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  • Gold star to GF Smith

    Whoever it was at GF Smith who came up with the idea for the Beauty in the Making event, held this week , deserves a gold star. Several gold stars in fact. I was there yesterday and it was marvellous. I loved the use of pallets of Colorplan as wayfinders around the event. Well done to whoever did the...
    Posted to Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail (Weblog) by Jo Francis on 04-27-2012

  • Save paper, not trees

    Regular readers will know that nothing has me reaching for the beta-blockers faster than the misinformation propounded by the dreaded 'save trees do you really need to print this' email sign-off. Worse is if I see it attached to anything sent out by a print-related business, at which point I...
    Posted to Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail (Weblog) by Jo Francis on 08-24-2010

  • Useful ammo from CEPI

    Today I make no apology for returning to the topic of printing businesses doing their bit to promote the sustainable nature of print and paper , on the basis we can never do too much in this regard. This morning's post included a very useful missive from CEPI (the Confederation of European Paper...
    Posted to Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail (Weblog) by Jo Francis on 03-31-2010

  • Gain multiple accreditations at the same time

    "Have all your green strategies in place to help gain multiple accreditations at the same time - especially now as green paper stocks are coming down in price," says Michael Quibell, director of Quentin Press, part of the Gemini Group. "From a printer's point of view it doesn't...
    Posted to Environmental Tips (Weblog) by Print Week on 11-18-2009

  • WWF worry

    "WWF calls on publishers to use FSC or recycled stock". Hmm, am I the only person to be a tad concerned about this? The implication seems to be that FSC or recycled = good, everything else = bad. I'm not sure that such a narrow view is terribly helpful in the face of so many misconceptions...
    Posted to Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail (Weblog) by Jo Francis on 10-21-2009

  • Baling out the environment

    Put in place an environmental management system that can reduce waste going to landfill by 79% in nine months, says Priority Mailing and Digital Print managing director Terry Turner. "It is easy to be unaware of the savings to be made by recycling waste paper, cardboard and polythene. We have reduced...
    Posted to Environmental Tips (Weblog) by Print Week on 09-23-2009

  • The worm has turned... green

    Think laterally and ask your staff for ideas and if you can engage a consultancy, says Rob Kelly, St Ives Group marketing director. "Ideas from staff are actively sought and we employ a specialist consultancy to help improve our environmental performance. Clays, the book printing division of St...
    Posted to Environmental Tips (Weblog) by Print Week on 09-09-2009

  • Japanese science points the way to future wood use

    Japan is a country renowned for its high-tech expertise. Frankly, any nation that can produce a toilet that raises and lowers the seat automatically counts as genius level in my book. On a recent trip to the country I visited Tokyo's National Museum of Emerging Science & Innovation , in the hope...
    Posted to Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail (Weblog) by Jo Francis on 05-20-2009

  • Spicers Paper tribute

    In the 1800s, paper merchant chiefs were regarded with the utmost respect by staff and customers alike. This picture was presented to Spicers Paper managing director James Spicer (1807–1888) after he returned from aboard, having survived a life-threatening illness. The plaque, dated 1877 and signed by...
    Posted to They don't make them like they used to (Weblog) by Print Week on 03-12-2009

  • Papyrus paper

    The first use of papyrus paper is believed to have been in 4000BC by the ancient Egyptians. The raw material comes from the plant Cyperus papyrus, which grows in the fresh water along the banks of the Nile. Its long roots and stems meant it was strong enough to use in the building of ships, but its most...
    Posted to They don't make them like they used to (Weblog) by Print Week on 11-25-2008
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