Print Scotland called for more apprentices as it handed out its third Annual Scottish Print Apprentice of the Year awards. The occasion is part of its mission to represent the Scottish print community and to highlight the profile of future leaders of the industry.
The winners are:
– Overall Apprentice of Year – Robert Scott, Richardson & Sons (based in Hawick)
– Level 2 Post Press – James McCredie, Bell & Bain (Glasgow)
– Level 2 Press – James Taylor, Bell & Bain (Glasgow)
– Level 3 Pre Press – William Little, Service Graphics (Glasgow)
– Level 3 Post Press – Daniel Johnstone, Tradeprint (Dundee)
– Level 3 Press – Martin Maclean, Love & Humphries (Port Glasgow)
Garry Richmond, director of Print Scotland, said: “Our members, and the industry as a whole, faces a significant succession gap in the next ten years, as highly-skilled and knowledgeable printers set on retiring are not being replaced in sufficient volume with new blood. The print industry in Scotland needs a constant flow of apprentices to prevent that.
