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Boss appoints Amy Hutchinson as new CEO
Stationery and office supply industry body Boss has appointed Amy Hutchinson as its next chief executive.
A must-read issue in more ways than one
Jo Francis celebrates the talented women making their mark in print, and hopes their numbers will continue to increase.

Q&A: Alice Murray Account manager, Fine Print Services
Alice is 22 years old and began her career in print just over three years ago. She did a Level 3 BPIF diploma in print administration and is now on a Level 5 management programme, and is also chair of...

More power to the women of print
Thanks to Kelly O’Sullivan and her new networking group, I have learned about the great Emily Faithfull and her early, all-female print works. What a woman!

Ramping up social media in pursuit of the perfect post
For a sector that is frequently geared around promoting the services of other businesses, the print trade often struggles with selling itself.

60 seconds with Jamm Print & Production
Jamm started in 1995, when production director Liz Shackleton decided to develop a specialist service for non-profit organisations.

Mental wellbeing is much more than all in the mind
While certain level of stress in our lives is important just to function, it was Reverend WJ Kennedy who, in 1856, as the Inspector of Schools for Lancashire and the Isle of Man, identified that “if...

Women at work – the push for gender diversity in print
Emily Faithfull was the daughter of a vicar in the middle of the 19th century. Inspired by her friend Bessie Parks, she trained as a printer and typesetter during a time of booming industrial growth...

‘It’s about shouting much louder’
As chair of The Strategic Mailing Partnership, the board members of which are responsible for producing just under half of all UK mail delivered last year, Judith Donovan is, understandably, quite the...

Bunker takes new direction with Compass
Former Close Brothers Asset Finance director David Bunker is joining Compass Business Finance and will take an equity stake in the family-owned firm.