direct mail" to added-value digital print.
Digital Ad Lab to discuss future of printed mags at Digital London
02 February 2012The future of print-based publishing will be on the agenda at the next meeting of the Digital Ad Lab (DAL), which will take place during the Digital London exhibition at Excel next month.
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How to navigate the difficult route to career relocation
27 January 2012If George Thompson, joint managing director at recruitment company Harrison Scott, is right, then the first thing any print worker looking for employment needs to do is buy a map. And not a little, local A-Z map, either: they need a big, UK-wide, eve...
What you need to know to make the most of your IT
27 January 2012Once upon a time, the first thing a printer would show a prospective new client was the press. This, after all, was the company's beating heart, its moneymaker - this was where the magic happened. These days, however, the average print business is ju...
Digital adds a special touch
20 January 2012The skin of a lizard brought to life through tactile ink, a glitzy metallic greetings card and sophisticated security inks: all effects which once were only pipe dreams for digital printers. However, many of these digital dreams have become reality. ...
Loricas finds the solution to its shortfall
20 January 2012Loricas Solutions is a growing north-east-based direct mail house that has been in operation in one form or another for around 22 years. The firm rebranded last year from NEMC Design and Print, following a £150,000 investment in new mailing kit and a...
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Star product: Korsnas Artisan This cartonboard is aimed at the luxury end of the packaging market
Me and my... Roland DG VersaUV LEJ-640 When Dan Smith's father started Smith Signs on the island of Guernsey in 1970, it was a relatively small operation.
Me & my... Petratto Metro With finance houses refusing to budge on credit, many companies are finding big spends impossible. However, that is good news for manufacturers of kit at the less expensive end of the capital investment scale. For example, printers are looking at the...
Star Product: HP Scitex FB7600 flatbed printer The latest version of this popular series adds a number of refinements
Star product: Fujifilm Brillia HD PRO-T Processless plates at competitive speeds and price
Me & my... Ryobi 755G Heart-warming stories about the amicable coexistence of electronic and print marketing communications are always reassuring to hear, and mailing company (and now holistic marketing communications provider) The Herald Chase Group can certainly offer o...
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