04 Events Join the Kingswood Media team in 2026 06 Bulletin Where do you take yours? 08 Bulletin News from the channel 16 People A round-up of new hires 18 I couldn’t do my job without... Kate Falkingham picks her favourite work tools 20 My life in print Mike Anderson shares details of his life in print 22 PrintIT Awards Find out what winning a PrintIT Award means from the 2025 winners 29 One-to-one Lee Manning, CEO, FUTERA 32 Cover Story Long Live Colour: Brother UK rolls out colour laser campaign with up to 28% partner discount 34 Focus on: What’s New A round-up of recent product launches 36 PrintIT Awards A recap of the 2025 event 39 Research Sustainability plans are accelerating 40 VOX POP Print predictions – part two 46 Industry Insight Ian Silvester, General Manager, EKM Insight 48 View from the channel Dean Birks, MPS & Digital Transformation Specialist, OfficeXpress 50 60 seconds with… Maria Filby, Marketing Executive, EKM Global COMMENT Following on from the big reveal of the 2025 PrintIT Award winners last issue, we asked the worthy recipients what being recognised with a PrintIT Award means to them – you can find out what they said on page 22. Also on page 36, you’ll find a recap of the event, it truly was a night to remember! Roll on next year! This month, we feature part two of our annual print predictions feature (page 40), where more of the industry’s leading vendors share their thoughts on what 2026 will hold for the print and IT sectors. Also in this issue, Kate Falkingham, Senior Business Manager – Distribution at Brother UK, picks the work tools she uses every day and couldn’t do her job without (page 18). This month’s Q&A is with Dean Birks, MPS & Digital Transformation Specialist, OfficeXpress, and PITR spent 60 seconds with Maria Filby, Marketing Executive, EKM Global. If you’ve got any news about your business to share, would like to be included on our monthly VOX POP panel, have a compelling business success story or simply wish to comment on any industry issues, please get in touch with me at: [email protected] Michelle Ryder, Editor Editor’s Comment Register online To receive your regular FREE printed copy of PrintIT Reseller Magazine simply fill in our online registration form at www.printitreseller.uk/register Read PrintIT Reseller online at: www.printitreseller.uk Join us : Follow us @print-it-reseller-magazine PRINT IT RESELLER MAGAZINE IN PRINT & ONLINE SINCE 2011 PrintIT Reseller is published by Kingswood Media Ltd., 7 Amherst House, 22 London Road, Sevenoaks TN13 2BT • Tel: 01732 759725 Email: [email protected] www.printitreseller.uk No part of PrintIT Reseller can be reproduced without prior written permission of the publisher. ©2025 Kingswood Media Ltd. 2026 ISSUE 136 printitreseller.uk If you no longer wish to receive PrintIT Reseller magazine please email your details to [email protected] Group Editor: James Goulding 07803 087228 · [email protected] Editor: Michelle Ryder 01732 759725 · [email protected] Publishing Director, Social Media and Web Editor: Neil Trim 01732 759725 · [email protected] Advertising Director: Ethan White 01732 759725 · [email protected] Account Manager: Jeff Root 07976 950285 · [email protected] Designer: Brian Cloke 07484 288189 · [email protected] Issue 136 ISSN 2055-3110 (Print) ISSN 2055-3129 (Online) PRINTITRESELLER.UK 3 20 25 Royal Lancaster · December 2
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