Why did you get into printing? 

I worked for a magazine publisher and my ad manager said to go and work for her husband, so I did

What would be your dream job? 

A trader in the city

Who would play you in a movie about your life? 

Brad Pitt – we look so much alike

What is your dream bit of kit? 

A new 12-head embroidery machine

Who do you admire most in print? 

Anyone who runs their own business!

What is your favourite saying? 

One door closes another one opens

What is your greatest luxury in life? 

Time with my family

Who would you like to be stuck on a desert island with? 

My mum, Winston Churchill, Delia Smith and Stephen Hawking

What is your greatest ambition? 

To see my kids grow up healthy and happy

What’s your greatest fear? 

Failure

Who or what makes you laugh? 

Customers’ expectations

What piece of kit would you like to see invented? 

A machine that can print 10 different jobs at once

Where would you like to be right now? 

On Wells Beach in Norfolk

What’s your worst fashion disaster? 

Ask my wife, most of my clothes I am told

Which superpower would you like? 

Invisibility

What was your childhood obsession? 

Collecting football programmes

What is the worst kind of print? 

Anything by a competitor

What was the best business deal that you’ve pulled off? 

Setting up Print 4 Business

What advice would you give to your teenage self? 

Do not go into print

How would you like to be remembered? 

As someone who was thoughtful, caring and tried his best