Steve Wenlock
Founder and Managing Director, Flexpress
Steve Wenlock is the founder and Managing Director of Flexpress. After beginning his career as a sewing-machine engineer, he moved into print in the late 1980s and built Flexpress from a small local photocopying service into a nationally recognised trade printing business.
More than three decades in print
Steve entered the print industry in the late 1980s after working with his father as a sewing-machine engineer in Leicester's boot and shoe trade. When that industry declined, he began offering photocopying from a 420-square-foot workshop. The service grew, leading to larger equipment, desktop publishing and the beginnings of Flexpress.
Since then, Steve has guided the business through major changes in lithographic printing, digital production, web-to-print and workflow automation. His articles draw on that hands-on experience, with a focus on practical improvement, customer value and sustainable business growth.
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