Today's meeting (27 October) has been organised by the Engineering & Mach-inery Alliance, of which Picon is a founding member, and takes place at the DTI.
The four key topics up for discussion are grants, investment, regionalisation and regulation.
The intention of the meeting is to provide a forum for small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to "have their say" and debate issues directly with the minister.
"Government ministers find it very difficult to reach the smaller businesses," said Brazier. "All too often, decisions on government legislation are taken without due consideration of the impact on SMEs.
"It is essential for print to have strong representation in the development of future legislation," he added.
Picon heads to meet minister
Roy Caslon and John Brazier, chairman and chief executive of Picon, will represent print manufacturers and suppliers at a meeting with the indus-try and regions minister, Alun Michael.
