INDUSTRY NEWS
November 2025
Freeman Sharon Magnus launches new book 'Feminism, UK Women’s Magazines and the Women Who Created Them, 1975-1992: More than Just a Glossy Cover'.
4 NOVEMBER 2025
Launch date Wednesday 3rd December 2025
Invitatation to the University of Hertfordshire's Heritage Hub's upcoming Women's Heritage Seminar to celebrate the launch of Dr Sharon Maxwell Magnus' recently published book, 'Feminism, UK Women’s Magazines and the Women Who Created Them, 1975-1992: More than Just a Glossy Cover'. Sharon will be talking about coverage of Feminism in women’s magazines of the period, with particular reference to the Sex Discrimination Act (1975) and Equal Pay Act (1970), on the anniversary, or very close to it, of their enactment. There will also be a talk by Penny East, Chief Executive at the Fawcett Society, who will discuss what Millicent Fawcett's work on equal pay and equality can tell us about the future threats of AI and technological change to the gender pay gap.
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Freeman Krzysztof Szkoda taken part in a three-month scholarship programme “Poland Business Adventure” programme hosted by the Polish Government Agency PAIH
4 NOVEMBER 2025
The programme offers an opportunity to work as an intern for a Polish company while exploring the culture and history of Poland. I have been accepted as an intern at EMCA S.A. Energy Logserver, they specializes in cybersecurity and IT/business consulting for green energy solutions.
I began my Polish adventure in Warsaw in mid-September. Since other scholars had started earlier, I had to catch up quickly. On the same day, I signed the scholarship contract and rushed to a pierogi workshop, where I made my own Polish dumplings my first activity in the programme and the first time I met my fellow scholars.
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October 2025
Liveryman Simon Trewin's Bell House Print Room & Bindery Awarded National Lottery Heritage Fund Grant
30 OCTOBER 2025
The Bell House Print Room & Bindery in Dulwich Village has been awarded a significant National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to expand its community engagement and creative education programmes.
Co-founded by Liveryman Simon Trewin, literary agent and heritage crafts advocate, together with artist and designer Tania Hurt-Newton, the studio has become a beacon for traditional letterpress printing and bookbinding in South London. Working in collaboration with the charitable trust at Bell House, the Print Room has helped hundreds of visitors reconnect with the tactile joy of ink, paper, and type.
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Hensal Experts in Print Nominated for Print Management Company of the Year 2025
27 OCTOBER 2025
Hensal Communications is proud to announce its nomination for Print Management Company of the Year at the 2025 Independent Print Industries Association (IPIA) Recognising Excellence Awards.
This nomination celebrates Hensal’s dedication to quality, reliability, and innovation in print management — values that have been at the heart of the business since its founding. Built upon the legacy of Hensal Press, Hensal Communications continues to embody the craftsmanship, service, and passion for print that have long been hallmarks of the industry.
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New SME Member Hahnemühle UK launch new software solution My Art Registry 2:0.
27 OCTOBER 2025
New corporate members Hahnemühle UK and their Beta partners were delighted to host around 65 photographers, artists, galleries, and printers at an invitation only event at Stationers Hall on the 16th of September, to invite feedback on their new software solution My Art Registry 2:0.
MAR 2:0 will enable the secure global distribution of Art and Photographic limited-edition image files for Giclee Digital prints, on Hahnemühle Digital Fine Art paper or as NFT’s. Each image will have a corresponding certificate of authenticity, with the unique security features and signed by the photographer, artist / content creator.
Participants from our global network of Platinum certified studios, will be responsible for printing the images and delivering the certificates of authenticity to the end users, locally.
The service will be launched globally on the 2nd of December 2025.
For more information on MAR 2:0, please contact nancy.janes@hahnemuehle.com
London Press Club Awards celebrate the best of journalism
23 OCTOBER 2025
The Times and the BBC scooped the top prizes at the prestigious London Press Club Awards 2025.
The nation’s top journalists came together for what was described by compere and BBC broadcaster Riz Lateef as “The Oscars” of the journalism industry.
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Freeman John Livingston Chair of the Stationers’ Warrants panel speaks to OPI
21 OCTOBER 2025
Freeman John Livingston Chair of the Stationers’ Warrants panel speaks to Workplace 360 the Office Products leading publication.
He highlights the vital role the Warrants have in promoting product excellence across the broad range of organisations involved in the Stationers.
https://issuu.com/opimagazine/docs/workplace360_issue_23._october_november_2025/50
FabLittleBag named Innovator of the Year at 2025 Innovation Excellence Awards
20 OCTOBER 2025
The winners of the Innovation Excellence Awards 2025 were announced at a packed ceremony and champagne lunch at the historic Stationers’ Hall in London on Friday 17 October.
The prestigious Innovator of the Year award went to FabLittleBag, for its sustainable, discreet and eco-friendly period disposal bags designed to tackle plastic pollution in waterways and end taboos around menstrual waste. The award was presented by Dr Vanessa Lawrence CB, former Director General and CEO of Ordnance Survey and founding Co-Chair of the United Nations Committee on Global Geospatial Information Management.
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Updates from Leigh Stationers' Academy
17 OCTOBER 2025
Items this week include:
- A Message From the Principal
- Prize Giving Celebrates Student Achievement at Stationers' Hall
- Students Recognised at Greenwich 'Do The Right Thing' Awards
- Year 7 Students Visit Stationers' Hall and Tate Modern
- Strong Turnout for Year 8 Parents' Evening
- First Former Pupil Admitted as Freeman of The Stationers' Company
- Wear It Pink Day - Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness
- Weekly Sports Fixtures Round-Up
- English Students Investigate Accents and Identity in 'Sounds Familiar' Workshop
- Mock Exam Preparation and Half-Term Interventions for Year 11
- Personal Development Updates
- Keeping our Young People Safe this Halloween and Fireworks Season
Court Assistant Nicholas Brealey accepts at Innholders Hall City Harvest’s plaque for this year's charitable donation.
16 OCTOBER 2025
Paper Industry Gold Awards and Paper Gold Medal 2027
15 OCTOBER 2025
Following a review by the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI), it has been agreed that the Paper Industry Gold Awards will move to a two-year cycle, with the next ceremony scheduled for 2027.
The Paper Gold Medal Committee met recently and has confirmed that the Paper Gold Medal will remain an integral part of the Awards, continuing to represent the highest individual honour in the UK’s Paper-based Industries. The Gold Medal recognises outstanding people who work to further the interests of the industry, over and above their duties to any individual company, and will once again be the centrepiece of the 2027 event.
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