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Quarantine exemptions provide some relief
Specialist technicians such as service engineers, and postal workers involved in the transport of mail, will be exempt from the government’s new quarantine measures – much to the industry’s relief.
Maximising the opportunities of the new normal
Although an awful and unexpected national crisis, the advent of Covid-19 could have some profound and long lasting positive benefits to UK businesses and herald a new era of competiveness.
Sunak lays out JRS changes
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has laid out the details about how employers will be required to pick up part of the cost of the coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in the coming months, along with new...
Flexo pioneer Dr Reinhard Ulbrich dies at 89
Dr Reinhard Ulbrich, who was instrumental in the success of DuPont’s Cyrel flexo plates in the European market, has died at the age of 89.
New MD for Kolbus UK
Greg Bird will step up to the role of Kolbus UK managing director next month, the fruition of a succession plan that started last year when he rejoined the business.
Kern appoints new UK head of sales
Mailing and packaging equipment specialist Kern has welcomed David Cox as its UK head of sales, a newly-created position intended to capitalise on recent product additions.
Opinion: Lockdown is no barrier to recruitment
It is clear that Covid-19 has impacted every area of business and recruitment is no different.
Q&A: Vince Brearey Managing director operations, Offset Print & Packaging
Vince has spent 30 years in print after starting out as an assistant in a local trade printer before moving into cartons. He completed his apprenticeship 28 years ago. He’s married with a 14-year-old...
Coronavirus survival guide part two: Employment matters
As Covid-19 continues to force the world into isolation, Printweek examines three key issues for management and finds advice on how to mitigate the impact of coronavirus. Part two is on employment...
Modern man, modern fatherhood
A rose-tinted look back at early post war history, often through the medium of film and TV, shows that the demarcation of familial roles and responsibilities was generally quite distinct. Mother...