About Copy Print

John’s career started at SR Berrys in Bolton, where he joined on a YTS and learned the ropes servicing and repairing typewriters and office equipment. In 1999, he decided to set up his own business.

Consistency is something John has always believed in, both in business and in life. Away from work, he still plays five-a-side football – despite freely admitting he might be the worst player on the pitch – and follows Bolton Wanderers “for his sins”. He’s also a regular gym-goer and has recently picked up his guitar again.

John loves his cars, his increasingly grumpy Border Terrier ‘Reggie’, the Lakes, (particularly Windermere and Coniston), and he recently celebrated 20 years of marriage to his wife Paula.

Russ has been with Copy Print for around 12 years, although he and John go back much further. Russ describes himself as a bit of a chameleon – adapting to different customers and understanding their needs.

Russ really enjoys being out, meeting customers and building relationships.

Outside work, Russ is happiest when there’s good food, live music or the great outdoors involved. He enjoys wild camping and canoeing, loves the Lakes and has a particular fondness for Skiathos in Greece.

Music is a big part of life too, from Crowded House and James to festivals and candlelight concerts. His best-ever internet discovery – was his fiancé.

Josh joined Copy Print in March 2026 as a Business Development Executive. He looks after more than 100 accounts while also finding new opportunities for the business.

What he values about Copy Print is the freedom to forge his own path without being micromanaged. After years in high-pressure environments, he’s a firm believer that it contributes to a sense of fulfilment.

Outside work, Josh enjoys walking, hiking, travelling and very good food – from a Meat Feast pizza to Michelin-starred restaurants. He’s travelled to almost every continent, with Bali and Tobago among his favourites and Japan or South America next on the list. Then there’s Bruce, his one-eyed Staffy and undoubtedly one of the more memorable members of the extended Copy Print family.

Michael’s history with John goes back more than 25 years, when John first took him on as an apprentice. Since then, Michael has spent his career working with print and technology, including five years running his own business, before returning to work at Copy Print.

Now Service Manager, Michael’s role is to organise and support the engineering team with whatever they need, pick up jobs when required and deal with the more complex problems.

At home, Michael equally has his hands full managing the social lives of his three young daughters. When he gets the chance, he enjoys cycling, walking, fishing and camping. His music taste is impressively unpredictable too: 90s indie, country, dance and Disney all get a look-in.

Lisa has been at Copy Print for around 17 years and describes her role as part Office Manager, part mother, teacher and oracle. Officially, she oversees the admin team. In reality, she is happy to turn her hand to whatever needs doing, always making sure her team is happy.

Our close-knit team means a lot to her and she describes Copy Print as being like a second family.

Away from work, Lisa and her husband are keen campervanners, having converted a Ford Transit into their own campervan. They also have a caravan and, after a 12-year wait, have secured a coveted pitch on a marina near Garstang. Add in good food and a decent craft ale and Lisa is pretty happy.

Ryan joined Copy Print straight out of college seven years ago and is now a Senior Engineer. His days are rarely predictable: from installations to phone support, refurbishing or setting up equipment, that variety is what he enjoys most. Ryan also enjoys meeting customers and tackling challenges.

Away from work, Ryan enjoys football and rugby, walking his dog and hiking with his girlfriend. He loves Thai food and the Caribbean is high on his travel wish list.

Asked which three things he’d save in an emergency, Ryan chose his dog, cat, girlfriend… and his phone. We’ll let him work out which one has to stay behind.

Elinor has been with Copy Print for 11 years and looks after Supplies & Dispatch. Her day often starts with checking the overnight toner alerts, making sure supplies are actioned and distributed, and then dealing with whatever else the phone or inbox decides to throw at her.

She describes herself as methodical, which comes in handy with a long to do list of tasks.

Elinor loves the friendly atmosphere at Copy Print and the way everyone works together, and, after more than a decade with the business, she feels a real loyalty to the team.

Away from the toner and telephones, Elinor is a big fan of theatre, with a degree in drama, loves street art and tattoos having got her first tattoo at 17.

Kaye joined Copy Print in 2020 in Accounts, although her role is a lot broader than that. From getting machines ready for customers and booking deliveries to making sure everything is where it should be, Kaye is happy to turn her hand to whatever needs doing.

For Kaye, she loves being in the office with everyone, and describes it as feeling like a family.

When she isn’t keeping things organised at work, Kaye loves escaping to her static caravan in Prestatyn and walking along the beach.

Foreign holidays have taken something of a back seat thanks to Roxie, her ageing – and increasingly grumpy – Jack Russell, who has her own ideas about Kaye going anywhere without her.

Pat has been part of the Copy Print team for 14 years and helps to keep our service operation running.

When a customer calls with a problem, Pat works out what’s happening, and directs the situation through the service team.

She loves working with the team, chatting to customers and trying to solve a problem before it becomes a bigger one.

Outside work, Pat enjoys eating out and taking time to relax with Italian and Indian food particular faves.

She’s also a jazz fan and lives by a simple philosophy: enjoy each day while you can.

Zielang joined Copy Print two years ago as a Service Engineer. A big part of his role is responding to breakdown calls and getting customers back up and running as quickly as possible, alongside learning more about the different machines, production equipment and tools he encounters.

It’s that opportunity to keep learning that he particularly enjoys. Alongside his role at Copy Print, Zielang is studying for an IT degree at university, building on an interest in technology that has taken him from school and sixth form in the Rochdale area into a hands-on technical career.

Outside work, he enjoys spending time with friends and family, gaming and travelling around the UK and Ireland.

Andy is combining hands-on experience at Copy Print with an IT Engineering Apprenticeship. He enjoys getting out and about setting up servers, networks and printers rather than spending every day sitting behind a computer.

A hands-on learner by nature, Andy has always liked making and doing things. That extends well beyond IT: in his spare time he freelances making cosplay weapons and collectors’ items, a niche sideline that has grown largely through word of mouth.

Originally from South London, Andy has lived in Norway and has family connections to Vietnam. Music is another big part of his life. His taste covers everything from jazz and R&B to rap, EDM and Spanish music with violins. As he puts it, without music the world would be very dull.

Adam joined Copy Print in August 2022 and works as an Engineer, which means his days can involve anything from heading out to customer jobs to refurbishing equipment or building and preparing new machines.

Having studied IT at college and always had an interest in computers, he likes working in an industry where there are constantly new things to learn, whether that’s printers, software or the technology behind them.

Outside work, Adam enjoys going to the gym and spending time with friends and his girlfriend. He’s a fan of Chinese food, a cold beer and a trip to Mulligans when he’s out in Manchester. Amsterdam is a favourite destination so far, although both America and Australia are firmly on his travel wish list.