WHO ARE WE?

apigraf, the Portuguese printing, visual communication and paper converting industries association was founded in 1974 and represents today almost 700 companies.

Our members are the representative part of these sectors in Portugal, essentially small and medium-sized companies, distributed by sub-sectors according to the technology employed.

The industries represented by apigraf have a discreet but essential role in the modern society. Permanent technological development and recent mutations made our member companies and their owner’s true communication agents, who have to dominate the state-of-the-art technology. apigraf strongly contributes in promoting their evolution at different levels, by collecting and diffusing the relevant selected information, defending their interests and assist them in every way it can.

GENERAL ACTIVITIES:

• Collective agreement negotiation with trade unions

• Dealing with national and international official entities regarding our industries' problems

• Assist members in their direct relation with official entities

• Members Annual Meeting

• Commercial protocols

• Information about members' products and activities

• Organization and information on courses, seminars and congresses

• Organization of visits to international exhibitions

• Membership card providing discount in products and services

Legal area:

• Personal, phone and written advice in:

§ labour and welfare law

§ commercial law

§ tax law

§ environment law

§ industrial law

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commercial and industrial renting

economic area:

• Statistical and financial information

• Information about public financial support to investment

• Economic survey

TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AREA:

• Information about:

§ Quality

§ Normalization

§ Health and safety at work

§ National and International trade fairs, exhibitions and congresses

• Support to several vocational training national schools

• Participation in European Community projects

PUBLICATIONS:

• Regular informative bulletin

• Monthly edition of t&g

• Yearbook

•Industry labour agreement

• Books on graphic, visual communication and paper converting industries issues

• Membership card discounts booklet

• Entrepreneur library series

LIBRARY:

• Foreign and national technical and professional editions