Christian Peacock, sales and marketing director, Blackburns of Bolton
"The most important person in print for me at the moment is the prime minister, David Cameron as the decisions he will make now will impact what happens to a lot of print companies in the future. For a lot of companies that carry out public sector work, now is a time of limbo where they do not know what the future will bring. I know of printers that are already being affected by decisions in the public sector. Last year, many businesses found demand in the public sector steady, while elsewhere it was more erratic. That has now been completely flipped on its head and the next few months will show how that is going to change."

Paul Manning, director, Printflow
"For me, it has to be the people in charge of the paper companies. There is a theory that you should pass on paper price rises to your customers, but we all know that this isn’t always the case. Some companies will pass on these rises and some won’t. We try to when we can, but this isn’t always possible. We have already had two or three rises this year, with another expected in September, and it really affects us.  It becomes even more of an issue if you are tied in to a fixed-price contract like a tender. It is hard to pass on price rises in those situations."

Andy Fox, managing director, The Finishing Company
"At the end of the day, there isn’t one individual that is more important than any other in print. In my line of work, I don’t come across a lot of the guys that find themselves at the top end of the Power 100. There are groups of people that are important and, for me, your salespeople are one of them. That’s where the work comes from. I know of guys that have missed out on jobs because the salesman has moved from one place to another. People have said that the job would have gone elsewhere, but so and so salesman switched to another company and he knows the job so its going with him. That’s power."

Terrye Teverson, managing director, KCS Trade Print
"My vote would be for Stephen Metcalfe from Metloc Printers, who is a new entry in this year’s Power 100 at number 82. He has recently become an MP and could really get the print industry’s voice heard in Parliament. I hope he does, particularly in getting stronger legislation on pre-packs. I stood in Truro and Falmouth constituency and narrowly missed out winning by around 400 votes. I know that he must have drive to run a business and fight a political campaign at the same time. I also admire Yolanda Noble at Dsicmm who has shown the drive and determination it takes to be a woman in print."