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Bettine Pellant has been appointed chief executive of Picon, the UK industry association for manufacturers and suppliers to the printing, papermaking and paper converting sectors. She succeeds Tim Webb, who has stepped down after eight years in Picon’s most senior executive role. Bettine is no newcomer to Picon and its membership, having joined in 2007 as events [...]
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Five East Devon based Archant titles have been praised for driving a £250,000 appeal to finish the building of a day hospice which will serve the patches covered by all the newspapers. Group editor Phil Griffin joined support groups, fundraisers and nurses at the Hospiscare charity’s site in Honiton to celebrate reaching the massive target. It is hoped builders will hand over the [...]
Picon has announced the death on New Year’s Day of Peter Morris, a former Chairman of the organisation and a long-time member of the Picon Council. From 1962 until his retirement last September, Peter spent his whole working life in the printing industry, starting as a teenager in the finishing department of a Birmingham printer. He [...]
The press industry has united to condemn the attack against French satirical publicationCharlie Hebdo yesterday (Wednesday) as a barbaric attempt to suppress freedom of speech and democratic values. Lynne Anderson, News Media Association deputy chief executive, said: “The News Media Association condemns these attacks in the strongest possible terms. Free speech is a fundamental right and those who [...]
News UK chief executive Mike Darceyhas outlined why he believes newspapers will play a dominant role in shaping the outcome of this year's general election In a piece for Press Gazette, Mr Darcey said a free press was a critical part of the election process adding that without it “the choices would be less stark, fault-lines blurred, [...]
Flint Group, the global packaging and print media consumables supplier, has announced details of its new advisory board which will oversee and support the work of its executive management team following its recent change of ownership. Pierre-Marie De Leener, currently chairman of the Braas Monier Building Group and a director of Trinseo has joined Flint Group [...]
Spalding and South Holland Voice, printed by Mortons Print has been named New/Small Business of the Year 2014 . Spalding and South Holland Voice has scooped the title of New Business of the Year 2014. They picked up the award, sponsored by Chattertons Solicitors at the dazzling South Holland Business Awards black tie event, attended by [...]
Growth across the board for The Times and The Sunday Times Times Newspapers Ltd posts operating profit of £1.7m for year ended 30 June 2014, its first since 2001 Total membership across both titles over 390,000 – up 10% year-on-year The Times posts total paid sales growth for 11th consecutive month The award-winning journalism of The Times and The [...]
A group of MPs have backed a call by the National Union of Journalists for an inquiry into the future of local newspapers. They have signed an early day motion put down by Gareth Thomas, Labour member for Harrow West, in which he laments the closure of his constituency’s weekly, the Harrow Observer. The paper is one [...]
