Amicus GPMS print sector learning-fund project manager Jim Telford has signed up to workplace learning. He has become a "skills for life advocate" with the TUC's learning initiative unionlearn. The role raises the profile of learning at work.

Maurice Payne Colourprint has spent just under 1m on a B2 five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 74 LX UV. It prints 15,000 sheets an hour and can output coated and varnished catalogues, magazines and brochures, said Maurice Payne, managing director of the Theale, Reading-based firm.

BemroseBooth has produced an award-winning gift voucher. Eve magazine readers said the John Lewis coupon was its most coveted. At the recent Voucher Association conference, John Lewis Corporate business manager Andrew Sellers said: "Innovation in a marketplace with more than 200 providers is absolutely key. We wanted a unique offering from BemroseBooth."

The government launched Age Positive Week, aiming to highlight the value of staff of all ages. Forum of Private Business and its employment law partner, legal firm Mace & Jones, warned print and media firms of the "most dramatic" changes in age-discrimination laws in 30 years. Proposals can be found in Labour's Coming of Age consultation paper. Visit: www.agepositive.gov.uk

Taylor Bloxham has sponsored and printed 20,000 brochures for a children's arts festival. Copies of the brochure will be distributed in Leicester later this month. The firm also used recycled paper for flyers and posters. Spark Festival director Ellen Bianchini welcomed the eco-friendliness of print materials. Taylor Bloxham marketing assistant Julie Gregory said: "The project was good for the environment without losing visual impact."

Hydro-Dynamic Products, the Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex-based consumables distributor is handling two new products from Technova. DeepKleen roller shampoo keeps rollers as good "as new", said the firm. CalKleen detergents blitz calcium salts from the roller train. Contact: 01273 464881