Printing SA expo at Gallagher
Printing SA became only African member of the Federation of European Screen Printing Associations (FESPA).
The Federation of European Screen Printers Associations Africa (Fespa) Africa Expo recently took place at Gallagher Estate and was co-located with the Sign Africa, Africa Print and Africa LED Expos which are held annually in celebration of Printing SA’s jamboree week of print.
Founded in 1911 as the Printing Industries Federation of South Africa, trading under the promotional brand Printing SA, the organisation traditionally catered to the needs of all printers, packaging manufacturers and service providers to the industry who operated in any one of the several traditional printing processes.
In 2014, Printing SA became the 37th and only African member of Fespa. The partnership between Fespa and Printing SA became the bridging mechanism that ensured that no printer operating in South Africa, regardless of the printing methods they employ, found themselves without a ‘home’.
Printing SA also hosts training for its members and those looking to make a career in the industry. On offer are Printing and Packaging Technical Theoretical Modules, which are available at the Johannesburg, Cape Town and KwaZulu-Natal Chambers of Printing SA.
Other courses are also available in Soft Skills Training, including leadership; disciplinary hearings; labour law; accounts management and statutory training. Printing and Packaging Management courses, including the Wits courses and the Cape Town University of Technology National Print Management diploma and Health and Safety training, including basic firefighting and first aid.
Ken Leid, Printing SA’s director of National Training and Development, together with Printing SA’s Michelle Eybers and Charnia Yapp, the organiser of the 2017 Fespa and Africa Print Expo and editor of Practical Publishing, sponsored and donated prizes for the National Printing SA and Africa Print Top Achiever Award.
This year, for the first time, they introduced three winners. Coming in as first runner-up was Morne Josias from Cape Town with a pass mark of 82 per cent, with Scelo Mkhize (from KZN) achieving 89 per cent and the overall national top achiever for the (TT3) Technical Theoretical Module 3 was Zeal Denays Coetzee from Cape Town with a pass mark of 95 per cent.
Each received a cheque of R3 000, R3 500 and R5 000 respectively.
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