Is it nearly 2024 already? – everyone can agree that this year has gone by far too quickly however, it has certainly been an eventful year for us all at Visual Print and Design.

Our Customer Service Assistant Saffron has been confirmed as a finalist for the ‘Apprentice of the Year’ award. Other nominees at the first-ever ‘Midlands Young Professionals Awards’ include young talent from well-known companies such as Cooper Parry, Barclays Bank and Virgin Money.

Visual Print and Design is shortlisted for a trio of industry awards, two by the Independent Printing Industry Association (IPIA) alongside the likes of Epson, Fujifilm and Xerox.

Saffron is our Customer Service Assistant Apprentice and, by displaying excellent customer service and technical printing skills, not to mention an infectious sense of humour and fun, she’s become a vital member of the team. As she nears the end of her apprenticeship, we sat down with Saffron to reflect on her time with Visual Print and Design so far.

Scott Jones, our Head of Operations, is celebrating seven years at Visual Print and Design this year. To celebrate, we sat down with Scott to reflect on his journey with us, starting in graphic design and moving into operations.

A year in review by our Managing Director, Graham Hunstone. It feels strange to be writing this review for 2022 as I’m sure it was only January a few weeks ago! I think everyone can agree that this year has gone by far too quickly even though it has certainly been eventful.

As we wind down for Christmas, we wanted to give you a small glimpse into what a typical December looks like at our office (we’ll let you into a secret… it involves eating too much chocolate, playing games and listening to Christmas music!)

Where did the last 12 months go? (Yes, we know we say this every year!). We had national lockdowns, cargo ships stuck in canals, the Euros, Squid Games, the Olympics and Adele came out of hibernation.