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Mason Kane, one of the first apprentices on Paragon CC's Ignite scheme

Paragon CC uses levy transfer option to help SMEs

Paragon Customer Communications is donating a chunk of its Apprenticeship Levy fund to help smaller companies pay for training.

Level 2 Standard: recognition for "the engine-room of the industry"

BPIF lauds Level 2 apprenticeship approval

A BPIF-led consortium is celebrating after gaining approval for the much-needed Level 2 Print Operative apprenticeship standard.

Digital’s corrugated coming of age

Converters and printers are getting imaginative with the latest digital tech.

Star product: Solimar ReadyPDF Prepress Server

A high-speed, high-volume PDF optimisation and preflight tool.

Star product: Hohner HSB 13.000 saddle-stitcher

This high-speed saddle-stitcher was revamped in 2020 and now boasts some smart features for remote diagnostics alongside a huge variety of options, making it a very versatile performer.

Cottee: “The main reason we looked at the Duplo was because of the ease-of-use operating the software. It’s been a revelation”

Me & My: Duplo PFi Blade

BCA Group in Enfield is a long-established family printing business that’s managed to adapt to changing times and fortunes for more than four decades. First set up in 1980 by Brian Cottee, it’s...

Oliver: “Would happily buy again”

Me & my: Tekcel EXR

Upgrading its router has not only made H&H Reeds faster and more flexible, it has made the company a nicer place to work too.

High-margin macarons

Overmatter: sweet success

Anyone who has, like Overmatter, found themselves with their nose pressed up against the elegant windows of the Ladurée shop in London’s Burlington Arcade, will know that macaron making is a beautiful...

Davies: "Dream bigger"

Q&A: Heather Davies, finance director, Fuller Davies

Heather retired in mid-April, having worked at Ipswich-based Fuller Davies since the firm’s inception some “35-plus years ago”. Her retirement plans include “spending special time with my three...

Rising star: Ronan McKechnie, lithographic apprentice, CPI William Clowes

Ronan is 20 years old and has been working in the industry since the summer of 2017. Earlier this year he was awarded Learner of the Year by specialist training provider Learn2Print, which provides...