Industry bodies

Fespa survey shows turnaround time is driving digital adoption

Demand for faster turnaround, just-in-time delivery and shorter runs are continuing to spur the adoption of digital printing in the wide-format market, according to the latest Fespa Worldwide Survey.

Negotiations for national 2010/11 pay increases canned

The future of Partnership at Work (PAW), the bedrock national agreement on working conditions in the print industry, is hanging in the balance following the BPIF's withdrawal from annual pay...

CBI chief to speak at Stationers' event

Helen Alexander, president of the CBI, has been unveiled as the keynote speaker at this year's Stationers' and Newspaper Makers' Company annual lecture.

PrintIT! expands into Scotland

PrintIT! has expanded its reach into Scotland after pairing with the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and Graphic Enterprise Scotland (GES).

Unite calls for 'new blood' as Apprenticeship Week looms

Unite assistant general secretary Tony Burke has called for "new blood" within the print industry as the union threw its weight behind next month's National Apprenticeship Week 2010.

Stationers debate finds print does have a future

More than 100 delegates took part in a debate on the future of print and paper this week agreeing that, while the industry does need structural change, it does have a bright future in partnership, not...

Stationers' to host debate on the future of print

Following the release of its report into the future of paper and print, The Stationers' and Newspaper Makers' Company is to host a debate on the challenges facing the print and paper industries...

FSB calls for regulation moratorium to create jobs

Less regulation for UK businesses could create an additional 258,000 jobs, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has claimed.

ViP event aims to save 'average' printer 460k

Vision in Print (ViP) is to hold two more 'Cash and Cost Reduction' seminars next month, following the success of the first events earlier this year.

Manufacturing Skills Alliance to give sector 'greater voice'

Proskills chief executive Terry Watts has said manufacturing will be given a "greater voice" following the formation of the Manufacturing Skills Alliance (MSA).