ISSUE 345November / December 2023 DATES FOR your Diary IPIA Recognising Excellence Expo & Gala November 29th at the Leonardo Hotel and Conference Centre, Hinkley Island Sign & Digital UK / Printwear & Promotion LIVE! February 25th to 27th at the NEC, Birmingham FESPA Global Print Expo March 19th to 22nd at the RAI Exhibition Centre, Amsterdam Drupa May 28th to June 7th at Messe Düsseldorf, Germany Publishing director Page Tuck Sales director Chris Davies Lead contributor Rob Fletcher Contributors Brian Sims, Colin Sinclair McDermott 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 Carys Evans carys@linkpublishing.co.uk Online editor David Osgar david@linkpublishing.co.uk Production Shaun Edwards shaun@linkpublishing.co.uk Sales Tim Hall tim@linkpublishing.co.uk Sales Luke Stoneham luke@linkpublishing.co.uk Accounts Kathryn Quinn kat@linkpublishing.co.uk Office therapist Skye MEET THE Team PrintMonthly printmonthly PrintMonthlyMagazine Printed on Sappi Magno Satin from EBB Paper CBP00015512002182040 Issue 345 - November / December 2023 4 email: news@printmonthly.co.uk PrintMonthly printmonthly PrintMonthlyMagazine t: 0117 980 5040 e: carys@linkpublishing.co.uk @printmonthlyed The nights are drawing in, the temperature is dropping, and preparations for seasonal print, packaging, and graphics are well underway. Would you believe it, but our wet and wild British summer has also meant a 25% increase in demand for DS Smith's Octabin pumpkin packaging as ‘monster pumpkins’ have been harvested this year. With current affairs causing a feeling of despair and helplessness amongst many, community, collaboration, and partnership have never been more important in knowing you are not alone. This was seen at the recent Print Growth Roadshow which took place in Central London in October and hosted a range of finishing, software, ink, trade printing and embroidery, and recruitment companies, as well as FESPA UK and ISA UK representatives. The day also featured a full schedule of talks and breakout workshops to gain knowledge and skills from a range of topics including email marketing, telling your business’ story to the press, building strong processes, and more. Attendees commented during the day on how valuable events like these are in feeling that you are not alone in your business challenges, and also as a reminder that there are always collaboration and partnership opportunities. This is something I predict we will see continue as we enter a new year and companies diversify and evolve further. In this issue, we highlight the findings of FESPA’s most recent Census report which looks at the long-term trends from the past five years, as well as revenue and industry outlook (P06). We also hear about a number of business moves from acquisitions and software partnerships, to achieving B Corp certification and a £2.4m investment from Lloyds Bank (P10, 12 & 16). There have been a number of new machines launched from the likes of Canon, Xeikon, Inkcups, and Ricoh (P20), and we, along with the rest of the industry, are bracing ourselves for many more to come with the approach of drupa next summer. As we round off the final magazine of 2023, I would like to thank you for your continued support, for sharing your news with us, and for allowing us to continue to share your stories with the industry. On behalf of the whole Print Monthly team, I would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Carys EDITOR'S Note
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