3 August 2021
BPIF/BOSS Celebrate Yorkshire day - with a real event!
A total of 30 guests including Stationers and partners celebrated Yorkshire Day in style with Afternoon Tea at the Oulton Hall, Leeds.
The guest of honour was Robert Flather, Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, who gave an entertaining speech extolling the virtues of the county and its printing heritage. He did recognise the fact that his place of birth, Sheffield, was quite close to Derbyshire but he was assured that he more than met the criteria and was presented with a white rose buttonhole to mark the occasion - as were all the guests. He was introduced by Charles Jarrold, CEO BPIF, who briefly reviewed the outstanding work of the BPIF throughout the pandemic, ranging from the support of members through to liaising with government in its formulation of support for our industry.
Robert McClements, CDI President, proposed the vote of thanks and remarked, "It was a delightful afternoon. Despite the challenges of multiple traffic delays everyone arrived safely and it was so good to be able to welcome them at a real occasion."
Pay Review Data, Wage Benchmarking and Cost of Living – FEB 2024 UPDATE
14 February 2024
We have collated data from multiple sources that should be useful for BPIF members that are approaching internal pay reviews, and/or are having a closer look at their pay and benefits structure. The datafile, first published in February 2023, has been updated with the latest available data - and additional content on factors exerting pressure on pay settlements in 2024.
Slight recovery of output and orders falls short of expectations in Q4 - confidence concerns mount in 2024
22 February 2024
Performance in the UK's printing and printed packaging industry did improve in Q4, as far as output and orders are concerned. However, it didn't come close to what would historically be considered the seasonal norm, nor quite match the subdued expectations for Q4.
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