The judging process has now concluded and we are delighted to announce the shortlist for the PrintIT Awards 2021 – page 24. A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to submit an entry – the quality this year was extremely high – something that made our judges’ jobs just a little bit more difficult and prompted much discussion on judging day! We look forward to celebrating your success at the awards evening which will take place on Tuesday December 7 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. It happened. Finally. After several attempts to hold the long awaited PrintIT Awards 2020 After Party, we finally got together at The Sway Club in London on Thursday September 2. After so long spent apart, it was incredible to get together – and we definitely made sure it was a night to remember! See page 39. It’s been quite a social month, PrintIT Reseller and sister publication Technology Reseller magazines’ exclusive golf society has got off to a tee with the first two events seeing some of the print, IT and technology industry’s very best players finally make par in the 19th hole! Find out who the winners were on page 34. In this issue, Sian Thompson, DevOps Engineer at Tech Amigos, picks the work tools she uses every day and couldn’t do her job without (page 18). This month’s Q&A is with James Overton, Business Development Director, SOS Systems, and PITR spent 60 seconds with Nicola de Blasi, CEO, MPS Monitor. 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 us at:
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