The world of paper sustainability is fraught with myth and mystery. It’s easy to conjure imagery of ragged forests destroyed to create the world’s paper, but the reality is much different argues Solopress.
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Attracting and retaining talent
Matthew Hanley, MD of MTWO Search asks: How many times do you see companies enticing in new customers with unreal offers - but to ‘new customers only’ - and it feels like a right kick in the teeth to loyal, time-served customers? Attracting and retaining talent is a little like this.
How sustainable is your textile production?
Phil McMullin, Pro Graphics Sales Manager, Epson (UK) Ltd talks about how the textile industry is under increasing pressure to find alternatives to traditional production processes, to increase its sustainability, and reduce its environmental impact.
Critical learnings in digital transformation
Rukmini Glanard, EVP global sales, service and marketing, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, outlines how digital transformation has accelerated and has become a matter of survival, making it a top priority for boards. Here he shares his learnings, saying that “by sharing these experiences, we believe we can help other organisations that are just embarking or that are facing challenges on their own transformational journeys”.
Building a bond with adhesive solutions
Glen Fitzgerald, technical sales manager at Drytac, discusses how adhesives - one of the most common and necessary components of many applications across a whole host of markets and industries - can deliver on various project types.
How the paper and board business unit of Siegwerk relies on the precision of GMG ColorCard to produce digital ink drawdowns
GMG’s colour management expertise has been well respected for years, especially among prepress specialists. Its proofing and conversion solutions are industry-leading across the globe. GMG used its decades of experience in colour to develop an award-winning solution enabling the creation of digital ink drawdowns.
Four large-format markets set for growth
Phil McMullin, pro graphics head of sales, Epson (UK), outlines how the global large format printer market is set to see significant growth in the next four years.
Ensuring the right media for the right job
Matt Mantiet, international sales manager at Neschen points out that when it comes to producing printed wallcovering applications, print service providers are faced with a wide range of challenges that they must overcome in order to deliver high-quality work to customers. The primary challenge for many printers is ensuring they are working with the right media for the installation surface. In many cases, installers have to deal with several types of surfaces within a single project, such as a retail chain fit out where the same designs are installed across multiple stores.