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Skills schemes to attract bright young things
Whenever I thought of the print industry I pictured big warehouses printing stacks of newspapers: I guess I just thought of print as being quite old-fashioned,” recalls one of them.
A forte for IT can help orchestrate greater harmony
There is no doubt that the top dog in enterprises when it comes to all things IT and technology is the chief information officer (CIO).
Q&A: Linzi Blackwell Senior graphic designer, Primeprint Newark
Linzi has been working as a graphic designer for Primeprint Newark for six years after graduating with a BA (Hons) in Printed Textiles from University College Falmouth.
Overmatter: Stop right there
Ah, stop-motion animation, a technique that brings back fond memories of Morph, Trumpton et al, as well as more recent exponents such as Wallace & Gromit.
60 seconds with Belmont Packaging
Belmont Packaging was founded in 1978. The firm set up an e-commerce division, Boxed-Up, five years ago, supplying a range of boxes to smaller merchants.
‘It’s all about return on investment’
Earlier this month, The Printing Charity, in partnership with Ricoh, took the opportunity presented by its annual luncheon to organise a roundtable discussion on how the industry can prepare for...
DS Smith opens first UK PackRight Centres
Packaging giant DS Smith has opened its first two UK PackRight Centres, enabling customers to work with packaging experts to design and build new or improved packaging prototypes.
Personnel changes at RRD
RR Donnelley has parted company with two senior executives alongside an unspecified number of redundancies at the group.
Q&A: Jamie Court, managing director, Clinical Print Finishers
Jamie has worked in print finishing for 23 years. He’s married to Kathy and they have two children, Charlie aged six and Abi aged four.
60 seconds with H&H Reeds Printers
The company originally started in 1878 as Reeds, a small family firm of printers and stationers based in Penrith in Cumbria. It remained in the same hands until 2006 when the now managing director...