SURVEY
THE 2020 GREAT BRITISH PRINT SURVEY
OUR SURVEY SAYS…
Thanks to all of the participants in The Great British Print Survey, who invested their time to help shape our industry as we spring into 2021. The survey results have measured an overwhelming air of confidence which will encourage investment. Darren Haine, Unity Printworks, Frome Flyers, Somerset. Five packs of Fedrigoni’s Sirio White White.Ideal for ideal for packaging, covers, business cards, invites, and coordinated graphic materials: Tori, Signs Express, Bromsgrove. Four boxes HP Paper International Paper: Richard Porter, Chapel Press, Stockport. https://greatbritishprintsurvey.com
SURVEY Q&AS
1 How do you feel about the future for your business?
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hanks to all of the participants in The Great British Print Survey, who invested their time to help shape our industry as we spring into 2021. The survey results have measured an overwhelming air of confidence which will encourage investment. Pooled experience from fellow quick print pros is published here to share the benefit across the whole of the UK’s frontline print industry. A huge thank you goes out to our favourite suppliers who donated prizes to our completed survey contributors. Mind you we are all winners by checking the temperature of our part of the print industry from this group feedback.
THE 2020 GREAT BRITISH PRINT SURVEY PRIZE WINNERS
Epson EcoTank ET-2750. Ideal for working from home or small offices. 3-in-1 cartridgefree printer with LCD screen. The included ink is equivalent to 72 cartridges (RRP £349.99): Christopher Smith at Vibrant Colour, Huntington. Pantone Gifts: (x4 recipients): Andrew Wilson, Time 2 Display, Fordingbridge, Hampshire; Kevin Smith, Harmony Creative Print, Minstead, Lyndhurst; John Stevenson, Glasgow Creative Design & Print, Glasgow; and C Bircumshaw, SynchroPrint, Northwich. Antalis, £200 of digital print paper stock: Phil Earle, Swiftprint, Huddersfield. Graphic Warehouse, £200 credit voucher: Iain Whittles, Pixel 2, Hull. HP Sprocket Portable Photo Printer. Instantly prints ZINK 2x3” sticky backed photos from your iOS and Android device:
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4. With these current challenges due to COVID-19, will your business diversify into new sectors such as signage, labels, packaging, workwear etc?
Well, the yeahs win this one with 66.67%. 5. If yes, which ones would you consider to be more likely?
Interestingly signage, labels and workwear share 80% of the yes expansion vote followed by packaging. 6. Are you planning to invest in plant and equipment over the next 12 months? The ‘very positive’ response increased over the future from 11.3% at three months to 24.39% over the next two years. With ‘quite positive’ recording a rise of 34.09% to 48.78% over the same forecast. On a sliding scale for this question only 2.44% registered a ‘very negative’ response over the next two years. 2. Are you likely to or have you made changes to staffing numbers?
By a tight margin, more print businesses will be spending more rather than standing still. 7. Are you planning to reduce your services and focus on profitable areas of your core business?
A big no to this as only 26.67% are reducing their print product range and concentrating on their regular business. Great to see that staff requirements returned a Pre-Covid result of 47.62% staying the same level. An increase forecast of 9.52%, remain the same at 38.1% and finally plans to reduce the number of staff at only 4.76%
8. Select all of the threats you currently see to your business
3. Have you used the UK Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (Furlough)?
Surprisingly only 56.1% of survey responses have taken advantage of the furlough support, maybe more print businesses have been open with critical printing of Covid warning signage than we first thought?
No surprises with the biggest threat being Covid, then cash flow. The results indicate the need to market your business more in a downturn.
FEBRUARY 2021 • QUICK PRINT PRO
