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Roy and Pat Coxhead pictured at Diana Thompson's wedding

Roy Coxhead RIP

Long-standing printing industry journalist and former Printweek columnist Roy Coxhead has died, aged 90.

(L-R) Phil and Dinah Ouzman are Zunoma's majority shareholders

Smith & Ouzman rebrands to Zunoma following MBO

Smith & Ouzman has rebranded to Zunoma six months after a management buyout was completed at the company.

Cox: new role is an exciting opportunity

Cox takes up new role at global print platform

Former Vpress managing director Tim Cox has joined a cloud software business that aims to “revolutionise” online print procurement and connected production.

Mason Kane, one of the first apprentices on Paragon CC's Ignite scheme

Paragon CC uses levy transfer option to help SMEs

Paragon Customer Communications is donating a chunk of its Apprenticeship Levy fund to help smaller companies pay for training.

Macfarlane Group has completed two acquisitions so far this year

Macfarlane Group ahead of last year in trading update

Packaging giant Macfarlane Group has reported sales in the first quarter 15% ahead of the same period in 2020.

Level 2 Standard: recognition for "the engine-room of the industry"

BPIF lauds Level 2 apprenticeship approval

A BPIF-led consortium is celebrating after gaining approval for the much-needed Level 2 Print Operative apprenticeship standard.

April showered with price rises and exits

While the reopening of non-essential retail and outdoor hospitality was warmly received as a keystone in the industry’s ongoing recovery, April’s headlines were largely dominated by less welcome news.

Helen Greener (R) with Richard Boon started at Webmart 17 years ago

Webmart appoints finance and sustainability director

Webmart has appointed a longstanding employee as its new finance and sustainability director.

No jab, no job?

Just over a year ago, Covid-19 developed from a localised outbreak in a Chinese province to a global pandemic.

Reputation rescue

Reputations, like trust, are hard to earn and easy to lose. Threats to a reputation come in many forms – rivals making underhand allegations, activity by state-run organs and malevolence in elements...