Profile

‘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!...

60 seconds with Digiprint

Digiprint is an award-winning local independent design, print and signage company offering small and wide-format printing since 1987.

60 seconds with: Print Me It

Print Me It started trading in 2008 as an online print company. It initially outsourced to trade printers, but over the past five years has brought digital printing and wide-format printing in-house.

Q&A: Nick Davies Business development manager, Reflex Printed Plastics

Nick has spent 20 years in print, and has a familial connection to the industry. He loves all sport, particularly football and horse racing.

'I just enjoy working in the industry too much. I still do’

After he received his 50th or so rejection letter, Tony Hards could have been forgiven for thinking that perhaps finding a position as an apprentice compositor just wasn’t his destiny.

Q&A: Heather O’Connell Consultant and trainer, Bluebird Consulting

Heather – or ‘Aitch’ as she was known by her school friends – has been working in the printing industry for the past 27 years, despite only joining it accidentally.

60 seconds with Imageco

Imageco’s inception was over 15 years ago. Directors Nathan Swinson-Bullough (left) and Simon Harrison have since put together a team “with vast experience that has helped take us to and keep us at...

60 seconds with Datum

Datum started back in 1988 in Shoreditch, London, as a pre-press company supplying plates and proofs to the local litho printers. It left behind its London roots in 2000 when the business relocated to...