Author Archives: Lindsay

Joe Birchall

The printing industry is much closer knit than anywhere I’ve worked before and you are actually able to grow strong relationships with those you work with and for that matter anyone in the industry. My main achievement is that I’m trusted to work alone and to achieve a high level of quality. Joe Birchall Pre-Press Read more

Louise Docherty

I enjoy being an apprentice as we all get to work as a close team. It can be a challenging job but also very rewarding. You sometimes have to think outside the box. My main achievement has been getting to learn different parts of the Print Trade including printing, Finishing, Admin as well as despatch. Read more

James McCredie

I enjoy being an apprentice as I’m part of a unique and truly diverse trade. You learn about the various process from book binding to foil blocking. My main achievement as an apprentice is being entrusted to run some big expensive pieces of kit and learn complex machines and processes. James McCredie Print Finishing, Apprentice, Read more

Lunaria

Photography At Lunaria we have always loved photography. We have photographed all sorts of stuff; live performances, studio shots, even aerial views of construction sites. If you have an upcoming photographic project that you think we can help you with please give us a call. Alternatively it may be that the images you need are Read more

IES

Pre-owned Printing Machinery in the UK IES for over a decade have been trading in used industrial printing machinery and supply to both the end user and machinery dealers here in the UK and throughout the world. IES has enjoyed continued growth and through quality of service and reputation now have three hi profile agencies Read more

Scotland’s printing industry re-brands as Print Scotland

Print Scotland, the new name of Scotland’s leading trade association for the printing industry, is set on a new path of recruiting as many as possible of Scotland’s printing businesses into a refreshed, invigorated trade body. Print Scotland aims to give a more powerful voice to the industry and will also offer members a series Read more

Print Scotland: putting its weight behind the creation of more Modern Apprenticeships

Scotland’s printing sector employs 6,000 people, and has been a powerhouse of Scottish industry, with participants ranging from small-scale digital businesses, to whisky label printers, commercial colour printers and on to the country’s newspapers and thriving book printing industries. But experts say the industry will face a succession gap as soon as 2030. Print Scotland, Read more

Tradeforms (Scotland)

Tradeforms (Scotland) Limited is a Glasgow based printing company. Along with his family, Tom Connell has been running the business since he created it in 1990. The total emphasis on great customer care and attention to detail is one that is still understood, implemented and maintained at all levels within the organisation. Tradeforms’ recipe for Read more

Task Force

Taskforce (Finishing & Handling) Ltd was established in April 1990. It has at present 28 employees and is located in the east of Edinburgh. Its aim is and always has been to supply a quality trade print finishing and distribution service. Taskforce has always invested in the latest equipment and encompassed the most recent technology