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New year predictions: Helen Kennett, Henry Ling
The Book and journal specialists managing director doesn't have many regrets from 2021, other than perhaps the poor performance of the The Saints.

New year predictions: Andy Watts, TJ Books
TJ Books managing director Andy Watts is hoping the industry in general can cooperate more in 2022, and that the pandemic-induced onshoring trend will become a permanent choice.

New year predictions: Sarah Kilcoyne-Guilliam, Bluetree Group
Bluetree Group's autumn acquisition of Kingsbury Press resulted in a new challenge for Sarah Kilcoyne-Guilliam, who became head of client success as part of the integration of the businesses, with...

60 seconds with Print Plus UK
Print Plus UK started life some 30 years ago in a small warehouse in the picturesque Little Germany district of Bradford, printing single-colour takeaway menus and the like. Since then the business...

Rising Star: Chase Nichols, senior apprentice print and finishing, JDP
Chase is 20 and, come January, will have completed his third year of working in the industry.

Overmatter: A bunch of benches
Overmatter loves a good calendar. Countryfile, obviously. Perhaps something stylish involving lovely illustrations from Art Angels, Angela Harding or depictions of beautiful manuscripts from The...

Vosper retires after more than 40 years at TJ
TJ Books sales director Andy Vosper – the firm’s longest-serving employee – has retired.

Carols for Printers carries on despite Omicron
The annual Carols for Printers service at St Bride’s Church in London returned this year with an understandably diminished – but enthusiastic – attendance from the industry.

Tributes paid to Leo Smith
Leo Smith, one of the industry’s leading lights in high-end repro and printing during the 1980s and 1990s has died aged 81.

GEW pushes sheetfed sales in home market
GEW has boosted its sheetfed sales team with the appointment of a science graduate.