Why did you get into printing?
I was going out with a girl whose father owned a printers and wanted some holiday cover, so I went in and never looked back
What would be your dream job?
Andi Peters’ job on Good Morning Britain… What a job that man has!
What is your dream bit of kit?
Koenig & Bauer 145 with full logistics and SPC, but a very close second is our Koenig & Bauer 106
Sweet or savoury?
Savoury
Who or what do you hate the most?
Piers Morgan – why can that man not let people answer the questions he has just asked?
Who do you admire most in the industry?
The list is long and I do not want to flatter them all, but I should mention our chairman Hugh Jarvis and John Monks, BPIF Cartons honorary president
What is your favourite phrase or saying?
I could not possibly put that down in print!
What’s your greatest fear?
Heights
What is your greatest luxury in life?
Holidays
What is the strangest job you’ve ever done?
Pushing trays of lemon meringue pies into an oven all day
What is your greatest ambition?
To ensure we keep growing the business and provide stable, secure employment for our workforce
What piece of kit would you like to see invented?
A machine that prints, die-cuts and glues in one pass with robot packers!
Which celebrity would you like to get out of here? Why?
Andi Peters as I want his job
Most embarrassing moment?
Far too many to mention
Where would you like to be right now?
At work on a beach in Barbados
What’s your worst fashion disaster?
A pink suit for a wedding, which was a dare
What is the worst kind of print?
Print for people who do not pay their bills
What was the best business deal that you’ve pulled off?
Buying into Offset Print & Packaging
What advice would you give to your teenage self?
There is no rush, keep on going and with hard work you will hopefully succeed
How would you like to be remembered?
As a good bloke who was always fair
Life is…?
At present, very grim for a lot of people especially those who have lost loved ones, but by following the lockdown rules, we will beat Covid-19 together and then life will definitely be better
