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Clive has spent 36 years in print and says it was his vocation right from school, “real man and boy stuff”. Despite the photographic evidence he also says he’s loved all his years in the trade.

SPS Group was founded in 1968 by Ian Martin as a local screen printing business. The firm has developed into a POS and retail specialist employing 175 staff. It is run by Ian’s sons Toby (pictured)...

Back in May, Print 4’s Adam Kill referred to a colleague with highly-amusing eyebrows. We had to follow that up, and here he is. We feel Jonathan may well be continuing the mutual mickey-taking in...

The Software Bureau was a management buy-out from Stralfors’ acquisition of DPS Direct Mail in 2005. Cygnus, its main data cleaning/preparation product, was initially developed for internal use, but...

We can’t quite believe it, given his fresh-faced appearance, but Freddie is set to retire next month after 43 years in the industry. He has two daughters from two marriages, and loves golf, eating in...

Bobcat is a new firm that started trading at the beginning of the year. Its three partners – Martin Bateman, Louise Owen and Rob Blackburn – had worked together previously at a commercial printer. “We...

Carillion Print has been providing Bristol and beyond with high-quality screen printed and embroidered garments for over 22 years. The firm’s ethos is built around providing a top-quality service and...

After leaving school, Paul became a trainee at an accountants in Eastbourne, and from there moved to property search specialists Strutt & Parker as a client accountant. Wanting to move into industry,...

Phil has spent all his working life in print, and got into label printing 21 years ago. In 2008 he set up Cannock-based trade label printing specialist Paramount Labels with a friend, now sadly no...

Ruddocks has been going since 1884 and lays claim to being Lincoln’s largest commercial print business. Since the forebears of current chairman Henry Ruddock took over the business it has grown from a...