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Print’s tomorrows need today’s yoof
To avoid any possible confusion, this edition of PrintWeek is 100%, officially the apprentice issue.
Old-school schemes find favour with a new generation
Ink-stained apprentices were a feature of the printing trade for centuries. At least three US presidents – Thomas Jefferson, Warren Harding and Lyndon Johnson – worked as so-called ‘printer’s devils’...
BPIF initiative offers new start for sector apprenticeships
Last week, print’s demographic timebomb – a result of the shortage of training for young joiners and an ageing workforce – ceased ticking.
Interview: ‘Print is having a real renaissance with young people’
It’s safe to say that Pureprint chief executive Mark Handford likes to run his business at full throttle.
ITG wins Intu contract and announces senior appointments
Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) has won a major business process outsourcing (BPO) contract and appointed two joint managing directors for customer service as it looks to continue its rapid growth.
Buckland MD Snoad to step down
Buckland Media Group managing director Kevin Snoad will retire at the end of the month after more than 50 years in the industry.
Nth Degree Imaging makes new appointments to support Roland deal
Nth Degree Imaging has taken on two new senior staff members after being appointed as a UK authorised dealer for Roland DG wide-format printers.
Dunstall made bankrupt over personal guarantee
Failed print and mailing business entrepreneur Kevin Dunstall has been made bankrupt.
Reading-based printer to close after 93 years
Tudor Press, a family-owned high-street print shop on Reading's Oxford Road, will shut its doors for the final time next month when owner and third-generation printer Richard Farrow retires.
Tangent appoints new CFO
Tangent has appointed a new chief financial officer as Kevin Cameron, currently financial director, returns to Newcastle to head up the group's print operation.