4 July 2025: Emerging print industry talent shone brightly as the Printing Charity’s annual celebration of its Rising Star Award winners was held at the House of Lords on 3rd July.

Hosted by Printing Charity President Emeritus and long-standing Rising Star supporter Lord Black of Brentwood, this year 78 winners – a 28% increase on last year – from across the worlds of print, paper, packaging, graphics and publishing were in the spotlight.

The Printing Charity is investing over £106,000 in this year’s winners’ futures. This translates to funding for 148 courses, helping winners build on their personal development; bolster core role capabilities; gain a recognised qualification; or follow a leadership pathway. The courses cover a diverse range of opportunities including colour management, advanced sales skills, fabrication and welding, mentoring, coaching, design for art direction and SEO... and everything else in between.

Printing Charity CEO Neil Lovell explains: “As is the case every year, we are celebrating the achievements and future potential of the sector’s outstanding younger talent. What’s really encouraging, this year, is the increase in the range of courses we’re funding. These courses will drive our winners forward in their chosen careers underlining how the industry is arguably unmatched as a place for young people to build a fulfilling career in almost any discipline.

“It also highlights the evolution of what it means to work in print. This evolution will be driven by this year’s winners, by those who have won the Rising Stars before them, and by those who will win an award after them. It’s fair to say, with talent like this within print and the allied trades, the future’s bright.”

Visit The Printing Charity website website to learn more about this year’s winners: Ailsa Bruce; Alex Jordan; Alex Parkinson; Alexis Parker (Northwood Recycling); Alice Burns; Amy Norton; Amy Portsmouth; Belinda Guo; Benjamin Smith; Bryan Dykiel; Caitlyn Robson-Iszatt; Charlotte Carter; Charlotte Collins; Christopher Woodall; Claire Behan; Cristina Dara; Daniel McKie; Declan McCann; Divjot Kaur; Eleanor Gaffney; Ellie Coxhead; Elli-May Green; Eloise Le Poidevin; Emily White; Emma Bainbridge; Evita Casno (Kimberly Clark) ; Georgina Hebbard; Greg MacIntyre; Greg Osborne; Hannah Murphy; Heather Stewart (Saica Flex Wigan) ; Hollie Black; Imogen O'Lenskie; Isabel Peckett; Jack Hatfield; Jacob McGregor; Jade Sullivan; Jaidan Patel; James Price; Joanne Boustead; Jordan Langston; Joshua Clough; Katie Kelly; Keir Duffus; Leyre Veras Preciado; Lily-Maia Baraclan-Smith; Lizzy Hammond; Lucy Holt; Luke Furminger; Marc Farmer; Marta Klimkowicz; Michaela Christmas; Michelle Green; Minna Davies; Mo Dursun; Nicole Gilchrist-Reeves; Olivia McLaughlin; P. Eldridge; Paige Ellis-Gibson; Rali Chorbadzhiyska; Rebecca Graham; Rebecca Jones; Reece Baker; Rianna Johnson; Samuel Sandor; Sarah-Louise Alsop; Sayeeda Rafique; Sebastian Lansdowne; Simon Zitouni; Sinead Hayward; Siobhan Humphries; Sophie Beeson; Sophie Shepherd; Storm Newton-Bird; Svitlana Tartasiuk; Tara Hiralal; Thomas Clark; and Victoria Froggett.

This year’s event was generously supported by the Publishing Training Centre and Unite the Union.