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60 seconds with Warwick Printing

It’s a double celebration for Warwick Printing Company, which is marking both its 70th anniversary and 30 years under the current ownership. The firm was established in 1946 by Moric Schwarz, a...

Q&A: Hayley Andrew Bookbinder, Barnard & Westwood

After being told by numerous university tutors that there are ‘no jobs in a dead trade like bookbinding’, Hayley set out to make them eat their words.

Q&A: Zack Sutherland Digital printing and finishing apprentice, Pureprint

Zack is 19 and has spent six months in print – he was attracted to the industry because he wanted an apprenticeship that was “hands-on with some thinking involved”. His outside of work activities...

60 seconds with Tudor Bookbinding

Ian Chamberlain set up Tudor Bookbinding in 1992, after spotting a gap in the market for a print finishing service while working as a binding room manager. The firm started off in the centre of...

60 seconds with John Good

John Good was founded in the mid 1980s primarily to serve the UK arts industry. The firm now supplies programmes and brochures to over 100 theatres and concert halls throughout the UK and Ireland.

Q&A: Terry Shortland New business sales, Moore division DG3

Terry has been in print for 15 years now, although he’s been a salesman since the day after he left school. “I just dipped my toe into a few other marketplaces before settling into ink.” He’s getting...

60 seconds with Lustalux

The Lustalux story began 25 years ago when two friends merged their small window film companies. Since then, founder Richard Lancaster says the firm has grown its services, staff and premises, as...

‘We will continue to grow, but it has to be sustainable’

SMP Group managing director Bradley Slade might not have the diverse CV of some his peers, but in his 23 years at the out-of-home and POS specialist he’s certainly learned a thing or two about the...

Q&A: Andy Simpson Operations director, Plastic Card Services

George Clooney lookalike Andy first stepped into the world of print when he started work at Plastic Card Services 18 years ago.

Q&A: Chris Kingston Director, Fingerprints Design and We Fly Drones

You might recognise Chris from his recent appearance in illusionist Derren Brown’s Pushed to the Edge TV show, where we’re happy to report he refused to push a man off a building to his death. Phew!...