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ISSUE 351November / Decemebr 2024 Publishing director Page Tuck Production Shaun Edwards Contributors Brian Sims, Colin Sinclair McDermott, Carys Evans 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 Tim Hall tim@linkpublishing.co.uk Features Writer Rob Fletcher rob@linkpublishing.co.uk Accounts Kathryn Quinn kat@linkpublishing.co.uk Office therapist Skye PrintMonthly printmonthly PrintMonthlyMagazine Printed on Sappi Magno Satin from EBB Paper CBP00015512002182040 November / December 2024 - Issue 351 4 email: news@printmonthly.co.uk PrintMonthly printmonthly PrintMonthlyMagazine Hello and welcome to Print Monthly November / December! It’s a privilege to be taking over as editor even if it’s a bit of a strange after being online editor for over three years. This new role comes after a whirlwind year which has included several big events, the launch of our new website, and the wrapping up of lots of work behind the scenes. What is most strange is taking over the reins from my former editor Carys Evans, who I worked with since I started at Print Monthly. Many members of the industry will have seen us both out and about interviewing and filming — experiencing many events together for the first time, such as FESPA Global Print Expo, drupa, and Hunkeler Innovationdays. It’s fair to say that I owe the majority of my knowledge of the industry and this new role to Carys and so I firstly want to thank her for all her support, lessons, and friendship over the years — it will all certainly come in extremely useful when undertaking this new role. Though I’m sure I won’t be completely giving up the DSLR camera anytime soon, thankfully we have our new multimedia journalist, Jonathan Pert, to help in creating more fantastic news, specials, and videos. Jonathan has a vast amount of experience in video production and content writing which has already been a great asset to Print Monthly. I’m sure the industry will continue to welcome him as warmly as it does everyone and I look forward to working alongside him, Rob Fletcher, Shaun Edwards, and the rest of the editorial/production team. With a host of industry events rounding up the year, it’s an appropriate time to look both back and ahead. Recently we got to attend The Print Show, which you can read about on page 59, as well as attend award ceremonies like the SMP Awards (more on page 8). Looking forward there’s also more important dates in the calendar such as The Printing Charity Luncheon, Power of Print, and Packaging Innovations & Empack (all of which you can read about on page 22). After attending the IPIA’s recent Annual Conference as well as many manufacturer open days, it’s clear that the printing industry is striving for change, whether that be through encouraging young talent into print or diversifying the products printers can produce. We’ll be here to cover it all and I look forward to helping bring more insightful content to our readers. Dave EDITOR S NOTE Carys Evans 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

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