Print Buying Direct

Printing – Paper and board – 1st October 2009

The paper market supplying to the printing industry has seen many changes over recent years not least a massive consolidation of paper manufacturers. The face of papermaking has changed beyond all recognition in the last ten years, with the loss of score of mills across the world.

Within merchanting too, the fragmented industry if past years no longer exists, with more and more independents coming under a global corporate umbrella, with the big getting bigger and small is ceasing to exist.

Those smaller merchants and mills that do manage to hang on usually opt for working in specialised fields or providing niche products. So, how does this all impact on the paper buyer, and what does it hold in store for the next year?

Paper will be with us for many years to come in one form or another- and the forecasts of paperless office, or the extinction of paper because of electronic media, is still many eras off. But, there will be challenges throughout 2009/10, and the environment will play an increasingly important part in paper choices.

New Year Promos – promote your business with our forthcoming offers on Wall Calendars, Desk Calendars, Xmas Cards, Promotional Wall Calendars and CD Calendars.

For more information on printing and graphic design please see some of our recent blog articles;

• Print Finishing
• Digital Presses
• Digital Printing
• Offset Printing
• Print Production Management
• How to create a marketing plan incorporating promotional newsletters
• All you need to know about Digital Printing
• The Future of Printing
• Print Finishing
• Variable Data Printing
• ISO 12647 and Colour Management in Printing
• Pre-press – In Flight, Pre-Flight and Post-Flight
• Print, Paper and Recycling
• Design of the times – (Article reproduced from Printing World February 2009)
• Pre-press – 20 years of change
• Transactional and Direct Mail
• 7 Guidelines For Good Newsletter Printing
• Graphic Design
• Printing – Where in the world are we?
• Improving Your Response Rates to Leaflets, Flyers and Brochures
• HINTS & TIPS…The sales letter
• The History of Printing
• 10 Tips for Creatives in a Digital World
• Eight Easy Ways to Improve Digital Print Sales to Creative and Design Agencies
• Transactional and Variable data printing
• PUR or EVA? That is the question
• What you need to know about…… Perfect Binding
• What’s the point of Recycling Paper and Board?

Print Buying Direct is a Trading Name of The Printing House Ltd. One of the UK’s leading quality printing companies for short run, long run and large format colour printing. Based in Crewe, Cheshire and delivering to customers across the UK and Ireland.

Tags: CD calendars, Desk calendars, environment, graphic design, printing, Promotional Wall Calendars, Wall calendars, Xmas Cards

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