ISSUE 354May / June 2025 Publishing director Page Tuck Production Shaun Edwards Contributors Colin Sinclair McDermott, Rob Fletcher, Michael Walker Contact Editorial: 0117 980 5040 Sales: 0117 960 3255 Production: 0117 980 5041 Accounts: 0117 980 5042 Find us online www.printmonthly.co.uk Socials All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system without the prior consent of the publisher. The views expressed by contributors to Print Monthly magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher or editorial team and Link Publishing Ltd. takes no responsibility for any errors that may have occurred. The publisher also accepts no responsibility for the advertising content, including any error, omission or inaccuracy therein. Calls may be recorded for training purposes. Link Publishing Ltd. retains the right to publish and re-publish any images or information sent to the publication. Link Publishing Ltd, Unit G, Link House, Britton Gardens, Kingswood, Bristol BS15 1TF Editor David Osgar david@linkpublishing.co.uk Accounts Jan Thomas jan@linkpublishing.co.uk Sales Manager Tim Hall tim@linkpublishing.co.uk Graphic Designer Ben Mallon ben@linkpublishing.co.uk Accounts Kathryn Quinn k.quinn@linkpublishing.co.uk Office therapist Skye printmonthly PrintMonthlyMagazine Printed on Sappi Magno Satin from EBB Paper CBP00015512002182040 May / June 2025 - Issue 354 4 email: editor@printmonthly.co.uk printmonthly PrintMonthlyMagazine Hello and welcome to Print Monthly May/June! It’s been a great start to Spring this year as the sun has been shining throughout April and the Easter period. While I’m sure many people have been using the time to take much-needed holidays, we’ve been busy with a few behind the scenes changes here at Print Monthly, some of which will be evident in this issue. First off we have the first edition of Under the Hood written by industry expert, Michael Walker (page 28) who is taking over the reins from Brian Sims. After consistently writing about the latest pieces of machinery in print and signage for Print Monthly for over a decade, Brian has decided to embrace retirement. I want to thank Brian for all his fantastic contributions and the commitment and care he put into his work. I’m sure I speak for all previous editors who worked with Brian in saying it was a pleasure to work with you and I hope you enjoy your retirement. Another legend to thank after his many years of work at Print Monthly is our production manager, Shaun Edwards, who has decided to pursue new ventures in the world of publishing. Shaun (Shauny to those in the office) has always been a great source of knowledge and humour at Link Publishing, so I’m sure I speak for everyone at the company in thanking him for his hard work and commitment to the magazine. From his variety of pranks, great advice (famous words from his Nan included), and lunchtime treats, Shaun will be truly missed at Print Monthly. Thank you Shauny! With colleagues moving onto pastures new, this of course means we have new additions to the team. I’m happy to welcome our new graphic designer, Ben Mallon, and our new sales colleague, Lucas Naylor. Both Ben and Lucas have already brought a great amount of enthusiasm to the team and are very excited for The Print Show in September (our first big preview of the show can be found on pages 21 to 27). The rest of this issue is a great dive into various important considerations in the industry including advice on becoming a B Corp (page 43), running a business following a MBO (page 32), and the latest considerations in the worlds of inkjet printers and die-cutting machines (pages 51 and 62). Happy reading! EDITOR S NOTE MEET THE TEAM VIDEO COVERAGE Scan the QR code to watch our video coverage over on our Print7 YouTube channel Multimedia Journalist Jonathan Pert jonathan@linkpublishing.co.uk Sales Executive Lucas Naylor lucas@linkpublishing.co.uk Shaun Edwards taking some time out with our office therapist, Sky Dave
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