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Escaped snooker for career in print

Q&A: Anthony Harris, managing director, Mainstream Print

Former snooker pro Anthony has now spent 25 years in the industry. He describes his hobbies as “Snooker, walking and Aston Villa”. He’s married to Tracey, and they have two children, Thomas (21) and...

"No two days are the same"

Rising star: Emily Clarke, key account executive, Graphic Packaging International, Leeds

Emily is 26 and has just notched up her fourth year in print, having joined the industry by chance. This year she became the first person to achieve a BPIF Level 5 distinction in her chosen...

60 seconds with Apple Binding

Apple Binding was formed in 1994 by Kate and Jon Luke. As Kate explains: “We were always looking for a business opportunity. Jon was a commercial diver and I was a print rep. I needed to get a book...

Q&A: Vince Brearey Managing director operations, Offset Print & Packaging

Vince has spent 30 years in print after starting out as an assistant in a local trade printer before moving into cartons. He completed his apprenticeship 28 years ago. He’s married with a 14-year-old...

Rising Star: Connor Daniels Customer service representative, MBM Print SCS

Connor is 23 and found his way into the industry via his father, who heard there was a vacancy at East Kilbride-based MBM. He joined the firm in 2017 and has since benefited from The Printing...

Creating a culture around the art of innovation

In late February, when Brexit was still, just about, our biggest economic concern, Printweek partnered with HP Indigo and brought together a group of business leaders to discuss the topic of...

Tutt: Susanna Reid fan

Q&A: Andrew Tutt, senior account manager, Aquatint

Andrew is 54 and is married with three boys: Nick, James and Sam. He’s been working in print for 37 years with his first job at a printing and typesetting company based in Clerkenwell Road, London,...

Powell: kindness is key

Rising star: Lauren Powell, trainee account executive, Adare SEC

Lauren is 20 and has been working in the printing industry for just over two years. She found her way into print via her love of art, and finds printing processes intriguing as a result.

Jamie Court (left) with founder Alvin Brown

60 seconds with Clinical Print Finishers

Clinical Print Finishers celebrates its 45th anniversary this month. “Our company began in 1975 and was founded by Alvin Brown  after he was made redundant from a local printer.

Collecting Resource's trophy at the Printweek Awards

Rising star: Lewis Platt Apprentice digital printer, Resource

Lewis is 18 and has already been working in the industry for two years. He initially started working at Leeds-based Resource to fill time between college terms, and was then offered a position as an...