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Wake up to the benefits an apprenticeship can deliver
The decision to take on an apprentice may be a difficult one for many companies, especially SMEs. Some employers think it will be too expensive, too bureaucratic or just irrelevant.

The vexed case of anti-dumping duty
PrintWeek India hosted a discussion between the representative of the All India Federation of Master Printers and TechNova to understand the relative merits of a fair market competition in the digital...

"Print will remain strong," says Trevor Crawford, event director for Ipex South Asia 2011
Keeping in sync with its format that will see live working machinery demonstrations take place in the Indian sub-continent, Ipex South Asia is all set to open doors from September 16-19, 2011 at BEC...

DP Print owner appoints new MD
The parent company of direct mail printer DP Print, Claxson Group, has appointed Roy Pluck to the role of group managing director.

Wyndeham Group enters consultation with Impact staff
Wyndeham Group has entered into consultation with 58 employees at its Basingstoke-based Impact plant, ahead of a proposed closure.

Pindar's Williams retires
Long-serving Pindar technical director Dave Williams retired yesterday (31 August).

Schreier to be president of Drupa 2012 team
Bernhard Schreier, chairman of the management board of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG took over as the president and chairman of the exhibitor's advisory board of Drupa following the resignation of...

Johnston Press targets digitial tie-ups and cuts staff as profits halve
Newspaper publisher Johnston Press has made a move into the online vouchers market as pre-tax profits slumped nearly 50% to 13.8m during the six months to July.

PrintWeek India Breakfast Briefing focuses on big themes
Attendees at PrintWeek India's Breakfast Briefing, sponsored by Canon India gave an insight into the award winning print samples as well as a detailed presentation on the pre-owned segment in the...

Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has resigned his position as chief executive of the technology giant and taken up the position of chairman of the board.