The Print Business

December 2007 • Vol 3 • Issue 12

4 From the Top

8 Upfront
Three questions for Ian Jones at Busch; Kodak opens in China;
Quebecor World hit by credit sqeeze

12 My favourite business read
Gerry Mulvaney's choice is a personal guide to relationships

14 Supply chain
Reports from PPA's production conference

16 Finance
Looking forward to interest rate cuts

18 Need to know
All about inkjet proofing and how it is changing

22 Dispatches
BGP to tackle training; BPIF to tackle ISO 12647

COVER STORY
26 Ancient but modern
Ancient House Press is a family concern with a thoroughly modern attitude to running a business

32 Web offset in crisis
The drive for efficiencies is leading to bigger presses and to consolidation

38 University's challenge
Universities need to attract students and are using print as a key part of this effort

44 The graduates
Oxuniprint has moved from under the wing of Oxford University Press to its own presses with space to grow

48 London calling
PrintLondon is staging a conference in January which will touch nerves for all printers

50 The business of digital
HP's business support packages are helping its customers to increase sales

54 Now we are IT
Northend's progress with JDF is helping the company to record levels of business

58 Where have the mills gone?
Reorganisation in the paper industry has closed mills across Europe

61 Standard, which standard?
Microsoft is backing XPS and Adobe has changed its policy on PDF

64 Innovation
Muller Martini gathers at pace; Polar prepares for Drupa