Business

Kodak UK's marketing manager Pat Holloway intends to assist the Printing Charity and mentor at his local primary school when he takes early retirement at the end of September.

Proposals announced today by business minister Vince Cable, including a cut in the amount that employees can claim for unfair dismissal payouts, have been heavily criticised.

Arjowiggins Graphic is to shut down its Dalum mill in Odense, Denmark, by the end of 2012.

The remaining four Alderson Print Group companies have been placed into administration, bringing to an end weeks of speculation over the future of the company.

The BPIF has secured a 1.1m funding package from the Government to offer 200 fully-funded places on a degree-like qualification developed specifically for the print industry.

Sue Lawson joins Banner Management Communications (BMC) following BMC winning a three-year Carphone Warehouse contract from rival print managment firm HH Global in May this year.

Norwich-based Really Useful Print Company has acquired Quick Print Norwich for an undisclosed sum.

The Holt review into access to and delivery of apprenticeships in the UK aims to identify the issues that are discouraging businesses - particularly SMEs - from recruiting new blood in this way.

Employment forecasts for Q4 of 2012 reflect the most positive outlook among employers since 2008, according to new figures.

Fashion photography icon John Rankin Waddell's latest book, Rankin Portraits, features images of high profile celebrities including Daniel Craig and Cindy Crawford taken by the photographer.