9th July saw 2026’s Rising Star Awards winner constellationshining brightly at the annual winner celebration at the House of Lords.

The Printing Charity is investing over £111,000 in thefutures of this year’s winners. This translates to funding for 155 courses,covering training and development to build the Stars’ skills in areas rangingfrom vehicle wrapping, UX and textile printing to sustainability, digitalengagement, accountancy, and AI.

This year, 43% of courses selected were for personaldevelopment, including project management, public speaking, leadership andmanagement, and coaching to make genuine connections, all helping build trulytransferrable skills to support progression and success in any job role.

This year also saw a 41% increase in winners working in technicalroles, highlighting winners’ commitment to professional development that willhelp drive print’s high-tech future forward.

“One look at the content of the courses funded through thisyear’s Rising Star Awards emphasises the huge potential for people to build asuccessful career in any discipline within our sector. This is part of thesector’s superpower,” said Printing Charity CEO Neil Lovell. “It also shows thedetermination of people starting out in their careers to effectively equipthemselves for a rapidly evolving future by concentrating on studying personalskills and capabilities to support their growth, regardless of where theircareer paths take them. With this in mind, it was right to extend the award agerange to 35, acknowledging that, more than ever, careers are unlikely to belinear, and so providing support for people making a later career pivot to jointhe sector, and those determined to upskill to take advantage of newopportunities as they arise.”

Visit The Printing Charity website to learn more aboutthis year’s winners:

Aaron Leishman, Cuong Dinh and Millie Jackson, all ofBluetree Group;

 Abby King of ShottonMill Ltd;

Adam Dobbie of Newsprinters EuroCentral;

Alexandra Bartholomew of the University of Strathclyde;

 Alice Tradewell,Laura Neilson and Melissa Thomas, all of Liverpool University Press;

Amber Hardman, Lily Mayneord and Michelle Huggins, all ofSigns Express Ltd;

 Amy Douglas of SAGEPublishing;

 Amy Elkheart ofElkheart Editorial;

 Anagha Suresh ofPrecision Proco;

Anna Sofija Pranevska of Tungate Group;

 Anthony Pearson of CJStrain & Sons;

Barbara Grotta of Imago Group;

Beatrice Spencer of Very Displays;

Becki Hiskey of Fedrigoni UK Ltd;

Callum David of Eurostampa UK;

Carys Evans of Karis Copp Media;

Catherine Edwards and Francesca Baker, both of MPS MarketingServices Ltd;

Celine MacLeod and Heidi Appleton, both of Penguin RandomHouse UK;

Daryl Hutton of Eastern Exhibition & Display;

Declan Connolly of Open Eye Gallery; Edward Chesterman ofFutureprint (part of FM Future Limited);

Emily May-Gordon and Madison Powlesland, both of Art Angels;

Emma Ferguson of Emerald Publishing Limited;

Emma Huzzard and Joe Borland, both of Qualvis Print &Packaging Ltd;

Felix Pope, freelance;

Finn Haunch of Oxford University Press;

Hannah Davenport of PrintWeek;

Han Noss, freelance;

Harriet Hirshman of Dead Ink Books;

Harrison Dyehouse, Harvey Stephens-Dunn and Michael Uff, allof Budget Paper Supplies Ltd;

Hayley Moss of Watkins Media Ltd;

Isobel Arnold, Melissa Oakley and Olly Nicholls, all ofParagon;

Jack Blyth of Northern Flags and Faber Exposize UK;

 Jack MacIver andKatie Hanlon, both of the University of Glasgow Print Unit;

Jade Biss and Rimal Khan, both of Canon UK;

Jasmine Owens, freelance;

Jessica Jackson of Kimberly-Clark;

 Jingye Liu of APP(Calington Ltd);

Jordan Howe of Screen Europe (UK);

Josh Middleton, Matthew Walker and Melissa MacIntyre, all ofSmurfit Westrock;

 Jude Corless ofHybrid Services Ltd;

Kierian Cameron of House of Cult Brands Ltd;

Latifah Salaudeen of ProPack Direct Mail Ltd;

Lee Spivey of Springfield Solutions Ltd (All 4 LabelsGroup);

Libby Clifford of Make it Happen Signage Consultancy Ltd;

Lily Kehoe of Manchester University Press (University of Manchester);

Lisa Shepherd and Patryk Bebech, both of MBA Group;

 Lucy Ashworth of LSE Press;

Marco Suttie, freelance journalist;

Maya Sales-Hyde of Pushkin Press Ltd;

Mohammed Rahit Choudhury of DS Smith;

Natalie Haytayan of Harkwell Labels Ltd;

Nathan Mclauchlan-Welsh of MTWO Search;

Paula Moreno of Durnell Marketing Ltd;

Peyton Stableford of Pellerin Books;

Priyanka Joshi of Cambridge University Press and Assessment;

Savannah Dale of the University of Plymouth;

 Sophie Porteous ofHarperCollins UK Ltd;

Tamsin Shattock of KGK Genix (Essex) Ltd;

Thomas Anderson of BBC Leeds (Freelance);

Tomisin Chuka of Tradeprint;

Wesley Duffy of Edward Elgar Publishing;

Zoe Lovell of James Cropper plc.