But while the wider printiverse (and non-meat foods) seemed a distant memory it also gave me the chance to mull the past few months in print.

We might only be six months in, but so far 2016 is shaping up to be a vintage year for the industry – certainly in terms of drama.

In the past few weeks alone we’ve endured the painful collapse of Polestar and the subsequent relief of the rescue of some its sites, as detailed overleaf, we’ve also been blighted by the economic uncertainty of the Brexit vote and, most recently, we’ve been dazzled by the razzmatazz of Drupa.

In some respects we could have been forgiven for thinking that Drupa might have been damp squib for the UK; as a result of the confidence-knocking Polestar collapse and concerns over Brexit. But in the end Team GB was there in force, collectively spending tens of millions of pounds on kit (see p12) or, if not, at least scoping out emerging technologies for future investments.

So, far from exhibiting a risk averse, nervous disposition, it seems that UK printers are still riding high on a wave of confidence.

I just hope that come Friday morning, when the votes have been counted, common sense has prevailed and we’re still part of Europe. Because having just returned from two glorious, albeit exhausting, weeks working with our European counterparts to produce the drupadaily, I know how powerful cross border collaboration can be.

But more importantly I witnessed firsthand how impressive a sight a confident UK print industry is. And anything that puts that at risk could never get my vote.