Q&A Cameron Gray, business development manager, UK Book Binders

Cameron is 25 years old and has been in the industry for just over four years after swapping a personal training role in London for print finishing in Weston-super-Mare. He’s an Everton FC season ticket holder and “trains at the gym almost daily”.

What is your nickname? 

My production manager seems to think it is ‘Cameroon’, though I’ve not yet authorised that

Why did you get into printing? 

Through family members already being involved at UK Book Binders

What would be your dream job? 

I’d like a crack at being PM – prime minister, not a production manager (though I respect you all)

Who would play you in a movie about your life? 

Mark Wahlberg

What is your favourite film? 

American Sniper or Fury

What is your favourite TV programme? 

Any live football, and those sweet few months that Love Island is on

Who or what do you hate the most?

Hyundai drivers and Dirk Kuyt 

What is your favourite phrase or saying? 

‘Ain’t nobody got time fo’ dat’

What is your favourite album? 

Spotify has ceased any necessity in me going out and buying a physical album unfortunately. Khalid, The Chainsmokers and Chris Brown are currently my recommended artists.

What is your favourite book?

Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins. He is bad ass

Cat or dog, or…? 

I am allergic to cats and dogs, though I do like them. I had pet rats when I was younger. I was scared of them but they were cool

What is your greatest luxury in life?

Overnight nationwide pallet collections or deliveries

Who would you like to be stuck on a desert island with? 

David Brent

What is your greatest ambition? 

To have a fulfilling life 

What’s your greatest fear? 

A Merseyside derby

Who or what makes you laugh? 

Angry people in a queue to board a Ryanair plane, shouting about why everyone is in the Speedy Boarding queue, only to realise, Ryanair upsells Speedy Boarding to 90% of its customers. The cherry on top is when they ask the boarding desk for a cash refund. Brilliant stuff

What piece of kit would you like to see invented?

A machine that prints and binds and packs in-line. The Chinese are probably working on it as we speak

Which celebrity would you like to get out of here? Why? 

Bruno Mars. The most cringe worthy lyrics

What’s your worst fashion disaster? 

Basically, any time before I was responsible for buying my own clothes

Where would you go if you could time-travel? 

The 1966 World Cup final

What is the worst kind of print? 

Any that doesn’t get finished in our factory 

Life is…? 

In the wise words of Ronan Keating “Life is a roller-coaster, just gotta ride it”