Why did you get into printing?
I was 16 and needed a job. A local printer wanted an apprentice and the rest is history...
What would be your dream job?
Restaurant critic
Who would play you in a movie about your life?
Robbie Coltrane
What is your dream bit of kit?
A Norwich City kit
What is your favourite film?
It’s a Wonderful Life
Who or what do you hate the most?
Hate is a negative emotion, I don’t waste my time with it
Who do you admire most in print?
Phillip Colchester of CPG. I worked for him on and off for a total of 25 years, I have total respect
What is your favourite saying?
‘You want it when? We will try our best’
What is your favourite album?
Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs
What is your greatest luxury in life?
Vodka
What is the strangest job you’ve had?
Collecting eggs from reluctant turkeys
Who would you like to be stuck on a desert island with?
Bear Grylls would be handy
What is your greatest ambition?
To reach retirement still in the print industry
Who or what makes you laugh?
Anthony Hancock
What piece of kit would you like to see invented?
A teleportation machine to help get around to customers quicker
Where would you like to be now?
Sitting on Cromer Pier with a beer
What’s your worst fashion disaster?
In the 1980s I had a mullet... I actually liked it
Which superpower would you have?
Don’t tell anyone, I already have one
Who would be your favourite party guests?
Kate Bush. No one else required
Where would you go if you could time-travel?
To 1959 and Norwich City’s FA Cup run, so I could go with my father who died when I was six
What is the worst kind of print?
Anything that was won solely on price
What was the best business deal that you’ve pulled off?
Brochures for the promotion of Chelsea Village. Interesting man Ken Bates
How would you like to be remembered?
An honest bloke who did his best
Life is…?
To be enjoyed
What was your childhood obsession?
Lego and Batman, which I now believe you can get together
