Interview
‘My proudest achievements at GI are around people’
Despite being the lead (well, strictly speaking only) guitarist in indie rock cover band The Hoo Haas, it’s safe to say that Patrick Headley is better known, outside the Midlands music scene at least,...
‘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...
'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.
‘Growth is vital, but we’re not about chasing a number’
Geoff Neal Litho was founded in 1976 by managing director Sam Neal’s dad, Geoff, almost by accident.
'St Bride’s is a living, breathing thing that pulls you in’
As chief executive of the St Bride Foundation, Glyn Farrow is in many respects the de facto trustee of print’s proud heritage.
‘We don’t need to panic, we just need to follow the plan’
When Mark Cornford led a £12.8m MBO at Communisis’s business forms operation in 2008, it’s fair to say that a few people thought the proud Welshman was perhaps a little bit mad.
‘We’re about service, not about puffing our chests out’
On, ahem, paper it’s been a busy old year for David Hunter, Antalis managing director, UK, Ireland and Southern Africa.
‘Everyone wants a solution – bigger, faster or better’
Last week was the main judging day for the PrintWeek Awards was held, so we took the opportunity to grill more than 20 leading buyers on subjects ranging from what challenges they face, what drives...
‘The reason you get into digital print is because you love it’
There aren’t many things that worry ProCo managing director Jon Bailey, after all he’s made a career out of embracing change.
‘Identify where you are making money’
Normally a company boss cuts their teeth heading up a small business, graduating to bigger and bigger firms as they gain more experience before, perhaps one day, working for a multi-site,...