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Rising star: Ben Ellis, finance and operations analyst, Mail Handling International (MHI)

Ben is 23 and found his way into the industry, and his role at MHI, via a recruitment agency in the autumn of 2019.

Building orders out of chaos

When Covid hit, Prosign Print & Display saw its order book empty overnight, but used the opportunity to build back better.

Busted: 10 myths in employment law

There is a lot of scope for confusion on the rights and obligations of employers, so Printweek asked two employment lawyers to list the five top misconceptions.

All dressed up with somewhere to go

There’s a lot of tax law regarding work uniforms – not least of all, what exactly constitutes a uniform. If your staff wear one, you need to know where you stand.

Reward and prosper

Incentive programmes are common practice for improving performance, but how successful they are will depend on how much thought goes into their setup.

Killer app: Signs ‘R’ Us knocks out punchy graphics for big fights

One of the countless challenges that sporting events organisers have faced since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic is how to make huge venues usually packed with tens of thousands of fans look...

The great leaps forward

The technology of communication has been a vital element of humankind’s development, and for (perhaps) thousands of years, that has meant print kit.

Britain’s printing greats

Brits may not have been first off the mark in print, in comparison with some of our neighbours, but their contribution to the craft has nevertheless been great

Transformative times

While the word ‘pandemic’ has dominated our lives in 2020, another p-word ‘pivot’ has also come to the fore as print businesses switched up their offering

Print’s biggest stories of 2020

At the time of writing, during the course of 2020 Printweek.com generated 3,443,024 page impressions and counting, with the vast majority of the 1,255 articles we wrote over the period celebrating the...

Powering out of 2020

Ordinarily, the final issue of the year is dominated by the Printweek Power 100. However, as we all know far too well, 2020 has proven to be anything but an ordinary 12 months, so we thought in light...

Stepping up when things go south

At the start of 2020, B2B promotional products firm EverythingBranded.com was embarking on the year fresh from a restructure, with renewed focus and vigour.

Indecent proposal

Considering the impact of coronavirus, it seems that issues relating to sexual harassment in the workplace belong to a different time. But just because coronavirus is more pressing doesn’t mean that...

You’re hired!

Lord Sugar and Donald Trump may have popularised the term ‘apprentice’ and ‘you’re fired’, but there’s much more to the concept. Implemented well, with of course, willing candidates, apprenticeships...

There is no Plan B

While some decry the concept of climate change, the reality – no matter what is happening – is that there is but one Earth and we have a duty to protect it as best as we can. There is, very simply, no...