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Tackling the challenges of recruitment in print in Croatia
Club FESPA Online spoke to Dag Knepr, President of FESPA Hrvatska (Croatia), about the challenges of convincing educators and young people that print is a good career choice – and some reasons for optimism.
Generation Next: how FESPA UK is attracting new talent
Club FESPA Online spoke to Jay Burfield, Creative Co-ordinator at FESPA UK and Head of the Next Generation Committee, about the struggle to recruit and retain young printers, and why this is essential for the industry to prosper.
The future of green packaging
Ian Bates, European Marketing and Partnership Director at Two Sides, on the effects of legislation on greenwashing and packaging, and why national infrastructures remain a challenge.
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.
Gain a new perspective on signage and visual communications at European Sign Expo 2023
With just two weeks to go until European Sign Expo 2023 (Messe Munich, Germany, 23 – 26 May 2023), exhibitors are getting ready to showcase their solutions for signage and visual communications.
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?
FESPA Global Print Expo 2023 – Sponsor Showcase
With the FESPA Global Print Expo 2023 just a matter of days away, Rob Fletcher takes a look at what some of this year’s Platinum and Gold sponsors have planned for the event.
The Luxury of Vintage: We Explore Design with Cheryl O’Meara of Print Pattern Archive
Cheryl O'Meara is the founder and custodian of an impressive archive that was originally curated in Manhattan, New York. Dating back hundreds of years’, the collection contains 1000’s of vintage documents, antique textile’s, fabric croques and painted designs.
Celebrating history with POLI-TAPE
In the first of a special series of articles, Rob Fletcher caught up with POLI-TAPE ahead of its appearance at the FESPA Global Print Expo 2023 to learn about its journey to success over the past 30 years.
Personalisation with Marshall Atkinson
FESPA's Personalisation Experience Ambassador, Richard Askam speaks to Marshall Atkinson from Atkinson Consulting about Personalisation. Marshall describes how Personalisation focuses on the individual not the group and printing to the scale of one.
FESPA enhances visitor experience with the new event app
FESPA has invested in a new event app to help visitors maximise their time at FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo and Personalisation Experience (23-26 May 2023, Messe Munich, Germany).
EFKA at European Sign Expo 2023
Ahead of the European Sign Expo 2023, Rob Fletcher catches up with Platinum sponsor EFKA to find out more about what we can expect from the textile frames specialist at the event later this month…
Personalisation with Marshall Atkinson from Atkinson Consulting
FESPA's Personalisation Experience Ambassador, Richard Askam speaks to Marshall Atkinson from Atkinson Consulting about Personalisation. Marshall describes how Personalisation focuses on the individual not the group and printing to the scale of one.
Digital Printing Nudges Textile Sustainability Forwards Towards Carbon Neutrality
In the quest for printed textile sustainability, inkjet offers the printing industry, a key technology for carbon neutrality and beyond that to net-zero.
Why gaining a new customer is only the start of the Sales process
Matthew Parker provides a 3 stage process to guarantee that businesses continually sell to their customers in the right way. The stages includes education, discovering new opportunities and reviewing and retaining current customers.
Top 20 Printed Packaging of 2022
One of the fastest-growing sectors of the industry in recent years, Rob Fletcher browses the aisles for some of the best examples of printed packaging from 2022.
Personalisation with Marie-Evie Lemieux and Marion Duchesne from Media Clip
FESPA's Personalisation Experience Ambassador, Richard Askam speaks to Marie-Evie Lemieux, CSO at MediaClip and Marion Duchesne, CEO at MediaClip about Personalisation. Marion describes Personalisation as being a personal connection with a product.
Inaugural WrapFest hailed a success after debut event welcomes hundreds to Silverstone
WrapFest, the brand-new event dedicated exclusively to vehicle wrapping, vinyl installation and detailing launched by FESPA, was hailed a runaway success by the industry last week as it took place at Silverstone for the first time. Surpassing all expectations, the event welcomed nearly 800 individual wrap professionals to the iconic racing circuit from 26-27 April 2023, and proved to be a true hotbed of innovation and creativity.
Interior Home Furnishings with The Monkey Puzzle Tree
Charlotte Raffo is the founder of a unique Interior brand The Monkey Puzzle Tree. Based in the North of England the company unites local businesses, manufacturers, and independent artists to offer a beautiful collection printed of Interior home furnishings.