ISSUE 349July / August 2024 Printing United Expo September 10th to 12th Convention Centre, Las Vegas, US www.printingunited.com The Print Show September 17th to 19th NEC, Birmingham, UK www.theprintshow.co.uk Publishing director Page Tuck Sales director Chris Davies Lead contributor Rob Fletcher Contributors Brian Sims, Colin Sinclair McDermott Contact Editorial: 0117 980 5040 Sales: 0117 960 3255 Production: 0117 980 5041 Accounts: 0117 980 5042 Find us online www.printmonthly.co.uk Socials All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system without the prior consent of the publisher. The views expressed by contributors to Print Monthly magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher or editorial team and Link Publishing Ltd. takes no responsibility for any errors that may have occurred. The publisher also accepts no responsibility for the advertising content, including any error, omission or inaccuracy therein. Calls may be recorded for training purposes. Link Publishing Ltd. retains the right to publish and re-publish any images or information sent to the publication. Link Publishing Ltd, Unit G, Link House, Britton Gardens, Kingswood, Bristol BS15 1TF Editor Carys Evans carys@linkpublishing.co.uk Online editor David Osgar david@linkpublishing.co.uk Production Shaun Edwards shaun@linkpublishing.co.uk Sales Tim Hall tim@linkpublishing.co.uk Sales Luke Stoneham luke@linkpublishing.co.uk Accounts Kathryn Quinn kat@linkpublishing.co.uk Office therapist Skye PrintMonthly printmonthly PrintMonthlyMagazine Printed on Sappi Magno Satin from EBB Paper CBP00015512002182040 July / August 2024 - Issue 349 4 email: news@printmonthly.co.uk PrintMonthly printmonthly PrintMonthlyMagazine Hello and welcome to Print Monthly July / August! With drupa now behind us and our feet just about still intact, we have been taking the time to reflect on the themes and trends of the mega show dubbed ‘the Olympics of print’. One of the key themes I took away during our week-long visit was the number of strategic partnerships and collaborations between key industry players with Canon and Heidelberg, EFI and Packside, HP and Canva, Landa and Gelato, and more all announcing partnerships across the 11-day show. As the industry continues to diversify, these partnerships are enabling manufacturers to offer increasingly broad product portfolios to their customers. The concept of the ‘and’ era of print presented by Kodak was another interesting takeaway which saw the company position offset and inkjet as complementary rather than competitive. This ethos was something we saw reflected across the show within other areas of the industry too. You can read more about my takeaways from my first drupa on P48. In other news, congratulations are in order to our very own office therapist Skye who received special recognition in the inaugural Pets in Print competition run by Innotech Digital. The awards were judged by Eye on Display’s Jack Gocher and Kathryn Ridout along with Colin Sinclair McDermott aka The Online Print Coach, who crowned smiley Juno from Type Creative as the overall winner. Although she didn’t quite make the top spot, Skye was delighted to receive the Long Service Award. Thanks also to Rider Press Printers for Skye's doggy biscuits received in the post! As always, thanks for reading and please do get in touch with any news you have to share! EDITOR S NOTE Carys Evans MEET THE TEAM DATES FOR YOUR DIARY VIDEO COVERAGE Scan the QR code to watch our video recap of this year’s drupa over on our Print7 YouTube channel
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