Terrye Teverson and MP Dan Rogerson
North Cornwall MP Dan Rogerson visited KCS Trade Print’s Launceston site today to discuss environmental sustainability of print and new jobs being created.
Mr Rogerson is Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and rural affairs and is the minister responsible for water, resource and environmental management and forestry.
BPIF business development manager Daniel Godden also attended, he said, ‘It’s great to hear the KCS success story and to hear of further investment in the form of inkjet heads for use in ecommerce forms.’
KCS managing director Terrye Teverson is a member of the BPIF’s Government and Industry Committee. She said, ‘It is a myth that paper has bad environmental impacts. 90% of deforestation in the world is caused by unsustainable agricultural practices. There are also thousands of jobs in the print and related industries from print management companies to the paper and equipment manufacturers – it’s not just the printers themselves that provide the jobs.’
The forests in Europe have increased in size over the last 20 years. Paper is made from renewable resources, and produced by an environmentally conscious industry whose future depends on planting more trees than it consumes.
Ms Teverson continued, ‘Print is vital. Elderly people prefer it. It is trusted as a way to communicate and it can be kept to one side to look at. Computers do use energy. We also know that around seven million people in the UK have never been on line. Print and Paper are not bad for the environment. You have to look at the whole supply chain from manufacture of hardware to the disposal of electronic waste which is increasing year on year.’
Mr Rogerson commented, ‘It’s great to see KCS’s continued success and further investment in inkjet heads for developing their product. I am pleased see the apprentices developing skills in my constituency with this forward -thinking company.’
