Welcome to the 2022 Widthwise Sponsors round table discussion on the state of the large-format print sector here in the UK. Lesley Simpson speaks with the Widthwise sponsors, for a suppliers’ perspective. Discussion topics:

00:00 Welcome to the 2022 Widthwise Sponsors round table

01:18 Firstly, how would you describe the state of the wide-format printing market in the UK over the past year? And how do you see the year ahead shaping up?

04:42 The 2022 Widthwise survey shows that the cost of supplies is a prime concern for print service providers. What have the cost pressures been like for you? Have you raised prices? And do you expect the pressures on supply chains, costs and prices to ease in the year ahead?

07:51 With more organisations making net zero pledges, sustainability remains a critical issue. How are you ‘greening-up’ your own business? Where do you think the sector as a whole needs to be making bigger, quicker ecological advances?

12:48 The consensus among PSPs is that the major technological shifts in wide-format are behind us. Do you envisage any transformational technologies emerging in the next five to ten years - and if so, where?

16:45 With a more hybrid world of work, do you see Industry 4.0 playing a greater role in the wide-format sector?