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Kassas retires after 'fantastic' career in print
Tharstern executive director Abdul Kassas is retiring after nearly 30 years in the industry.
Evonprint expands apprentice scheme
Family-run business Evonprint has expanded its apprentice scheme with the recruitment of 16-year-old Stephen Parsons, who started a digital printing apprenticeship last month. He joins the most...
Simpson secures silver IIP rating, invests in new kit
Simpson Group has become one of a select few companies across sectors to win the coveted Silver Investors in People (IIP) accreditation and also revealed a £230,000 spend on new kit.
Stronger teams build stronger businesses
Lindsey Halewood was scared of heights until she went on a staff engagement exercise for Prinovis, where she works in the press room.
Ensure you keep your staff out of the danger zone
On the whole, print has a reasonably good safety record. According to the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) annual statistics, the printing sector has a lower accident rate than associated...
60 seconds with Lollipop Print
Lollipop’s roots can be traced back almost 25 years under the name of Document Options, which was started in a boarding house in Brighton. As the business evolved, new premises were acquired and the...
Overmatter: star turn
What better way to celebrate the installation of the UK’s first Fujifilm Jet Press 720S B2 sheetfed inkjet press than by having a legendary rugby player pop in to cut the ribbon?
Q&A: Ben Manning, production director, Rapidity
Ben is slightly older than London-based Rapidity, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this month. Unsurprisingly given his family connections to the industry, he has also been “working in the print”...
Sitting comfortably II: more views from the red sofa
There was never any doubt that digital was always going to be a hot topic at Drupa. In terms of product launches, star turns, largely from the show’s birthday boy, and the sheer scale of the digital...
Encore appoints new business development manager
Encore Packaging Solutions has appointed Martin Burrows as its new business development manager, as the sister company of Encore Envelopes looks to continue its expansion.