New role will help ensure practical, emotional and financial support from the charity remains fit for the future as its 200th anniversary approaches.
The Printing Charity has appointed Peter Ashcroft to the newly created position of Director of Services. The introduction of this role means that for the first time all the charity’s welfare activities are combined into one team, covering the charity’s free, confidential helpline, currently available to over 31,000 employees in almost 350 companies; financial assistance for those on low incomes or those struggling to cover unexpected or unaffordable one-off costs; and the charity’s Almshouses for those retired from a career in our sector.
Prior to the Printing Charity, Pete worked for the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund as Head of Community Welfare Programmes, responsible for the delivery of a suite of welfare services including its relationship, counselling and welfare casework services; its Airplay youth work programme; and a community engagement and social inclusion programme.
Printing Charity CEO Neil Lovell said: “I’m very pleased to welcome Pete to the Printing Charity. As the charity approaches its 200th anniversary in 2027, we are looking at how our welfare support and assistance can evolve to be fit for now and in the future. Pete’s appointment will ensure we can be there for people whenever we are needed, in ways that are aligned with the evolving needs of the print industry and allied trades.”
The organisation’s charitable aims include promoting independence, protecting dignity and furthering education. The charity fulfils these aims and meets the needs of those it helps through a free 24/7 helpline, financial assistance, welfare support and signposting to specialist services, two Almshouses providing sheltered accommodation for people retired from the sector, and initiatives supporting sector-specific training, with a focus on young people starting out in print through the annual Rising Star Awards. Please see www.theprintingcharity.org.uk for more information and follow @printingcharity
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