December 2008
4 From the Top
6 Upfront
Questions for Philip Dodd; dates for
Northprint; Vip visit to Anton Group
9 My favourite business read
HP UK country manager Robert Stabler
introduces the book that has had most
infl uence on his thinking
10 Opinion
Business consultant Greg Roach explains
why the future lies with data-driven print
12 Supply chain
Robin Ryan, production manager of
Dennis Publishing goes over his choice of
printers
14 Need to know – monitor proofing
Great strides have been made in the
quality of software and of monitors. The
biggest barrier now is cultural
20 Dispatches
A fi stful of 10-colour presses being
installed, plus extra money for Midway
Colour Print and the results of the British
Book Design and Production Awards
22 Innovations
Agfa launches a new range of platesetters
for newspapers, while Kodak introduces
newspapers to its own platesetter at Ifra
COVER STORY
26 The Real deal
Real Digital is the most innovative print
set-up in the UK, with unique printing
technology and thinking that is ahead of
the competition. We get behind the walls
to fi nd out more
30 Pride in Print
The launch of a campaign which sets out
to demonstrate why print remains the
best medium in the world. And we need
your help
INNOVATIVE THINKING
34 The Onset of inkjet
Inca Digital Printers has innovative
thinking in its DNA. It starts work on a
new product before the latest machine
has reached the streets
36 Swiss rolling
From a town above Zürich, Ferag has
been developing new ways of binding,
inserting and moving paper for more than
50 years
38 Hooked up with Hoekstra
The innovative approach of Goss and
the innovative thinking of a Dutchman
have resulted in a completely different
newspaper printing set-up
40 Papers on demand
Digital newspaper printing is moving
from a concept to a proof of concept stage
with a number of live projects getting
underway
44 Pink all over
How the Financial Times spreads
editions around the world from its offi ces
in Southwark
46 Gandy drops in
Inkjet pioneer James Gandy is bringing
his large format inkjet machines and a
refreshing approach to the UK
48 Large format for all
A new generation of large format inkjet
machines is easy to use and ideally
priced for independent commercial
printers
52 Long live the King
Steve King has taken over as managing
director of PaperCo. What are his
priorities?
54 A concrete business
Andy Scott describes a French paper mill
that is built on cement foundations
56 LCC looks ahead
Sue Pandit, dean of the printing school at
the LCC, outlines proposals to raise the
profi le of the LCC and explains how it
can help printers
How to Contact US
The Print Business
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Andy Knaggs, Deputy Editor;
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