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Gowise Print was created by the parents of current owner Nick Gorvin in 1983.

Not everyone’s brain works the same way and those who diverge are too often maligned, but employing those who think differently can bring real benefits.

Deals are done every minute of the day and every day of the week; some informal, others by written contract. Most are carried out seamlessly, but there are occasions where agreements fall apart...

Every commercial operation needs good salespeople if they are to sell their products, but while pay can be easier to set for some employees, it has been notoriously difficult to create a commission...

There was a time during the last decade when carbon footprint reduction seemed to be the primary topic of conversation in the print industry, with recyclables, chemicals and shifts to new, greener...

In the late noughties, Mark Gray was running a profitable Manchester print business producing educational material, but with the market flagging due to new technological capabilities in schools, Gray...

Former snooker pro Anthony has now spent 25 years in the industry. He describes his hobbies as “Snooker, walking and Aston Villa”. He’s married to Tracey, and they have two children, Thomas (21) and...

Emily is 26 and has just notched up her fourth year in print, having joined the industry by chance. This year she became the first person to achieve a BPIF Level 5 distinction in her chosen...

Moving with the times has helped this long-standing British mill stay on top.

It is the nature of a management information system that it has to connect with various other systems within a printing business from all sorts of vendors and across disciplines, from pre-press to...

In the old days, printing machines were made to last. They were cleaved from solid chunks of metal and essentially built like brick outhouses. Despite technological advances making many of these old...

Apple Binding was formed in 1994 by Kate and Jon Luke. As Kate explains: “We were always looking for a business opportunity. Jon was a commercial diver and I was a print rep. I needed to get a book...

Vince has spent 30 years in print after starting out as an assistant in a local trade printer before moving into cartons. He completed his apprenticeship 28 years ago. He’s married with a 14-year-old...

Connor is 23 and found his way into the industry via his father, who heard there was a vacancy at East Kilbride-based MBM. He joined the firm in 2017 and has since benefited from The Printing...

Digitally-printed pouches offer label printers a way to diversify into packaging with minimal investment.