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Roland DG and BWT Alpine join forces to celebrate women in wrapping
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oland DG has joined long- standing partner BWT Alpine F1 team in celebrating the talent of women in the vehicle wrapping industry with the second edition of its Wrap Academy. Hosted at BWT’s technical centre in Oxfordshire, the exclusive experience brought eight of Europe’s female car wrappers together, alongside renowned vehicle wrapper and trailblazer in automotive customisation, Morgane Quetier, for a unique wrap challenge. The day featured inspiring talks, a behind-the-scenes tour of the BWT Alpine Formula One Team, and a dynamic wrap challenge where participants
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demonstrated their skills on a Formula One show car.
Megan Cadogan, founder of Miss Wrapz, was crowned the champion, and will join the BWT Alpine Formula One Team wrap crew in Las Vegas later this year.
Ms Quetier said: “When I started out in car wrapping, there weren’t many females doing it, and even fewer who were visible. So, events like this matter. “The Wrap Academy is not just about technique; it’s about representation. When young women see someone like them working in this space, succeeding, leading, it makes a huge difference. It tells them: you belong here too. This
Megan Cadogan, 2025 Wrap Academy champion
event is about sharing that message, offering support, and building a community of women who lift each other up.” Attendees spoke about their experiences in the industry, with women representing just 25% of global automotive roles. However, the rapid expansion of the market is seen as a significant opportunity to bring more women into the industry.
Rising stars recognised at this year’s Printing Charity event
ore than 70 budding starlets in the print industry will receive investment into their careers after winning awards at the annual Printing Charity Rising Star Awards celebrations.
The winners were recognised at the event on Thursday, July 3 at the House of Lords, hosted by the charity’s president emeritus, Lord Black of Brentwood.
The list included: Tradeprint’s Keir Duffus, Hollie Black, and Marc Farmer; GH Diplays’ Michaela Christmas; and Greens the Signmaker’s Paige Ellis-Gibson.
The organisation will be investing more than £106,000 across the 78 winners’ futures translating to 148 courses, helping them build on their personal development.
All the winners from this year’s Rising Star Awards
Printing Charity CEO, Neil Lovell, explained: “As is the case every year, we are celebrating the achievements and future potential of the sector’s outstanding younger talent. “What’s really encouraging, this year, is the increase in the range of courses we’re funding. These courses will drive our winners forward in their chosen careers underlining how the industry is arguably unmatched as a place for
young people to build a fulfilling career in almost any discipline.
“It also highlights the evolution of what it means to work in print. This evolution will be driven by this year’s winners, by those who have won the Rising Stars before them, and by those who will win an award after them.
“It’s fair to say, with talent like this within print and the allied trades, the future’s bright.”
Trotec Laser and eurolaser form business partnership T Laura Capone, CEO of eurolaser | 18 | July/August 2025
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rotec Laser and eurolaser have formed a business partnership with the aim of improving advice to
customers. The pair have decades of expertise in CO2 laser processing and are now looking to provide optimally tailored system solutions based on the long- standing experience of both companies.
The focus is on the mutual enhancement of sales activities and the joint objective of supporting users. Both companies will remain autonomous and independent. This co-operation sends a strong signal for a customer-focused, solution- driven approach in an expanding and increasingly specialised laser market.
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