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Forgra Colour Management Symposium to offer guidance on how to improve efficiency and reduce waste
Paul Sherfield speaks to Andy Kraushaar, Head of Pre-Press Technology at Fogra about the Fogra Colour Management Symposium coming up in February 2024 and why it’s an important event to help you improve efficiency and reduce waste.

What’s new in the Middle East: The latest trends in the printing industry
Bazil Cassim, FESPA Regional Manager for Middle East and Africa shares the latest trends in the printing industry for this region. These include the importance of environmental sustainability, the growth of the textile printing market and the growing event, tourism and hospitality demands.

Better printing practices: the future of sustainable Sportswear design
Nick Saraev discusses the importance of sportswear design and how it plays a crucial role in environmental impact. Today, sustainable fashion is putting pressure on the entire sportswear industry to use more sustainable methods into their production.

Southern European Print Congress - Athens
Graeme Richardson-Locke, Head of Associations & Technical Lead shares his experience of the South European Print Congress that took place from 14th - 15th September 2023 in Athens. The congress was organised by FESPA Hellas who invited print business owners to network and discuss crucial issues facing the industry.

Changing bad habits
Laurel Brunner discusses the benefits of publishers working with printers to lower their negative impact on the environment. Laurel writes that in other print sectors like labels and packaging, signage and commercial print innovators are currently exploiting digital on demand production and delivery.

Surfex Interior Film: seeking global distributors for innovative surface finishing solutions
Surfex Interior Film, a leading provider of innovative surface finishing solutions who were a Platinum Sponsor at FESPA Global Print Expo 2023 are looking for global distributors of their innovative surface finishing solutions.
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ISO project for assessing your organisation’s sustainability
ISO’s technical committee working on standards for the printing and publishing industries is considering a new project. The project is intended to help organisations to assess their progress towards greater environmental sustainability. The new project is tentatively called Guidance for Sustainabililty Assessments.
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The Trends Print Businesses Need to be Ready For
Mathew Faulkner, EMEA Marketing and Innovation Director, Wide Format Printing Group, Canon Europe shares the current print trends businesses should be prepared for. These trends include the rise in personalisation, sustainability and automation.

Direct-to-Film Technology – Shaking Things Up in Textile
Marc Verbeem, Supervisor Product Management at Mimaki Europe discusses direct-to-film technology having a transformative impact on the apparel decoration space.

Architectural Vinyl: The Versatile and Eco-Friendly Solution for Commercial Refurbishments
Liam Cousins, Managing Director at Surfex discusses the benefits of architectural vinyl and how it provides an eco-friendly solution for office fit-outs.
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The opportunities in vinyl wrapping for kitchens
Liam Cousins, Managing Director at Surfex discusses the popular trends of vinyl wrapping in the kitchen industry and how it is cost effective and can transform the way a kitchen looks.

Personalisation and automation as a booster for your business
Folker Stachetzki, Head of Marketing at Brother At Your Side discusses how customization and personalisation have become increasingly important to individuals and businesses alike.

The change of textile printing
Direct to garment printing has been in a state of change for some time now - a change in digitalization, and a change in flexibility. Folker Stachetzki, Head of Marketing at Brother At Your Side discusses how the textile printing sector is changing.

Why the Print Industry needs a Sustainable Edge
HP shares the ongoing trend for print businesses to be sustainably and socially responsible with over 80% of print businesses now demanding sustainable products and services. Why is it important for print businesses to focus on sustainability?

The Diversified Development of the Digital Printing World with HanGlory
When the printing industry entered the digital era it also introduced on-demand printing, faster deliveries, urgent order support, reduced labour and minimal processes. All these factors contribute to faster delivery capabilities, more flexible production as well as offering more companies increased business growth.

How can software drive print profitability? Durst traces the way to Production Excellence
The world of digital printing is constantly evolving. Nowadays, digital printers have achieved very high productivity and quality levels. Looking at the challenges printing companies are facing, often the main cost driver and productivity losses are related to the processes that precede and follow the printing. To ensure profitability, the greatest opportunities often lie in making production and sales processes more efficient.

Packaging made from seaweed
Laurel Brunner discusses how Notpla has developed a creative, biodegradable and edible packaging material that is made from brown seaweed.

Options for personalising textile frames
Derian Reekers from EFKA shares a few popular personalisation options for textile frames and how this allows you to communicate your message in a unique and innovative way.
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Kornit’s 2021 Impact Report for Environmental, Social and Corporate (ESG) governance
Laurel Brunner shares findings from Kornit's 2021 Impact Report for its Environmental, Social and Corporate (ESG) governance. The report is 62 pages in length and features a declaration from Kornit on its sustainability objectives.