COMMERCIAL PRINTING OUTLOOK — PRINTING WORK TO RUN SHORT

In 2005, the industry researcher published an in-depth report on offshore print production (“A Critical Look at Offshore Printing”) and he has continued to follow developments in that arena. Webb says the wave of competition from the Asia/India region now seems to have subsided a bit. However, the trends that favor outsourcing remain unchanged, he adds, so that threat is still going to be lurking on the business horizon.