Print industry news roundup: John Dickinson, Kodak, Print apprenticeship, BPIF/NAPM, LEP funding, Healeys

Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Dickinson in consultation; Kodak requests chapter 11 extension; print industry apprenticeship launched; BPIF/NAPM unite; Gov't funding for LEPs; Healey's becomes 'carbon-balanced'.

 

John Dickinson full workforce in consultation
Staff at envelope manufacturer John Dickinson are facing potential job losses after they were told on Friday that the plant may close due to declining demand.

Kodak asks for Chapter 11 extension as it ditches desktop printers
Eastman Kodak has asked for more time to file its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganisation plan as it announced the decision to wind down consumer inkjet printer sales from 2013.

Print industry apprenticeship scheme launched
Apprenticeship provider Pearson in Practice has launched a Print and Document Solutions apprenticeship in partnership with a raft of leading industry names.

BPIF and NAPM first union a success
The BPIF and NAPM held its first joint conference yesterday (27 September) to bring together members of the print and paper industries.

Government promises extra funds for cash-strapped LEPs
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) will benefit from £24m in government funding following concerns that lack of money has compromised their independence.

Healeys targets enviro 'gold standard' after becoming carbon balanced
Healeys Print Group has become one of only a dozen Carbon Balanced Publication Printers in the UK after carbon offsetting its entire operation via the World Land Trust.