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Dimensions celebrates key workers F
or the July edition of Vogue, the fashion and lifestyle magazine, the front cover story focuses on the UK’s key workers and the amazing contribution that they have made throughout the pandemic.
The team at Dimensions were delighted that two of their key customers were featured in the front cover stories; Royal Mail and Waitrose. Anisa Omar, a supermarket assistant at Waitrose and Karrie Scott, a postal worker for Royal Mail, proudly wore their uniforms for the photoshoot. Hayley Brooks, Dimensions’ managing director, said: “We were very proud to see our uniforms on the cover of Vogue and to learn about the everyday heroes that inspired the July cover story. “Thanks must go to our logistics centre team too, who are themselves key workers and are working tirelessly to ensure that vital uniform and PPE reaches essential frontline workers across all of our client base.”
IPIA and BAPC announce merger T
he British Association for Print & Communication (BAPC) is now part of the Independent Print Industries Association (IPIA).
The BAPC was originally set up more than 40 years ago, and focused on the quick print sector.
The IPIA was founded in 1990 and was originally focused on suppliers of trade printing and finishing services, and print managers. At the end of last year it opened up its membership to commercial printers.
Sidney Bobb, who assumes the role of BAPC president following more than three decades as chairman, said: "In these times of unprecedented change it is important that the leading industry bodies work together.
"That is why we have chosen to merge the BAPC with the IPIA, combing all our respective strengths and values, to support all the members and deliver the most comprehensive range of services possible."
Graeme Smith, chairman of the IPIA, added: "We believe this is the next step in our evolution as we as look to build a stronger organisation that supports the business of print as it creates a new normal.
"What is absolutely critical to this endeavour is that we empower our members to realise the value they represent to the end- customer, and how they can leverage that to improve their long- term business prospects, and ultimately, their profitability." Brendan Perring, general manager of the IPIA, and now chairman of BAPC, commented: "I have worked with Sidney and the BAPC for more than a decade, and our two organisations have already developed a strong bond and partnership. Both trade associations will retain their unique values and character, but by combining our operational assets and conducting platform sharing, the whole will no doubt be greater than the sum of its parts.
"I would also like to extend a personal debt of gratitude to Sidney, who has been a business mentor to me for many years. I have watched how he and the BAPC have helped thousands of businesses in our sector to navigate a sustained period of intense and rapid evolution, and he is held in very high esteem by us all. Working closely with him as president will be another great adventure for us both."
The two associations have been co-operating for some time, and worked together on the IPIA’s recent Business Impact Survey, and in lobbying officials at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
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As well as continuing to supply their client base, during the pandemic, Dimensions also helped to get the Tesco NHS Nightingale Hospital pop-up convenience stores set up, by providing essential uniform items, together with supporting the NHS Scotland and Scottish Ambulance Volunteer Programme by supplying over 15,000 T shirts. Dimensions’ CSR programme has also continued throughout the pandemic as the team has supported their customers’ charities by donating garments and hand sanitiser, as well as continuing to be good neighbours in the communities in which they work. The team in Bangladesh recently donated food packages to the families of the students of the Glory Friendship Social Welfare Organisation schools; three schools in the slums of Dhaka, which provide education for the poorest children.
Anisa Omar, a supermarket assistant at Waitrose, on the front cover of the July issue of Vogue
Two new appointments for Epson
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pson has made two new appointments in recent weeks. Rob Clark, who remains senior vice president of Epson Europe, has been appointed MD of Epson UK and Ireland, while Paddy O’Hara joins as a business development manager and will be responsible for the development of Epson’s recently launched external print head business for OEM customers in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia. Mr Clark has been one of the senior executives behind the company’s strategy to grow the business inkjet market and switch users away from laser printers, one of the most strategically important areas for the company.
He said: “Our success last year in business inkjet – driving the shift from laser will continue. We see the new ways of working that are evolving as the perfect time for customers to benefit from the inkjet advantages, such as cutting energy usage, boosting productivity and reducing waste.”
Epson launched its industrial inkjet print head business in 2019 in response to increasing demand for digital printing in multiple applications. The company now offers an extensive range of high quality competitively priced print heads including a full range of print heads derived from its market leading Precision Core printchip technology, such as the S3200 print head, designed for ease of integration in a line-head array.
Rob Clark has been appointed as MD of Epson UK and Ireland
Paddy O’Hara will be responsible for developing Epson’s external print head business
Mr O’Hara will use his extensive knowledge and technical expertise to expand demand for Epson’s digital print head technology and help forge further relationships with OEM partners across the region.
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