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PRINT IS A PRODUCT THAT AFFECTS THE LIVES of every single person in the UK, every day. There is not one product of another single manufacturing process that impacts on daily life as much as print does. It is so ubiquitous as to be sometimes invisible.

PERHAPS THIS IS WHY THE NAYSAYERS claim the death of print (and some printers are included in that number). They are wrong. We will always communicate by print. In the same way as the fax did not replace the letter and email did not replace the fax, e-communication will not replace print.

WHAT IS CHANGING IS THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE, the role print plays in that communication and the way we print. Take digital. In the 1990s digital print was largely regarded with suspicion and generally ignored by large swathes of the industry. Then it hit the ground running. Many were left behind and disappeared. Many struggled to keep up. Many got with the programme and thrived.

AT PRINT BUSINESS WE REALISE THAT CHOICES AVAILABLE to printers are continually changing and the decisions they have to make can be confusing. Being aware of a particular type of technology is one thing. Knowing how to implement it is entirely another. We are here to put things in perspective, to explain what the products can do by showing how print businesses use them to the best advantage.

WE UNDERSTAND THE INDUSTRY because we see it in action. We travel the length and breadth of the country, talking to printers, listening to printers, watching printers in action and then writing about them without an agenda. Our readers can then take what they want from the articles. Inspiration, clarification, verification or even vindication.

ON EACH COVER OF THE PRINT BUSINESS IS A PRINTER. Between the pages his story his told, along with those of other printer businesses. We also talk to suppliers, manufacturers, paper merchants, consultants and everyone else involved with print. Every article earns its place to provide our readers with informative and interesting facts and viewpoints.

PRINT BUSINESS IS THE MAGAZINE FOR FORWARD THINKING PRINTING.

EDITORIAL

GARETH WARD HAS BEEN EDITOR of Print Business since its second issue in 2005. In 2010 he became its publisher also. He lives and breathes print. His father was a printer and his brother works in print. He married a graphic designer turned print journalist. His entire career has been writing about print and he was editor of leading weekly journal Printing World for 15 years. He is president of the Eurographic Press, an organisation that brings together the leading titles across Europe.

Gareth is widely regarded as the UK’s most knowledgeable print journalist. He has a unique perspective on the industry with no bias towards one particular sector and has a great insight which not only enables him to analyse what is happening now, but also to accurately predict trends in the future. Because of this, he is in great demand as a speaker, with his encyclopaedic knowledge and ability to give full and interesting answers to any question thrown at him

Email Gareth Ward at gareth.ward@printbusinessmagazine.co.uk or call 01580 236456 or 07866 470124.

SALES

Contact DEBBIE WARD for a media pack on printbusiness@me.com or call 01580 236456. Debbie oversees our sales and marketing. As a trained graphic designer, specialising in corporate identity and branding, who turned to print journalism then PR, she has a 360-degree view of the industry. It is this ability to see things from all angles that makes her a versatile member of the team.

Email Debbie Ward at printbusiness@me.com or call 01580 236456 or 07711 696190.

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