Opinion

New year predictions: Adam Unsworth, Plastic Card Services

The Plastic Card Services managing director will remember 2018 not only for its glorious summer, but also as a buoyant year for his company - something he hopes will continue into 2019.

New year predictions: Martin Woolley, The Specialist Works

Chief executive Martin Woolley, who led a management buyout of independent media agency The Specialist Works this summer, believes printers and print managers need to form a closer bond with their...

New year predictions: Dean Williams, Simpson Group

Simpson Group managing director Dean Williams led a management buyout at the POS specialist in February and plans to network more in 2019 as his business continues to expand its service portfolio.

New year predictions: Shahid Sheikh, Clifton Packaging Group

The ongoing plastics debate has dominated 2018 for Clifton Packaging Group chairman Shahid Sheikh, who believes that innovation coupled with export presents the biggest opportunity for printers going...

New year predictions: Simon Moore, Eclipse

2017 has been a year of change for the Eclipse managing director, after he sold and merged his business with GI Solutions Group in February to create an £80m-plus business. However, he believes one...

New year predictions: Darren Coxon, Pensord, Cambrian Printers and BPIF

Pensord managing director Coxon must be one of the busiest men in print, not content with running one print business, this year he bought another, and then took on the presidency of the BPIF – it’s no...

New year predictions: Charles Jarrold, BPIF

The potentially impact of a poorly managed Brexit is one of the chief concerns for the Fed’s chief executive in 2018. And, coincidentally, one of the lessons he learned this year was to be careful...

New year predictions: Gary White, Northside Graphics/DigitalPrinting.co.uk

As managing director of a multi-award winning online print business, it’s safe to say that Gary White has a competitive streak. So, it’s no surprise that he thinks the biggest opportunity for print...

New year predictions: Barry Crich, Adare SEC

As COO at Adare SEC, Barry Crich has enjoyed a productive year of newfound independence for his company, and hopes to reflect on success before heading into the new year.

New year predictions: Lynn Beasley, Washington Direct Mail

Washington Direct Mail managing director Lynn Beasley thinks GDPR could represent both the biggest opportunity and threat to the print industry in 2018.

New year predictions: Jon Marsh, CFH Docmail

CFH Docmail's commercial director Jon Marsh hopes for more of the same for his company in the Brexit uncertainty of 2018.

New year predictions: Sam Shannon, Deltor Communications

Deltor Communications managing director Sam Shannon hopes the industry will embrace technology and look forward to the future in 2018.