Copson moved to Cyprus at the beginning of the year, and his Katchprint operation is based in Larnaca.

He is predominantly targeting printers in the Middle East and North Africa with a service offering that spans press calibration, chemistry auditing, colour management and a variety of cost reduction techniques.

Copson is collaborating with a number of suppliers in the UK for his offering, building upon the contacts he made during his career here.

He spent 12 years at Fulmar and prior to setting up Katchprint was operations director at a large printing company in Egypt.

"The UK connections are people that I have done business with for many years while at Fulmar, CTD, Westerham Press, and Archway Press before that," Copson said.

"These same people are now supplying me with consumables or other services that will strengthen my offering to my target market."

Katchprint also supplies a range of consumables, including rollers and blankets.

For more information visit www.katchprint.com.