INDUSTRY NEWS
February 2025
Stationers' attend the Doctor Who Convention in LA
18 FEBRUARY 2025
Warrant 2025 Renewal - Initiative Office Products (Integra Business Solutions Ltd)
18 FEBRUARY 2025
Warrant awarded to Integra for own brand, Initiative, that provides Integra members with competitively priced products for their customers whilst enabling them to achieve attractive margins. It also gives them a differentiated range to go to market.
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New London newspaper launches with promise to revitalise Fleet Street
17 FEBRUARY 2025
London’s newest newspaper launched its first edition with a reception at City Hall and a front-page cartoon montage of city characters past and present.
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Warrant 2025 - renewal Conway Stewart Sterling Silver pens (Bespoke Pens Ltd)
17 FEBRUARY 2025
Warrant awarded for the quality of the pens, their UK manufacture and heritage. The sample examined showed the beautiful guilloche engraving using a hand operated machine that is nearly 100 years’ old.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BPIF Training Launches Apprenticeship Champion Network to Strengthen the Printing Industry
14 FEBRUARY 2025
10 February 2025 – BPIF Training is proud to launch the Apprenticeship Champion Network as part of National Apprenticeship Week 2025. The initiative will bring together passionate advocates from across the print industry to support, promote, and enhance apprenticeships, ensuring the future success of businesses and professionals
in the sector.
The Apprenticeship Champion Network is designed to connect employers, training providers, and industry leaders, creating a collaborative space where members can share best practices, mentor apprentices, and advocate for skills development within the printing industry. By becoming an Apprenticeship Champion, individuals and businesses will play a key role in raising awareness of apprenticeship opportunities and the benefits they bring to both employers and learners.
Supporting Skills Development and Careers BPIF Training has long been at the forefront of apprenticeship provision, helping to develop the next generation of skilled professionals. With over 400 apprentices currently in training and partnerships with more than 150 employers, the launch of the Apprenticeship Champion Network is a natural next step in strengthening the
industry’s skills pipeline.
Updates from Leigh Stationer's Academy
14 FEBRUARY 2025
Items this week include: Latest News page of the Academy's website.
- A Message from the Principal
- End-of-Module 3 Arrangements
- Upcoming Webinars: Key Information for Parents and Carers
- Year 13 Geography Students Explore Olympic Legacy on Paris Trip
- CCF Cadet Promotions Announced at Leigh Stationers' Academy
- Students Explore Criminal Law in Street Wise Law Workshops
- Year 11 Students Inspired by Poetry Live! at Apollo Victoria Theatre
- February Half-Term Intervention Sessions for Year 11 & 13
- Year 11 Career Opportunities: Exploring Future Pathways
- National Apprenticeship Week: 10-16 February 2025
- PSHE Update: Supporting Personal Development Across Years 7-10
- Weekly Sports Fixtures
- LAT Swimming Gala
- Knowledge Assessment Celebrations Recognise Student Success
Liveryman Philip Womack speaks about his books at Leigh Stationers' Academy
13 FEBRUARY 2025
Liveryman Philip Womack visited Leigh Stationers’ Primary Academy on the 6th February, where he talked to the whole school about myths and legends in his books, The Double Axe and The Arrow of Apollo. The school enjoyed learning about Philip's first story (about talking squirrels), and joining in with guessing who the monsters and gods were. There were lots of questions.
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Your chance to be a part of the UK communications and content industry’s leading innovation awards
12 FEBRUARY 2025
The Stationers’ Company is steeped in history, but, as the Innovation Excellence Awards demonstrate, our eyes are always on the future. This is one of the most active Livery Companies in the City of London, with around 90 percent of our 1,000 members working in or connected to the UK’s communications and content industries. These include trade & academic publishing, newspaper & magazine publishing, journalism, printing, packaging, paper making, stationery, greeting cards, office products, and related intellectual property, archival and digital businesses.
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Freeman Alex Ballinger interviews Phyllis Dalton: A Career in Costume From Lawrence of Arabia to The Princess Bride
12 FEBRUARY 2025
Phyllis Dalton designed the costumes for four of the most enduring & popular films in cinema history – Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Oliver! and The Princess Bride. This book is her extraordinary story, filled with insights, recollections and revelations from a life spent on the great film locations of the twentieth century.
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WINNERS OF THE 2024 BRITISH BOOK DESIGN & PRODUCTION AWARDS ANNOUNCED
11 FEBRUARY 2025
The BPIF is delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 British Book Design & Production Awards, held at the stunning De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London on Wednesday 29 January.
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Freeman Fr. Howe with his latest fund-raising project is encouraging Stationers to make a pilgrimage to St. James Garlickhythe.
10 FEBRUARY 2025
Two videos recently posted on a YouTube channel give us an insight into the work of Stationer Father Anthony Howe, rector of St. James Garlickhythe since 2024 and known to many of our members as a book collector. He gained his love of books in his home county of Suffolk.
St James Garlickhythe - Part 1
St James Garlickhythe - Part 2
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Westchester Publishing co-authors and released a report providing guidance about the European Accessibility Act
7 FEBRUARY 2025
Understanding the steps you need to take to ensure your EPUB content meets accessibility requirements mandated by legislation including the European Accessibility Act can be confusing. This report provides practical information you can implement into your workflow and includes resources from trusted industry organizations such as DAISY, W3C, and Benetech.
Request the "Guidance on EPUB Accessibility" Report : Westchester Publishing Services