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Q&A: Nigel Thorpe Sales executive, Colourprint Norwich
Nigel started in the industry aged just 16 and is still in it 41 years later. And he has plans to be around for a bit longer still. He used to be something of a football player and is now a season...

Business inspection: United we stand
Finding ‘the one’ can be tough. Digital tools like Tinder make casual hook-ups easy, however if you want a more deep and meaningful relationship, it’s often someone in your circle of friends that...

Friedheim bolsters sales team with new packaging lead
Friedheim International has boosted its packaging presence with a new hire to head up its packaging division.

Updated: Printers to feel impact of overtime holiday pay ruling
Print companies could be affected after workers won a case earlier today (4 November) at the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), which means that some UK employers could now need to factor overtime pay...

Heidelberg hires new digital specialist to support press launches
Heidelberg UK has hired digital sales specialist Darren Godfrey to help with the impending launch of new high-volume digital cutsheet production printers, the Linoprint CV and Linoprint CP.

Label Apeel appoints new managing director
Label Apeel has promoted Amy Chambers to managing director, with owner Stuart Kellock taking a more strategic role.

Callprint strengthens Jupiter Commercial Team with new hires
Reprographics and large-format print specialist Callprint has recruited a new retail and commercial team from event branding specialists Icon, who will join its Jupiter Visual Communications team and...

Killer app: Park and PaperShapers aid ‘origamic’ artwork
Who would have thought that paper and print would find their place amongst kinetic, electronic and new media art? Artist Elod Beregszaszi for one. He created a limited-edition installation/pop-up...

Overmatter: You’re fired!
Overmatter loves The Apprentice, and is especially delighted when a task for the various hapless/egotistical contestants involves print in some form – the measurement mix-up involving a printed flag...

Q&A: Nick Hand, director, The Letterpress Collective
Nick trained as a typographer and says he has loved type, ink and paper ever since. He recently completed an epic cycle ride from Bristol to Mainz in Germany on ‘the printing bike’, carrying an Adana...