PRINTITRESELLER.UK 3 COMMENT It’s been a busy start to the year, planning and preparing to launch the 2025 PrintIT Awards in May. We’ve introduced a few changes this year, included some new categories and updated some of the entry criteria. Check out page 22 for a first look at the 2025 awards line-up. Each category is designed to recognise and reward the people and companies in our sector across six distinct award classifications - corporate awards, reseller awards, people awards, product and solution awards, four general PrintIT Awards, as well as two special categories which are not entry-based – Industry Leader of the Year and the Judges’ Special Award. Whether you’re an OEM, ISV, distributor, reseller, MSP, vendor, supplier or service provider – there’s something for everyone, so, make sure you enter the 2025 PrintIT Awards and give our judges a chance to celebrate you and your team. Entries will officially open on Tuesday May 6. Also in this issue, Cheryl Hopes, UK & Ireland Partner Development Manager at Xerox, picks the work tools she uses every day and couldn’t do her job without (page 18). This month’s Q&A is with John Scudamore, Sales Director, Nextgen Business Solutions, and PITR spent 60 seconds with Tyler Lowe, Apprentice First Line Engineer, Evolve. 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. 04 Bulletin Where do you take yours? 06 Bulletin News from the channel 16 People A round-up of new hires 18 I couldn’t do my job without... Cheryl Hopes picks her favourite work tools 20 A decade in print Stu Brookes shares his print experiences over the past decade 22 PrintIT Awards A first look at the 2025 PrintIT Award categories 26 Focus on: What’s New A round-up of recent product launches 29 Interview XBM acquires Office Odyssey 30 Dealer Profile UTL London rebrands as Dupliq 32 Cover Story Lexmark reinforces commitment to enhancing partners’ profitability 34 Research AI-powered cyber threats drain security budgets 36 One-to-one One-to-one with Greig Millar 40 AI AI-powered print and document solutions 42 VOX POP AI in the print industry – part two 46 Industry Insight Kerry Rush, Product Marketing Manager, Sharp Business Systems UK 48 View from the Channel John Scudamore, Sales Director, Nextgen Business Solutions 50 60 seconds with… Tyler Lowe, Apprentice First Line Engineer, Evolve 2025 ISSUE 127 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 127 ISSN 2055-3110 (Print) ISSN 2055-3129 (Online) 20 25 Royal Lancaster · December 2
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