Solopress appoints Graham Hunstone as head of partnerships

Print Solutions

Solopress has appointed Graham Hunstone as head of partnerships, strengthening the company’s focus on strategic collaboration and scalable print procurement for trade partners.

Graham joins Solopress with more than 30 years of experience across print production, print management, sales and commercial leadership. Most recently, he founded and led Visual Print and Design, building the business into a print management partner serving more than 1000 organisations across the UK, including universities, public sector bodies and national brands.His career has included senior roles across print production, software consultancy, operations and commercial leadership, giving him extensive experience in operations, procurement, customer relationships and scalable print solutions.

At Solopress, he will focus on developing strategic relationships within the trade while simplifying procurement and improving efficiency for print managers, resellers and brokers. The role will also support Solopress’ wider ambitions around workflow automation, customer engagement tools and smarter procurement solutions through innovative new platforms.

Graham said, ‘After more than 30 years in the industry, and 16 years building Visual Print and Design, I was looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to work with a larger business with ambitious plans for the future.

‘What attracted me to Solopress was the combination of manufacturing capability, industry experience and the work being done around automation and partnership development.

‘Having worked on both sides of the industry, both supplying and outsourcing print, I understand the challenges businesses face as they look to grow. I am looking forward to working with agencies, brokers and print management companies to develop strong partnerships, simplify procurement and help customers save time through more efficient workflows and ordering processes.’

Simon Cooper, CEO at Solopress, said: ‘Graham brings experience from every side of the industry, spanning production, outsourcing, print management, commercial leadership and customer relationships. Having built and grown his own business, he understands the challenges many print companies are navigating as the market changes.

‘That perspective makes him a strong fit for a role centred on building long term partnerships and developing closer collaboration across the print sector.’