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Listing of all 34 news releases from Picon:

Organisations' Merger Meets Printing's Needs

What has been described as a strong and united organisation for the printing and allied industries has been formed by merging Picon and the Association of Printing Machinery Importers (APMI).

News from Picon (21 December 2007)

Picon Chief Executive Leaves After 12 Years At Top

After 12 years Picon's chief executive, John Brazier, will leave the organisation at the end of this month.

News from Picon (24 April 2007)

Picon Lobbies Government To Fight Measures Ban

Working on behalf of its members, Picon and the Engineering and Machinery Alliance has asked the UK Government to fight the possible ban on the use of imperial measures in literature and on products.

News from Picon ( 3 January 2007)

Gold Award For Paper Industry Contribution

Picon council member and managing director of Compact Engineering, David Klemz has been awarded the 2006 paper industry gold medal.

News from Picon (15 May 2006)

Canon UK Joins Picon

Canon UK has joined Picon, the UK printing industry body that represents members' interests through contact with Government departments, the EU, commercial consulates overseas and other organisations.

News from Picon ( 7 April 2006)

Picon Welcomes Four New Members

Picon has announced the addition of the Danwood Group, Pomeroy Pressroom Products, Magnacutter and Process Instruments to its expanding membership base.

News from Picon ( 1 March 2006)

Picon Joins With International Trade Body At Ipex

As the countdown to Ipex 2006 continues to gather pace, Picon, the owner of Ipex, has teamed up with the UK Trade and Investment (UKT and I).

News from Picon (23 February 2006)

Courses Help Firms Get Most Out Of Ipex 2006

To help exhibitors maximise their return from Ipex 2006, Picon and Clive Green Associates have combined to run a one-day course for all companies attending the show.

News from Picon ( 4 January 2006)

Picon Extends Marketing With New Appointment

Picon has extended its marketing department with the appointment of Sally McDonald as communications executive based at its Godalming office.

News from Picon (22 December 2005)

Bureaucracy Costs UK Firms GBP33,000

Unravelling the growing knot of legislative red tape could be costing UK companies an average of over GBP33,000 per year each.

News from Picon (22 December 2005)

Family Friendly Firms' Financial Fears

Technical background article Companies within the printing industry could face a significant financial burden if the UK government goes ahead with proposals for extending its family friendly policies, Picon has warned.

News from Picon (11 November 2005)

Picon's Practical Customer Retention Seminar

Businesses of all sizes are acutely aware of the importance of winning new customers, according to Picon but retaining existing customers is equally critical to the financial health of any company.

News from Picon (19 October 2005)

UK Companies Could Miss Out On Government Funds

Hundreds of small businesses in the UK printing industry could face losing out on future funding grants because of changes introduced by the government's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

News from Picon (11 October 2005)

Roy Caslon Takes On Picon Chairmanship

Roy Caslon, the chairman of Hertfordshire (UK) based Caslon, has been confirmed as the new chairman of Picon, the association for suppliers to the industry.

News from Picon ( 6 July 2005)

Picon's British Pavilion Success At China Print

Picon members that attended the China Print 2005 exhibition in Bejing have hailed it a success in progressing their presence and export opportunities in the Chinese market.

News from Picon ( 2 June 2005)

Picon Wins Government Funds For UK-Based Exporters

Picon has been awarded UK government funding to aid new export companies intending to exhibit at Polygraphinter, the largest printing exhibition in Russia.

News from Picon (19 May 2005)

Post-Press Systems Firm Signs With Picon

Picon has confirmed that WRH Marketing UK Limited, a supplier of post-press processing finishing systems, as the latest addition to its growing membership base.

News from Picon ( 9 May 2005)

Seminar Explains Export Strategy Development

In recognition, of the increasing number of companies looking to expand in to the export market, Picon will be hosting a seminar entitled 'Planning your Export Strategy'.

News from Picon (26 April 2005)

Survey Report Makes Call For Government Grants

Technical background article Old habits may die hard, but UK SME manufacturers, helped by a big increase in property values, are adapting to international competition from low cost employment countries like China.

News from Picon (24 March 2005)

Pushing For Incentives To Encourage Investment

Investment is the key issue for UK manufacturing according to the Engineering and Machinery Alliance (EAMA), of which Picon is a founder member, in its budget submission to the UK Chancellor.