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India rises through gloom as numbers add up

2010-02-09T17:08:00+01:00

It doesn’t take a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, says AsiaPhile correspondent Stuart Hoggard

Value adding digital finishing

2009-12-23T09:45:00+01:00

Shaun Thiele at MAN Ferrostaal says printers can reap rewards from wise digital finishing investments

The Hitchhiker’s guide to personalisation

2009-12-15T10:37:00+01:00

If you’re not familiar with the term ‘personalisation’ and the opportunities it offers, then it’s probably time you retired

Indonesia socialises Food Contact Law

2009-12-11T11:43:00+01:00

Indonesia, with a population in excess of 240 million is the world’s largest Muslim nation, and while the country itself is scattered across an archipelago of more than 1,000 islands, the majority of the population is concentrated into the overcrowded island of Java

Finding a way forward through dispute resolution

2009-12-07T11:03:31+01:00

As disputes can easily occur in the workplace, it is important to know the best way to resolve them, according to mediation and arbitration consultant John Isaac

AFTA shock hits the Philippines

2009-11-07T14:06:00+01:00

Stuart Hoggard reports the Philippines packaging industry is struggling following the Asean free trade agreement

The superwide perspective

2009-10-07T11:12:00+01:00

At the beginning of May Laurel Brunner went to Fespa in Amsterdam and underwent a curious and very stimulating experience: an annual trade show that was absolutely alive with excitement

Training and development positions your company for the future

2009-06-29T17:49:00+01:00

Training and development is often one of the first budgets to be cut during difficult times - yet it is one of the areas where significant performance enhancement and efficiencies can be gained

Packaging crisis watch – sales plummet by 20%

2009-06-16T15:56:00+01:00

Packaging is taking a major hit from the global financial crisis and the drop in business and consumer demand, but Asia is set to fare better than most, reports Stuart Hoggard

Workflow solutions

2009-06-09T20:18:00+01:00

As it becomes clear that a digitally integrated workflow will form the core of the printing Laurel Brunner raises the question of whether print will become an IT-centric industry

On Demand 2009: An emphasis on integration

2009-05-30T18:45:00+01:00

The 2009 On Demand Conference and Expo was quite different from past years. It was in Philadelphia rather than Boston, of course. And it comes at a time when the economy is not being kind to us. So it is not surprising that both expo floor space and attendance were down. Despite that, though, it was an upbeat venue as print service providers and other industry participants came to seek ways to refine and redefine their businesses

China restarts green packaging laws

2009-04-23T15:24:00+01:00

China is attempting to get its moribund environmental packaging legislation back on track, Stuart Hoggard attempts to understand the forces at work

Transforming Underperformance

2009-04-21T14:55:00+01:00

An award-winning project that transformed an underperforming Auckland Postie delivery branch into the best in the country demonstrates the power of human resource management as a tool for business growth

Kiwi environmental packaging awards

2009-04-09T18:51:00+01:00

The executive director of the Packaging Council of New Zealand, Paul Curtis, explains the 2009 environmental packaging awards

Managing redundancies with care

2009-03-07T13:34:00+01:00

Beverley Main has seen people who are so bitter as a result of poorly managed redundancies that they’re almost unemployable, while others who’ve been managed well have found it offers a great opportunity to make positive changes in their lives. The issues around redundancy need careful consideration

Japan embraces UD = Universal Design

2009-02-09T13:46:00+01:00

The most significant driver of packaging development, design and marketing in Japan in recent years is the emergence of a new paradigm shift in the packaging process: the adoption of Universal Design (or UD) as standard operating procedures by most major packaging players, reports Stuart Hoggard

Japan’s 3-R implementation

2009-01-29T13:06:00+01:00

Not content with packaging recycling rates that should be the envy of the Western world, Japan is planning stronger measures which will drive the collection and reprocessing of packaging waste to global highs

Ifra points to digital world

2009-01-07T18:44:00+01:00

Laurel Brunner reports from Ifra, the year’s biggest newspaper conference, which has just taken place in Amsterdam

Xanté going for gold

2008-12-03T14:59:09+01:00

Laurel Brunner, managing director of Digital Dots research agency casts her eye over the radical, and low cost, Xanté, which is developing innovative solutions specifically for small printer

The value of older people in the workplace

2008-11-05T13:02:49+01:00

The value of older people in the workplace

Insight into digital print

2008-10-17T15:03:00+01:00

The Insight Report into Digital Printing, commissioned by Canon and published at drupa for everyone, highlights some very important issues, says Laurel Brunner

Sustaining Asia – what chance have we got?

2008-09-04T16:40:00+01:00

Outside of Japan. Korea and China how will sustainability impact on the Asian packaging business

Subscriptions – the way to the future for stock photo industry?

2008-08-30T17:40:11+01:00

February 25, 1977 is a date etched in the memory of Douglas Maclachlan. On that day he wrote the first subscription orders for his company Dynamic Graphics

Connex - the new workflow system from Müller Martini

2008-06-29T08:00:00+01:00

Digital workflow, and hence the complete electronic networking of sub-processes, is becoming a central issue in postpress.

Chinese cover up at Interpack

2008-06-22T19:20:07+01:00

On the first day of Interpack, just when the organisers were celebrating the expanded presence of Chinese companies, who more than quadrupled their space from to 2,700sq m, nine of the newcomers – all Chinese packaging machine manufacturing companies – were hit with a patent infringement injunction prohibiting them from displaying or selling equipment for the duration of the show. Stuart Hoggard reports from Düsseldorf.

Equipment finance

2008-06-18T00:38:51+01:00

As the aftershocks of drupa subside, the desire to upgrade equipment and plant becomes a necessity. But where do you start?

China’s Bag Law hits retail and producers alike

2008-06-15T18:53:19+01:00

When China’s State Council Notice on the Restriction on Production and Distribution of Plastic Shopping Bags (The Shopping Bag Law) came into force on June 1 2008 more than one billion consumers faced a sea change in consumption habits.

Pre-employment checks a necessity

2008-06-10T14:31:32+01:00

The importance of pre-employment checks has hit the headlines again this month, reminding employers how necessary it is to check people out before employing them. Throughout much of 2002, national news headlines in the country carried the name and photo of John Davy, the CEO of the Maori Television Service.

Eight tips for business planning before June 30 and Super checklist

2008-06-08T17:21:20+01:00

Brendan Campbell says there are eight key areas that printshop owners should consider before the end of the financial year:

Review your personal tax situation before June 30

2008-06-08T07:05:10+01:00

There are still a number of ways that people can reduce their taxable income before the end of the financial year, says Andrew Burns.