Fifty per cent of the SMP board appear in the top 50 of a prestigious industry ‘who’s who’.

Printweek’s 2021 Top 500 list rates nine of the 14-strong SMP board in the top 100.

These include Paragon Customer Communications, who finished in the top spot, closely followed by HH Global in second and Communisis in seventh place.

APS Global Group appears at number 14 while YM Group is at 21 and Go Inspire Group finished at 40, with Adare SEC at 41. Also appearing in the top 100 are MBA at 53 and Opus at 82.

SMP Chair Judith Donovan CBE said: “It’s extremely pleasing to see the SMP board represented so strongly in this prestigious industry survey. Not only do we have three in the top 10, nine out of 14 board members appear in the top 100 with seven being in the top 50. It’s a fantastic achievement and congratulations go to you all.”