Why did you get into printing?
Two friends were working for Polyprint and introduced me. I was working in a fish and chip shop at the time
What would be your dream job?
England manager, either for the football or cricket teams
What is your dream bit of kit?
I have always used Uteco kit and the Onyx press we installed last year is certainly a dream
What is your favourite TV show?
Celebrity Juice with Keith Lemon
What is your favourite phrase?
‘Proper preparation prevents poor performance’ – that was taught to me by an ex-Army man I worked with
What is your favourite song?
I Am The Resurrection by The Stone Roses
What is your greatest luxury in life?
Life itself – we’re here for such a short time
Who would you like to be stuck on a desert island with?
Freddie Flintoff, as long as there was a keg of beer
What is your greatest ambition?
Simply to be the best at whatever I do
Who or what makes you laugh?
Keith Lemon and my colleague Chris, who always has a funny story to tell
Most embarrassing moment?
Too many to mention, mostly when I have had one or two too many
What’s your worst fashion disaster?
I have had some horrendous shirts over the years. Mysteriously, they seem to have started disappearing from my wardrobe since I got married
Which superpower would you like?
Invisibility
Where would you go if you could time-travel?
Back to Elizabethan times. I’m just curious about what it was like. Or back to when I was 14, so that I could tell myself what I know now
What was your childhood obsession?
Liverpool Football Club – still is really
How would you like to be remembered?
Just as I am
Life is…?
What you make it
Q&A: Carl 'Monty' Gilbert, pre-press supervisor, Polyprint Mailing Films
Carl, known for some reason as 'Monty', is 32 and is married with a six-year-old stepson. He has worked in the industry for 11 years although we get the impression he'd rather be managing an England squad - for which sport in particular is less important
