ISSUE 341March / April 2023 DATES FOR your Diary CCE International March 14th to 16th at Messe Munich, Germany Visual Media Conference (VMC 2023) April 4th at The Rose Bowl, Leeds WrapFest April 26th to 27th at Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire FESPA Global Print Expo May 23rd to 26th at Messe Munich, Germany Labelexpo Europe September 11th to 14th at Brussels Expo, Brussels The Print Show September 19th to 21st at the NEC, Birmingham Publishing director Page Tuck Sales director Chris Davies Lead contributor Rob Fletcher Contributors Brian Sims, Stephen Jones, Colin Sinclair McDermott Contact Editorial: 0117 980 5040 Sales: 0117 960 3255 Production: 0117 980 5041 Accounts: 0117 980 5042 Find us online www.printmonthly.co.uk Socials All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system without the prior consent of the publisher. The views expressed by contributors to Print Monthly magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher or editorial team and Link Publishing Ltd. takes no responsibility for any errors that may have occurred. The publisher also accepts no responsibility for the advertising content, including any error, omission or inaccuracy therein. Calls may be recorded for training purposes. Link Publishing Ltd. retains the right to publish and re-publish any images or information sent to the publication. Link Publishing Ltd, Unit G, Link House, Britton Gardens, Kingswood, Bristol BS15 1TF Editor Carys Evans carys@linkpublishing.co.uk Online editor David Osgar david@linkpublishing.co.uk Production Shaun Edwards shaun@linkpublishing.co.uk Sales Tim Hall tim@linkpublishing.co.uk Sales Luke Stoneham luke@linkpublishing.co.uk Accounts Kathryn Quinn kat@linkpublishing.co.uk Office therapist Skye MEET THE Team PrintMonthly printmonthly PrintMonthlyMagazine Printed on Sappi Magno Satin from EBB Paper CBP00015512002182040 March / April 2023 - Issue 341 4 email: news@printmonthly.co.uk PrintMonthly printmonthly PrintMonthlyMagazine Hello and welcome to our first Print Monthly of 2023! The days are getting longer which is doing wonders for morale here at Print Monthly HQ! You will notice we are back with a new format, a fresh look, and more space for plenty of longer-form specials and articles packed with tips and advice, in-depth looks at the latest technology on the market, and previews and reviews of upcoming industry events. As always, our Features section covers a broad range of topics including Apprenticeships (P53) which are a great way to get young people into the industry and address an ageing workforce. We also take a look workflow software (P61) and drying technology (P65) – both, you could argue, are some of the less ‘sexy’ areas of print, but crucial to things running smoothly nonetheless. In our Specials section, Brian Sims gets under the hood of two more machines, the Mimaki 330 Series, and Intec’s latest digital sheet cutting machine, the SC6000. In our Q&A section, we follow up on our Company Spotlight on DecTek at the end of 2022 with a visit to the company at its Pontypridd site. Here, we speak to David Carter, business development manager of DecTek, who told us what 2023 will have in store for the company (P30). We also speak to CEO of PG Paper, Puneet Gupta about his recent achievement of being awarded an OBE (P40). Another company we shine a spotlight on is one with a history that dates back an entire century. EBB Paper is a fourth-generation family-owned and run business and we caught up with its current managing director Matt Elliott who told us more (P32). The Online Print Coach, also known as Colin Sinclair McDermott, has offered his insight into reaching your full potential in the first of a series of tips and advice offerings from the industry veteran (P44). In the News section of this issue, we look at how businesses are battling inflation (P06), what EPR means for printers (P08), and celebrate a number of company moves and expansions (P14). We also hear from CarbonCo about how printers can offset their carbon and get carbon balanced (P18). As always, we really hope you enjoy this issue, and please do get in touch to let us know if there’s anything you would like to see covered. Carys t: 0117 980 5040 e: carys@linkpublishing.co.uk @printmonthlyed EDITOR'S Note Business Compass joins Cifas to fight fraud 12 WrapFest
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