David Nicholas, managing director of Birmingham-based large-format print specialist Fosco Hayes and Hurdley asks the question after going through the accreditation process. It has significantly improved his business. So what about yours?
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Long, long distance learning . . .
Long, long distance learning . . .
Mark Fuller, managing director of Tay-Cad in the Shetland Islands, is lobbying for signmaking apprenticeships in Scotland. Do you also think there needs to be more strategic and financial help for companies ‘up north’ looking for new blood?
Time to go with the soft option?
Time to go with the soft option?
Is textile printing finally going to take off within the large-format inkjet print sector in the UK? Derric Landor explains why he thinks the long anticipated trend will finally become a reality.Do we have an identity crisis?
Do we have an identity crisis?
Is print a manufacturing or a service industry? And does it matter which it is?If we find it difficult to ‘brand’ ourselves how can we expect the outside world to understand what we’re about?
HAVING deep impact
HAVING deep impact
Forward thinking graphics companies continue to seek out new markets and products to grow. Duncan Jefferies, marketing manager for Mimaki’s exclusive UK and Ireland distributor Hybrid Services, gives his take on developments and highlights companies that have done just this.
Two heads are better than one
Two heads are better than one
We all understand the importance of networking and interactivity in terms of knowledge sharing in business. As the world gets smaller, should we be looking towards forming more global partnerships? Tecna Display MD Jonathan Evitt thinks so.