There is still nothing like sitting in a quiet corner with a coffee and a newspaper or magazine. The figures show disconnecting from digital is something many of us like to do. The printed page doesn’t bing or beep at you! Read More

Sustainable practice is always a focus for BPG. We recently underwent a comprehensive Air Demand Analysis with Kaesar Compressorsto match the best system for our needs. Read More

In the August edition of Proprint, there’s a profile of our Newcastle division – NCP. Read More

On Tuesday 7th February, BPG hosted the first of the Family Business Insider Series for 2017. Read More

The perpetual question of print vs environmental sustainability generates a lot of discussion.On the whole, the easy perception is printing is a bit like an environmental Godzilla that cuts swathes through forests with reckless abandon. But this is not the case. As an industry that faces more negative press than most, its done a lot to put sustainable practices in place. In Australia alone, we have paper recovery rates of 87%.With a lot of companies now charging extra for consumers to have the choice of receiving a paper bill, some interesting statistics can be found on the Two Sides website.These statistics open the dialogue in pursuit of a more balanced approach to how we view print sustainability right now. Read More

A lot of studies have been conducted over the last couple of years looking at the differences between how we process information read via a screen, compared to reading off the printed page.There is a common perception that millennials live their lives predominantly through digital platforms. However the thread running through a lot of these studies indicates that when it comes to study or needing to read to gain solid information and understanding, text books or printed articles are the preferred medium.A study from the  Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development suggests that schools need to rethink the value they place on saturating the classroom with technology and look at traditional methods of learning through writing, note-taking and reading from books rather than laptops or tablets. Read More

We tend not to think too much about what happens to our mobile phones or devices when they’ve passed their use by dates. We don’t really, on the whole, think about the energy and the resources that go in to creating them either. The printing industry however has had to become acutely aware of the ‘well from which it draws’ in order to consider its future sustainability and reduce its environmental impact.The following article is a case study looking at the sustainability of sourcing paper in comparison to electronics by Two Sides.  It presents some thought provoking statistics… Read More

It’s hard to imagine what sort of evidence, we as humans living now, will leave for others to find in a few century’s time. The concept of looking at a schoolboy’s marginalia in an amazingly preserved 16th century book is fantastic. The fact it survived such a lengthy journey through time is testament to some amazing craftsmanship (some mean binding!) and probably the reverence that we still collectively place on books as intrinsically important objects of beauty, knowledge and insight.It also shows students haven’t changed either! Read More

Porsche has found an interesting and tactile way to combine print and digital. They’ve used a print advertisement as the gateway to a ‘Star Wars’ like holographic experience. Kit Kat have also used the same method to great effect. This project is a really good example of mixing traditional and technological disciplines to engage consumers with that ‘delight and surprise’ element. Read More

The paperless office is almost impossible. The best proof of this is when digitally born and raised companies start using print to communicate. Check out Facebook’s beautifully designed employee handbook and deck of playing cards. Read More