Even though the printing industry is facing several challenges nowadays due to the current paper shortage situation, it is crucial to highlight some positive trends relating to consumer behaviour. Firstly, direct mail is enjoying a resurgence. A recent study shows that almost half of Generation Z trust mail ads and 42% have searched for a brand online after receiving a …
International Print Day
Happy International Print Day 20th October 2021
Print Industry Pension Fund
PRINT INDUSTRY PENSION FUNDSA bona fide investment advisory firm has recently advertised that some funds remain in print industry pension funds and may be paid out to qualifying persons (and to appropriate relatives of deceased members). Their newspaper notice referred to the 1970s and 1980s, but we should not rule out employment before or after that.The investment company is: Acumen …
Best foot forward for 2021
Irish Printing Federation President Diarmuid Dawson talks to Denise Maguire of the Irish Printer about the ongoing issues affecting the print industry and the new challenges brought about by Covid-19. At the start of 2020 I had a chat with Diarmuid Dawson, Irish Printing Federation (IPF) President and MD at Innovative Print Solutions Ltd and Dermot Downer, Vice President of …
Employment Information on Covid-19
I hope this finds you safe and well in these difficult times of Covid 19. Please see a Summary Guide for Employers and Employees which we feel may be of interest to you. This brochure has been developed with our training body. During these difficult times, we are continuing to run fully and heavily subsidized training, details on dppskillnet.ie. I hope you find this guide useful.
Online Training
Design Print and Packaging Skillnet are fully supportive of the National efforts to address and limit the spread of COVID-19 and to safeguard the protection of public health in Ireland so it is with this in mind that Design Print and Packaging Skillnet are bringing our members online training at a heavily discounted rate. This could be an ideal solution for you …
IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE PRINTING INDUSTRY – INTERGRAF NEWS
The spread of COVID-19 is of critical global concern, impacting almost every aspect of life. Like all sectors, the crisis is also having a profound impact on printers. Intergraf calls on European and national governments to support the printing industry. INTERGRAF NEWS Young Talent Award winners celebrated Intergraf General Assembly and Print Matters for the Future events cancelled EU NEWS …
Irish Printer
In an industry coming under pressure from price increases, skills shortages and increasingly rising postal charges, it’s crucial to get the message out there that not only is print not wasteful, it’s also a practical and sustainable communications medium. Diarmuid Dawson, Irish Printing Federation (IPF) President and MD at Innovative Print Solutions Ltd and Dermot Downer, Vice President of the …
2020 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
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