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CONTENTS P16


AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2026


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5 Editor’s Letter Meet the team


6 News


All the latest in the world of wide- format printing


12 Business | Knowledge In this serialised column from Stuart Mason, founder of Here’s How To, he talks about how print businesses should re-evaluate how they offer their services


14 Business | Talking Point We talk to the creator of The Print Show, Chris Davies, about his career and the start of The Print Show


16 What to Watch


Celebrating 10 iterations of The Print Show, we bring a look into what you can expect at this year’s show


18 Special Report Acting editor, Benjamin Austin, visited Paige Walton, founder of The Vehicle Wrapping Academy, to try his hand at wrapping under expert tutelage


20 Environment Acting editor, Benjamin Austin, talks to CarbonQuota’s co-founder, Dominic Harris, about the recent Widthwise findings on sustainability within the industry


22 Special Report | Widthwise With the annual survey about to land, assistant editor, Ana Lambert, presents the key findings in this year’s Widthwise report


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24 Business | Diversification In this issue’s diversification feature, assistant editor, Ana Lambert, delved into the world of water transfer printing


26 Over to You We speak to Michael Whitehead, director of BG Install about his recent haul of wide-format machinery


30 Zeitgeist We celebrate the recent Rising Star Award winners and find out what they’re planning to do with their prize money


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