February 2008 • Vol 4 • Issue 2
4 From the Top
6 Upfront
Including three Questions for Ricoh's Dr Peter Williams; Greenwashing in Japan; Printable electronics
12 My favourite business read
Richard Knowles goes Brazilian for inspiration
14 Supply chain
How Travelsphere is managing to create brochures and direct mail from an in-house studio
16 Finance
Is there a recession around the corner?
18 Need to know - CTP
Automation, safety and some corporate moves examined in a cutting edge update
22 Dispatches
UK goes for a new standard; First on-board spectrophotometer in the UK
COVER STORY
26 Ready for the transpromo age
GI Direct has invested to be ready for the coming age of transpromo printing
30 Welcome to transpromo
It's a new business opportunity and the technology is ready, but has anyone told the customers?
FINANCE SPECIAL
36 Marriages and mergers
Consolidation is on everyone's lips and mergers are the least painful way to get there
38 Back to Buckingham
A year after coming together, BCQ has some pointers for a successful merger
40 Avoid the debt trap
With an increase in company failures, we look at what happens and the signals to look out for
44 The alliance approach
A strategic alliance can be a profitable option for those looking to expand
46 The federation
As the industry consolidates, Michael Johnson says the BPIF is well placed to help
49 Life after Buncefield
FFEI was blasted out of its offices by the Buncefield explosion and is now back, independent, and making waves
52 Cutting edge visions
Polar is the world's leading guillotine producer and is getting bigger for this year's Drupa
54 Booked for Drupa...
What the aspiring and growing book printer should look out for at the show
56 ...And labelled Düsseldorf
What label printers can look forward to from the world's largest printing show
57 Publishers feel the pinch
Rising prices are making publishers consider the papers that they use
60 Winning combination
Both Southernprint and its managing director Charles Jarrold have won awards from the PPA
64 Innovations - Coming at Drupa
Ricoh's lauch; Kodak to drive digital faster; Upgrades to Prinergy and Screen obsessed with inkjet
66 Tailpiece
Robin Greenhalgh explains Duplo's strategy |
