Profile
Q&A: Ian Metcalfe, finance director, Serious Print Group
A youthful “50-plus”, one of keen cyclists Ian’s proudest boasts is that he has more bikes than children, not bad considering he has four of the latter. His collection also probably comes in handy to...
60 seconds with Future Print Leeds
Future Print Leeds evolved in January 2016 when managing director Tim Roberts and design director Rob Dawson decided to go it alone after the owner of the firm they previously worked at passed away....
Q&A: Shaun Hinchy, production manager, Plastic Card Services
Shaun has spent 10 years in print. He’s something of a fitness freak and likes running, cycling, swimming, triathlons… and fitness in general. He’s a Man City FC season ticket holder and watches with...
Q&A: Andy Gillett, joint managing director, Fretwell Print & Design
Leeds United fan Andy has spent 35 years in print and is married with one daughter and a 20-month-old grand-daughter.
60 seconds with Swallowtail Print
Swallowtail is the result of a merger between Norwich Colour Print and F Crowe & Sons in 2011.
60 seconds with Lost Heritage
Lost Heritage started six years ago when founder Claire McDivitt was on maternity leave and felt it was the optimal time to take a chance and try to turn her hobby of traditional printing into a...
Q&A: Dean Williams Managing director, Simpson Group
Dean is celebrating 30 years in print this year. He and his wife Sharon have two sons, Ben (20) and Luke (18) “who we are immensely proud of however want nothing to do with print, yet”.
Q&A: Matt Carry Sales director, Acorn Web Offset
Matt is 41 years old and has been working in print for 24 years since starting as an apprentice planner/platemaker at book printers WS Maney & Son.
60 seconds with Deanprint
Deanprint can trace its history back to the 1870s when Dean & Dawson was a world renowned travel agency (even getting a mention in the film The Great Escape).
60 seconds with Bluestar Print Finishers
Bluestar started in 1998 when MD Lee Harvey (pictured, right, with operator Ian Richardson) decided that after working as a manager for a few firms, he needed to do something more. “I approached a few...