January 2009
4 From the Top
6 Upfront
Questions for François Martin; new
payments law in France; St Ives sells up
9 My favourite business read
Nick Craig Waller, marketing director of
Ipex, fi nds inspiration in a book about the
power of mass decision making
10 Finance
A grim outlook for the economy in the
coming year
12 Supply chain
How Masterpiece brought the Victorinox
Swiss Army knife to life in London
14 Need to know – perfect binding
Perfect binding is something that more
commercial printers are considering and
is becoming a must for digital printers
20 Dispatches
BGP reorganises its fi nances with equity
deal; Stephens & George invests for the
tough times; Alderson goes large with
KBA
22 Pride in Print
Our campaign to celebrate quality and
effectiveness in print gets off to a fl ying
start with the fi rst three nominations
COVER STORY
26 Pure delight
Pureprint and Beacon Press show
that mergers can work and result in a
company that retains the best of both
formerly independent businesses
30 Innovations
A new digital colour printer from
Konica Minolta; inkjet development at
Manroland; sewn option for digital books
34 Paper in the spotlight
A research project is looking into the
use of recycled paper at all levels of
government
36 Direct mail cleans up
The details of the PAS 2020 standard
unveiled for the fi rst time
40 Gas guzzlers no more
Drying on a web offset press has become
a subtle and energy-effi cient process
42 Green-plated business
Agfa’s plate factory in Leeds has become
an environmental leader and assured its
future
WEB TO PRINT
44 Canon’s users defi nitely can
Successful Canon customers have web to
print applications in common
46 Northern lights
Elanders is building its success around
the print-increasing benefi ts of web to
print
48 Bytes of success
Infi go from Bytes Technology is winning
the company business and winning
business for its users
52 Abstract to go
The Kenilworth company is looking
to take its web to print tool to a wider
market
54 Down to Earthtone
The consumer-focused web to print
application is revving up for its
commercial launch
56 Tailpiece
John Ricketts, Buhrs UK managing
director, welcomes the provisions of PAS 2020
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