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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...
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...
Océ's van Iperen confirmed as Canon EMEA president and chief executive
Canon has confirmed the appointment of Océ's Rokus van Iperen as president and chief executive of Canon EMEA, as reported by PrintWeek last month.
Print pioneer John Crosfield passes away
John Crosfield, founder of Crosfield Electronics and pioneer of automatic register control and colour scanning technologies for the print industry, has passed away aged 96.
Proskills chief executive Terry Watts departs
Proskills chief executive Terry Watts has called on the industry to continue to support "the future of the print" by taking on apprentices after announcing his departure from the organisation.