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CCL Design

CCL Design East Kilbride is part of CCL Industries.  Based in Canada, CCL Industries are the largest pressure sensitive label producer in the world with revenues of over CAN $ 5 Bn and  with 165 operations in over 40 countries.  CCL Design Electronics services the global consumer electronics market and was established as Donprint in Read more

James Taylor, named Apprentice of the Year 2019

James Taylor, 22, who works for Bell & Bain, one of the largest and oldest independent UK books, journal printers and binders in Scotland, has been named Apprentice of the Year at the 2019 Print Scotland Apprentice of the Year awards held in Glasgow earlier this month. James who grew up and still lives in Read more

Arran Rennie, Level 3 Post Press Apprentice of the Year 2019

Arran Rennie, 18, from Baillieston, has won the Level 3 Post Press Apprentice of the Year award at the 2019 Print Scotland Apprentice of the Year awards held in Glasgow earlier this month. Post Press is the award category covering physical printing, either lithographic or flexographic. A former pupil of Bannerman High School, Arran who Read more

Erin McCarthy, Pre Press Apprentice of the Year 2019

Dalry mum, Erin McCarthy, has won the accolade of Level 3 Pre Press Apprentice of the Year at the 2019 Print Scotland Apprentice of the Year awards held in Glasgow earlier this month. Currently on maternity leave from Amer Sports in Irvine, North Ayrshire, where she undertakes logo design related work, Erin is the mother Read more

James McCredie, Level 3 Post Press Apprentice of the Year 2019

James McCredie, 23, from Glasgow, has won the Level 3 Post Press Apprentice of the Year award at the 2019 Print Scotland Apprentice of the Year awards held in Glasgow earlier this month. The award category relates to post pressing work, namely mechanised print finishing. James, who attended Woodfarm High School on Glasgow’s south side Read more

Louise Docherty, Print Administration Apprentice of the year 2019

Louise Docherty, 26, has won the accolade of Print Administration Apprentice of the year, at the 2019 Print Scotland Apprentice of the Year awards held in Glasgow earlier this month. A graduate in cellular biology from Stirling University before finding her niche as a printing trade apprentice. She has worked for three years at Bell Read more

Outstanding Scottish print industry apprentices are honoured at annual awards ceremony

Print Scotland, the trade association and voice of Scotland’s graphic communication industry, has held its fourth annual Scottish Print Apprentice of the Year awards. The occasion is part of its mission to represent the Scottish print community and to highlight the profile of future leaders of the industry. Garry Richmond, Director of Print Scotland, said: Read more

Litho Supplies

Litho Supplies are a market leading distributor of print consumable items, equipment and services to the UK printing industry. We respond to the needs of a changing market and represent the industry’s leading manufacturers. As part of the Agfa group we have 4 distribution centres situated throughout the UK offering our customers a next day Read more

Bell and Bain Ltd: The oldest existing printers in Scotland

A talk by John McGhee. Venue: Moir Dyer Room,  The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN Date: Wednesday 14 November, 6.15-7.15pm  In 1831 a Mr Bell and a Mr Bain went into partnership as printers and typesetters in Bell Street, Glasgow. Little did they know that they had started a firm which is still Read more