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The Printing Charity ramps up welfare grants

The Printing Charity awarded nearly a third more welfare grants in 2017 than the previous year, helping almost 1,300 people needing support and financial help.

Go Inspire names St Ives honcho as Solutions MD

Go Inspire Group has recruited the former head of St Ives’s print operations, Nick Cole, to lead its £45m-turnover Go Inspire Solutions direct marketing division.

Armitage steps down after four turbulent years

Matt Armitage has resigned as St Ives chief executive after completing the PLC’s exit from print during his four-year tenure.

New interim FD appointed at Grafenia

Grafenia has appointed a new interim finance director, following the retirement from full-time work of its current group finance director.

60 seconds with WO Jones

WO Jones was started in 1904 by William Owen Jones, the great-grandfather of current managing director Marcus Jones.

Q&A: Tony Gill Chief executive Mosaic Group

Tony has spent 40 years in the industry, he’s been married to Jane for 32 years and their daughter Charlotte works for Twentysix Digital in Leeds. His hobbies include walking and travelling with his...

Should print businesses call time on zero-hours contracts?

You don’t always know what the year might throw your way. For printers, demand is often seasonal. Periods of plenty can be followed by pockets of drought.

Apprenticeship Levy under fire for failing businesses

More than a year has passed since the Apprenticeship Levy was launched last April and many feel that it is not working as intended.

Four new board members for SMP

The Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) has increased the size of its board by welcoming four new members to broaden its focus.

Fujifilm invests in workflow resource

Fujifilm has beefed up its workflow team with the addition of two new recruits from rival Kodak.