Mal worked in the print industry all his life, starting as an apprentice compositor, setting type for printing. He worked throughout the industry’s evolution, learning about, and working with, litho print, and then moving on to selling printing equipment. “I had a...
“Mental health and wellbeing is paramount to our success as a business” – Natalie Lawton, HR Advisor, Shotton Mill Paper manufacturer, Shotton Mill, takes employee wellbeing seriously, and they have gone the extra mile to support their staff. We spoke to HR Advisor,...
10th June marks the start of 2024’s Loneliness Awareness Week. Hosted by leading loneliness charity the Marmalade Trust, the campaign is all about starting conversations about loneliness to destigmatise it, and creating supportive communities to help combat it....
Zoe found out about the Printing Charity by searching online after suggestions for other potential support routes from the job centre and food bank had come to nothing. At this point, she was struggling both personally and professionally. She had lost a close family...
Ricoh UK Sales Director Tanya Howe is a passionate advocate for wellbeing in the print industry, and a great ambassador for the Printing Charity’s work. Here, she explains her motivation for sharing information about the charity’s work with Ricoh’s wider network, and...
Renan Joel, Divisional Director – UK & Global Packaging Portfolio at Easyfairs, speaks to us at Packaging Innovations 2024 about how working with The Printing Charity helps support mental wellbeing in the sector.For us, collaborating with The Printing Charity was...
For 2023's Never Give Up Day, which focused on cultivating a mindset of determination, we spoke to 2023 Rising Star winner Ally Boldan, PR and Communications Lead at Instantprint (part of Bluetree Group), about perseverance - something she knows a lot about since she...
Jo and Diana are the Printing Charity’s Welfare and Wellbeing Officers. They’re our first point of contact, the friendly voices people hear when they call to start a conversation about the ways the charity may be able to help them. We chatted to them about their role,...
The Rising Star Awards are the largest dedicated awards programme for young people aged 18-30 building a career in our sectors. Winners receive grants of up to £1500 to invest in personal and professional development that will build skills to help them shine in their...
Laura* approached the Printing Charity for support after becoming her husband’s full-time carer almost overnight, when he had a breakdown and was no longer able to work following insurmountable financial challenges. Their circumstances meant that they were unable to...
