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What’s having the greatest impact on your business at the moment? We are transitioning through rapid growth which we have facilitated through investment and extended shift patterns, which brings with it the challenge from increased energy costs in a volatile market, and sourcing skilled staff to support the shift patterns, day-to-day administration and production.


Where do you see the greatest wide- format opportunities? CP Arts does not see itself as solely a large-format printer - with the detail and quality of our digital print we can adapt and facilitate a wide range of substrates and printed solutions from a small wobbler to a large billboard. This flexibility has been a real game changer in the way we are able to support both existing and new clients. The flexibility we are able to offer through digital media is vast. This is now also incorporating permanent point of sale solutions from design to production.


John Skudder, Director, CP Arts www.cparts.co.uk


What would make your day-to-day operations easier?


Witnessing the impact that the upgraded Agfa Tauro has already brought to the business in terms of production output


and print quality. We are looking to further invest in a second print line to support current production requirements and further develop our offering into new sectors.


Your favourite bit of kit is…? Without doubt our Kongsberg cutting lines. They run non-stop and enable us to support an extremely wide range of media and ensure we can deliver a rapid response to our clients requirements cutting both flat sheets and on a roll.


What’s the best bit of business advice you’ve been given?


Listen to your clients and deliver what they need, not what you think they need! Be flexible and open minded in your offering.


What are you most proud of achieving? Remaining a competitive force in such a volatile sector and working with some amazing clients!


What lesson does the wide-format sector need to learn?


I cannot speak for other businesses but, for us, flexibility and development into new areas is key to driving forward and remaining a competitive force in a challenging sector.


VITAL STATISTICS $91.3bn


SMITHERS’ ‘THE FUTURE OF INKJET PRINTING TO 2029’ IS NOW OUT AND COSTS


£5,475. THAT’S NOT CHEAP, SO HERE ARE SOME KEY


FINDINGS TO HELP YOU DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO FORK OUT ON THE WHOLE REPORT,


THE DATA FOR WHICH CAME FROM PRIMARY RESEARCH CONSISTING OF TARGETED INTERVIEWS WITH MATERIAL SUPPLIERS, CONVERTERS AND EXPERTS DRAWN FROM KEY MARKETS, AND SECONDARY RESEARCH VIA ANALYSIS OF PUBLISHED DATA, OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT STATISTICS, DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORGANISATION DATA,


COMPANY WEBSITES, INDUSTRY REPORTS, TRADE PRESS


ARTICLES, PRESENTATIONS, AND ATTENDANCE AT TRADE EVENTS.


8.3% $125.9bn


196,000 $3.9bn


This is the amount the 2024 graphics and packaging inkjet market is worth (in constant 2022 dollar values) - the equivalent of printing 1.18 trillion A4 prints


Overall, inkjet print volume has risen at 8.3% CAGR since 2019 and will grow at 7.4% CAGR by 2029


For-profit graphics and packaging value will rise at 6.6% CAGR to $125.9bn by 2029, with industrial print at over $162.1bn


Inkjet users in graphics and packaging will buy almost 196,000 tonnes of ink, valued at $9.8bn


Inkjet users will buy equipment valued at $3.9bn in 2024, which is down on 2019.


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