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Has higher education shut the door on print apprentices?

Leeds City College's decision to close its in-house print facility is yet another blow for print industry training, especially when set against a decade of decline in the number of skills-based print...

140,000 work in UK print, so let's make ourselves heard

A young career-seeker looking for an industry committed to developing their long-term skills could be forgiven for deciding print isn't for them

Océ's production printing programme manager Alan Sutcliffe retires

Océ's production printing programme manager Alan Sutcliffe has called time on a print career that has spanned more than 30 years after retiring from the industry.

Tenza recruits Bowden to manufacturing manager role

Packaging manufacturer Tenza Technologies has appointed Simon Bowden as manufacturing manager.

Highcon targeting international expansion with sales director appointment

Highcon has appointed ex-Bobst man Nigel Tracey to drive the manufacturer's international sales.

Leeds City College withdraws campus-based print tuition

Leeds City College is to close its in-house print training facility and change its Level 3 NVQ Machine Printing course to an industry-based apprenticeship model with no teaching on campus.

Manufacturers get into the lending game

Before the economic meltdown, it was all too easy for printers to raise finance for investment in new equipment, recalls one print industry stalwart. "You simply filled out some forms, signed on the...

Océ's van Iperen confirmed as Canon EMEA president and chief executive

Canon has confirmed the appointment of Océ's Rokus van Iperen as president and chief executive of Canon EMEA, as reported by PrintWeek last month.

Print pioneer John Crosfield passes away

John Crosfield, founder of Crosfield Electronics and pioneer of automatic register control and colour scanning technologies for the print industry, has passed away aged 96.

Proskills chief executive Terry Watts departs

Proskills chief executive Terry Watts has called on the industry to continue to support "the future of the print" by taking on apprentices after announcing his departure from the organisation.

Ruddocks attains ISO 12647-2 colour management certification through Heidelberg

Ruddocks has become the latest company to attain the ISO 12647-2 colour management certification through press manufacturer Heidelberg.

TNT Post awarded Tesco mailing contract

TNT Post has sealed one of the country's largest mail contracts after being appointed by Tesco to handle a wide range of its customer communications.