Interview
Interview: 'The market is what it is and that’s what we plan for’
Next month, Pensord managing director Darren Coxon will be celebrating the fourth anniversary of the MBO he led with operations director Karl Gater at the 148-staff Welsh magazine printer.
Interview: "We saw digital for what it was and set out to be experts"
As managing director of PrintWeek’s reigning SME of the Year, clearly Prime Group managing director Jon Tolley knows a thing or two about running a successful business. However, it seems that one of...
Interview: ‘When you’re young, you think you can do anything’
By her own admission, Glossop Cartons sales director and de facto figurehead Jacky Sidebottom-Every is a natural born worrier. However, that hasn’t prevented her from building a 53-staff, almost £5m...
Interview: ‘Sell the big idea and then work out how to produce it’
It’s fair to say that Inc Direct isn’t your traditional print business. In fact, according to chief executive Noel Warner, it’s not a print business at all, traditional or otherwise, and to be fair,...
Interview: ‘Keep learning – and keep trying’
By his own admission, Label Apeel managing director Stuart Kellock hasn’t always been the easiest of bosses. After all, not many people would sack a sibling from the family firm. But in his 20-plus...
Interview: ‘If you can’t have fun, what’s the point?’
Being a digital innovator isn’t always easy, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun. And that’s one way to describe starting a business with your first and only press delivered just a few days before...
Interview: ‘If you are good at what you do, then anything’s possible’
Two quid and a DIY print table may seem a meagre foundation for a business, but teamed with Lascelle Barrow's considerable gumption it has built quite an empire.
Interview: ‘Post recession, it’s all about expansion’
With more than 30 years in the printing industry under her belt, Fastsigns chief executive Catherine Monson is steeped in both print and the franchise model. She took over at Fastsigns five years ago,...
Interview: ‘Turn online threat into opportunity’
At its peak, the BAPC had 3,000 members, making it arguably the largest trade association in the print industry. While the past few turbulent years may have shrunk membership by a third, they...
Interview: 'Whatever it takes to do the job well'
There probably aren't many people that would contemplate starting a business in the print industry at 21, but that's exactly what First 4 Print Finishing managing director David Nestor did. And, as if...