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Where do we learn more?

FEATURE: All this digital technology can be baffling. Experience in running printing machines is one thing, but finding out more about what makes the whole process tick from start to finish is something which might seem harder to achieve or, indeed, to quantify.

Industry reports: showstopper or doorstopper?

FEATURE: There is a massive business in most industries in producing long, fat and expensive reports. But are they really any use in business planning, particularly for sign and display producers?

The suitability of siting

FEATURE: At Birmingham Airport, waiting to greet you as you stagger off your flight, is a rather unpleasant example of an interactive screen.

Training is an ever-present evil for printers

FEATURE: Ideally education and training should be a lifelong process, but in one's work it can sometimes be hard to prioritise.

The drupa effect

FEATURE: Why do people really visit drupa? How many are trotting out to Düsseldorf having established that their pockets are deep and their financial advisers friendly?

FEATURES

With a little help from my friends: collaboration

Helping one's neighbour is something we are all taught is a good thing, particularly when we are little.

HP Print Excellence Awards: an opportunity to excel

I like the idea of industry awards that demonstrate the skills of the users of digital printing equipment.

Welcome to the Hall of Fame

Recognition is a skittish creature and it's the sort of thing that printers and display makers can get through various means.

Making ISO 12647-2 print certification work

Digital printers are getting certified for compliance to the ISO 12647 standard.

Preparation is all: HP's pre-drupa webinar

We are caught up in a frenzy of pre-drupa news, and it can start to feel more than a little overwhelming.

Feature

Why is corporate social responsibility high on the agenda? It's about conscience and accountability

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Why is corporate social responsibility high on the agenda? It's about securing business, and the future

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Why should I bother going to drupa? It's essential for all printers

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Why should I bother going to drupa? It's a mammoth trade opportunity

NEWS

New HP Designjets to make first Middle East appearance at Sign and Graphic Imaging

New HP Designjet printers make Turkish debut at Sign Istanbul

HP names Martinez EMEA vice-president and general manager for Graphics Solutions

HP to honour the best in print quality and environmental responsibility with Print Excellence Awards

HP announced as headline partner for EcoPrint

HP's Latex Truck moves up a gear with extended tour

Ireland's first Scitex FB7500 installed at McGowans Print

John E Wright opens HP's first UK PrintStation in Nottingham

PRODUCT PROFILES

HP Scitex training courses

HP Scitex Training offers a variety of training options that are delivered at HP's state-of-the-art training facilities or at your site.

OPINION

Getting certified: John E Wright and the HP Eco Solutions Certification

Mark Dawson, technical business manager at John E Wright and Co, talks about why his business signed up for HP Eco Solutions Certification.

A new page from Honey Printler's diary: Sign Istanbul and Christmas shopping

Dear Diary, Wow, what a whirlwind weekend! Istanbul wasn't anything like as toasty as I had hoped but it still beats those naff Christmas markets.

A new page from Honey Printler's diary: HP Print Excellence Awards

Dear Diary, Some numpty on a bender drove his 4x4 into our showroom instead of turning into the high street! The place is a total mess, glass everywhere and oil and radiator fluid all over the floor.