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Pay heed to employees’ rights and aspirations

Whatever the Bible may say about the love of money being a “root of all kinds of evil”, as Paul wrote in his first letter to Timothy, there aren’t many of us who wouldn’t be happier with a little bit...

‘Trying new things is very important’

As a former bank manager and managing director of PrintWeek’s reigning SME of the Year, CS Labels, there can’t be many small business owners better placed to offer advice on running a successful...

The career changers who took a liking to the print sector

Print’s dead right? That’s what some people insist on saying. Print volumes have shrunk significantly over the last decade or so and the market has undergone an unprecedented period of consolidation....

Q&A: Dean Williams Managing director, Simpson Group

Dean is celebrating 30 years in print this year. He and his wife Sharon have two sons, Ben (20) and Luke (18) “who we are immensely proud of however want nothing to do with print, yet”.

Open your doors to find workers with the best fit

Aberystwyth’s location on the west Wales coast just beneath the Snowdonia National Park is a pretty remote spot, which can make finding staff with the right skill set a challenge.

Steve Cheek leaves Hobs

Hobs Group has parted company with former Callprint managing director Steve Cheek.

Print My Way established in memory of Martyn Young

The former operations director of First2Print has returned to the print sector following her husband’s passing in 2017 with the launch of her new print management company Print My Way.

Bluetree gains living wage accreditation

Bluetree Group has attained official accreditation as a real living wage employer from the Living Wage Foundation, now paying all employees at least £9 per hour.

Q&A: Matt Carry Sales director, Acorn Web Offset

Matt is 41 years old and has been working in print for 24 years since starting as an apprentice planner/platemaker at book printers WS Maney & Son.

60 seconds with Deanprint

Deanprint can trace its history back to the 1870s when Dean & Dawson was a world renowned travel agency (even getting a mention in the film The Great Escape).