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Mimaki appoints Hisayuki Kobayashi as new president
Mimaki has appointed Hisayuki Kobayashi as its new president following the retirement of its current head Mikio Noguchi in June.
Print industry news roundup: Affinion International, Novalia, KJB, Elanders, Pilling Printers
Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Affinion International opens new print facility, Print could outlive desktop PCs, says...
Flexible funding will be key to successful skills schemes
The sad fact is that if you're a 16-25 year-old looking to start a career in print with a practical course, your choices are pretty limited.
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...