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Carbon Balanced Printer

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What better time than World Environment Day to announce that J Thomson Colour Printers is now the largest Certified Carbon Balanced commercial printer in Scotland.

J Thomson is supporting the global conservation charity World Land Trust in their crucial efforts to protect and preserve threatened, carbon-rich habitat around the world.

When we began our journey towards ISO 14001 certification in 2005, we had only one goal in mind, and that was to make J Thomson Colour Printers as environmentally sustainable as we possibly could.

Our World Land Trust Carbon Balanced Certification is just one part of our strategy to reduce our environmental impact. We strive to continue to invest and innovate to ensure we offer our customers the most sustainable solutions possible.

What does this mean for our clients? When you choose J Thomson Colour Printers, you’re not only guaranteed high quality printing services, you are also supporting a company dedicated to environmental responsibility. Together we can make a difference and we look forward to sharing more of our journey with you.

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June 6, 2024
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At J Thomson Colour Printers we take our responsibility to quality…..

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At J Thomson Colour Printers we take our responsibility to quality, the environment and Health & Safety seriously and have a robust system in place to ensure rigorous adherence. As a result, we have the following accreditations:

We are externally audited on each of these standards annually and since 2019 have been audited 20 times. During that period, we have recorded ZERO (0) non-conformances….
This is a remarkable achievement, one which we’re extremely proud of, and demonstrates an excellent level of commitment from all employees in ensuring the continuing success of the business.

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February 16, 2024
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People Create Print : Apprentice Billy Coulston

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We round  off Scottish Apprenticeship Week with Billy Coulston or “Wee Billy” as he is nicknamed. Billy recently started an apprenticeship in Print Finishing.

1. What does your typical day/responsibilities involve
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To do what I am told, finish jobs as soon as possible and help others when I can
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2. What made you interested in the Apprenticeship at J Thomson’s?
I’d been working here for a year and really enjoyed working with paper and books. I was going to ask my manager about an apprenticeship and when I did, he said “that’s weird I was going to ask you if you wanted to start one”.

3. Did you always want to work in print, if not what else did you consider?
I hadn’t thought about print at all, but I had considered landscape gardening.

4. What is the best part of your job?
The people that I work with.

5. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
In J Thomson Colour Printers as a machine operator!

6. Are there any other areas in J Thomson that you have worked?
Yes, I worked in the Digital department where my Uncle Jeff works.

7. What qualification will you gain when apprenticeshp is complete/when is it complete?
I will qualify in Print Finishing and become a machine operator for the binder, hopefully as soon as I can.

8. What is the most exciting project you have printed so far?
I liked when we printed the Paddington books because I used to watch that movie all the time when I was young, it was very nostalgic.

9. Would you recommend apprenticeshps, why?
Yes, I would recommend apprenticeships because it can give you lots of opportunities and life skills as well as a good career.

10. You get the chance to print your own autobiography, what is the title?
“Wake. Print. Sleep. Repeat”

11. When you are not in work, what do you like doing in spare time?
I mostly spend time going out with my girlfriend and my friends.

March 10, 2023
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People Create Print : Apprentice Billy Murdoch

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As part of with Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2023 we wanted to highlight one of our newest employees. Billy Murdoch or “Big Billy” as he is nicknamed, has recently started a SCQF Level 6 – Soft Binding apprenticeship in our Finishing Department.

1. What does your typical day/responsibilities involve
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I mostly help on the stitcher which I am learning as well as one of the other machines.

2. What made you interested in the Apprenticeship at J Thomson’s?
I had been working here for a couple of months when it got mentioned to me, it was a chance to make more money and learn more skills.

3. Did you always want to work in print, if not what else did you consider?
I never really had a set plan of what I wanted to do, always taken a chance with things.

4. What is the best part of your job?
The people that work here are all good people and the days go in fast.

5. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
I honestly don’t know, hopefully rich!

6. Are there any other areas in J Thomson that you have worked?
No, always within the bindery.

7. What qualification will you gain when apprenticeshp is complete/when is it complete?
SCQF Level 6 – Soft Binding!

8. What is the most exciting project you have printed so far?
Wouldn’t say I have a favourite, as long as the job runs smoothly that’s good enough.

9. Would you recommend apprenticeshps, why?
Yes, it is a chance to further your skillset.

10. You get the chance to print your own autobiography, what is the title?
Billys Book

11. When you are not in work, what do you like doing in spare time?
Going to the football or the pub. That’s it really.

March 9, 2023
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