Helping the planet means more than simply talking
I was sitting at my desk recently, looking through a pile of papers when a thought hit me: “Printers are starting to take proper notice of our planet!”
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2.14 am, Saturday March 24
I was sitting at my desk recently, looking through a pile of papers when a thought hit me: “Printers are starting to take proper notice of our planet!”
The summer is almost over. Is it just me, or did it fly by? Perhaps the tension and anxiety of the last few months’ economic downturn kept our minds on things other than the hot weather. Like keeping presses running. And paying staff on time.
It was Rajendrakumar Anayath at the Heidelberg Print Media Academy in India who said in PrintWeek MEA several months ago that the MENA region needed to have a system for bridging the gap in terms of securing the right skills without having to outsource skilled labour
The recent release of the Arab Media Outlook report not only poses a glimmer of hope in dark times but also throws the spotlight on matters relating to the Arab printing and publishing world that should do more than raise a few eyebrows.
Fresh on the back of the Sign and Graphic Imaging expo last month, next month sees the industry’s biggest event with the launch of Gulf Print and Gulf Pack to be held at the Dubai Airport expo from April 6-9.
As jobs around the world become a scarce commodity with reportedly some 1,500 work permits cancelled in Dubai, UAE everyday, the printing industry i..
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