Russell will explain how publishers can and are using augmented reality and interactive print to increase revenue and boost reader engagement by integrating digital features including video, social media and e-commerce into their pages. Also presenting to delegates at the annual autumn seminar will be printers, researchers, brand marketers and content marketing experts from companies including Precision Printing, Canon Europe, Marks & Spencer, WWF International and Sticky Content. The morning session will explore the challenge facing print and “smart thinking”, looking at the opportunities for growth and development. The afternoon session will examine the issues of content and sustainability. Two Sides’ Sonya Sanghera said: “Through our speakers we’re looking at how print meets the challenge of the multimedia world. “We’re hoping people will take away from the event knowledge about how print can thrive in a modern landscape and still be very effective, thanks to all these different elements. We will also be looking at how green-thinking is influencing brand marketing.” “Print isn’t dying – it is still at the forefront of the multimedia mix,” she added. The Two Sides and Print Power seminar takes place at Stationers’ Hall in London, on 4 November....

Horner Brothers was placed into administration with Mazars on Monday (19 August) and sold to Paragon on the same day. The stationery printer and marketing firm will continue to operate at its Rotherham facility with all 90 staff transferring under Tupe regulations. In a statement given to PrintWeek, a Paragon Group spokeswoman confirmed the pre-pack deal adding: “The business is now operating as Horner Brothers – a trading division of Paragon Group UK.” Both companies declined requests for an interview, but in a general press statement, Horner Brothers managing director Judith Fox said: “We are delighted to be joining the Paragon Group. “Not only will this mean that we are now a part of a strong and diverse business but also our customers can access a much broader range of services, securing the future of the company in the months and years to come.” Founded in 1982, Horner Brothers Print Group was bought out in an MBO led by Fox in 2006. At the time the company employed around 170 staff and generated a turnover of around £14m. In its latest financials, recording the 12 months to September 2012, the company posted a net loss of £64,899 on a turnover of £7.8m. Paragon Group UK general manager Ann Harrington said the acquisition of Horner Brothers supported the strategy of the business, which was to increase its range of products and services. In 2009 and 2010, Paragon acquired a number of print firms out of administration including Ward Knowles, Bemrose Booth and Wright Printing Services, also based in Rotheram. Paragon Group employs 1,300 people throughout Europe, across 16 manufacturing sites, and has a turnover of around €160m (£137m)....

Horner Brothers was placed into administration with Mazars on Monday (19 August) and sold to Paragon on the same day. The stationery printer and marketing firm will continue to operate at its Rotherham facility with all 90 staff transferring under Tupe regulations. In a statement given to PrintWeek, a Paragon Group spokeswoman confirmed the pre-pack deal adding: “The business is now operating as Horner Brothers – a trading division of Paragon Group UK.” Both companies declined requests for an interview, but in a general press statement, Horner Brothers managing director Judith Fox said: “We are delighted to be joining the Paragon Group. “Not only will this mean that we are now a part of a strong and diverse business but also our customers can access a much broader range of services, securing the future of the company in the months and years to come.” Founded in 1982, Horner Brothers Print Group was bought out in an MBO led by Fox in 2006. At the time the company employed around 170 staff and generated a turnover of around £14m. In its latest financials, recording the 12 months to September 2012, the company posted a net loss of £64,899 on a turnover of £7.8m. Paragon Group UK general manager Ann Harrington said the acquisition of Horner Brothers supported the strategy of the business, which was to increase its range of products and services. In 2009 and 2010, Paragon acquired a number of print firms out of administration including Ward Knowles, Bemrose Booth and Wright Printing Services, also based in Rotheram. Paragon Group employs 1,300 people throughout Europe, across 16 manufacturing sites, and has a turnover of around €160m (£137m)....

Problems with traditional folding, such as knuckling and poor creasing, prompted the launch of Corrugate, according to creasing matrix product maker and supplier C&T Matrix. “Corrugate reduces knuckling by creating a holding form in which to crease,” said managing director Simon Shenton.”The result is a more accurate and better-defined crease, while overall appearance is improved.” Corrugate has a base that was much wider than traditional products, he said, giving stronger adhesion to the plate and reducing movement of the matrix, poor registration and even failure to crease. Shenton explained that Corrugate eliminated unsightly parallel ‘witness’ marks and cushioned the impact of the crease. UK sales manager Jeremy Saunders said: “The launch was customer-led: larger companies in packaging such as Smurfit and DS Smith came to us with various problems asking ‘can you help with this’? “Corrugate is only 15%-20% more expensive than narrow-base creasing matrixes but nobody does a wide product across a range like we do. A major manufacturer has placed a huge stock order, which is a good indication of how well it’s going.” Shenton added: “Corrugate, used in conjunction with the correct rubber solution, will reduce production problems, including cracking of the outer liner or the printed colour, and fishtailing misalignments. “This combination will improve productivity, performance and quality as well as avoid expensive additional makeready or machine downtime.”...

Problems with traditional folding, such as knuckling and poor creasing, prompted the launch of Corrugate, according to creasing matrix product maker and supplier C&T Matrix. “Corrugate reduces knuckling by creating a holding form in which to crease,” said managing director Simon Shenton.”The result is a more accurate and better-defined crease, while overall appearance is improved.” Corrugate has a base that was much wider than traditional products, he said, giving stronger adhesion to the plate and reducing movement of the matrix, poor registration and even failure to crease. Shenton explained that Corrugate eliminated unsightly parallel ‘witness’ marks and cushioned the impact of the crease. UK sales manager Jeremy Saunders said: “The launch was customer-led: larger companies in packaging such as Smurfit and DS Smith came to us with various problems asking ‘can you help with this’? “Corrugate is only 15%-20% more expensive than narrow-base creasing matrixes but nobody does a wide product across a range like we do. A major manufacturer has placed a huge stock order, which is a good indication of how well it’s going.” Shenton added: “Corrugate, used in conjunction with the correct rubber solution, will reduce production problems, including cracking of the outer liner or the printed colour, and fishtailing misalignments. “This combination will improve productivity, performance and quality as well as avoid expensive additional makeready or machine downtime.”...