About us

Established to look after you, your magazine, your advertisers and your readers

Here at The Magazine Production Company, we design and produce a variety of publications for clients across the globe, as well as a host of supporting print-related projects from our offices in the UK. Our team has the experience that spans all of the skills necessary to produce fine publications.

Clients have consistently offered five-star ratings for quality, service, and value for money with the UK’s Trading Standards’ Buy with Confidence scheme, which is a testament to our professional solutions.

As well as producing magazines through the entire process, we can also offer editorial and advertising support if you so desire. If you’re looking for publication printing and distribution, well, we can help you here too.

With qualified and experienced magazine production artists to support you at every step, you know you’ll be in great hands. So, who are we?

Dean Cook has been involved in all aspects of commercial magazine production since the early nineties. He has always remained ardent to find ways to do things better whilst mindful of time and cost.

Over the years, he has applied his craft to digital print centres, printing companies, repro houses, prepress departments, design agencies, independent publishers and even a children’s newspaper.

The roles of design, production and print processing covered a variety of commercial sectors, including pro-audio broadcast, automotive, aviation, finance, digital reproduction, IT, military, motorcycle, travel and utility services here in the UK and abroad. Recognised names include the RAC, Suzuki GB, American Express, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, Xerox and Virgin Atlantic, to name a few.

Grant has over 30 years experience in the print and publishing world, as well as design and advertising agencies. He has worked with NatWest, Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot and Citroën. He is recognised by an award nomination for his design skills and offers his services to a charity for the arts and other charity clients, including Send a Cow, Meningitis Now, and CLIC Sargent. He relishes magazine design and production projects.

Toni studied at Hull School of Art and L’Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts, Liege, Belgium. Initially involved in medical and financial arenas, she has accumulated over 25 years pan-sector experience in creative design and illustration. Working with commercial printers over the years, she has a sound knowledge of the skills required for magazine production working with clients across the globe.

Carolyne is a heavy-weight typographic production artist with three decades of experience. Always calm and cool-headed under pressure, she consistently maintains outstanding quality in her design and layout, no matter how complicated or time-sensitive a project is. Carolyne specialises in typesetting/design of multilingual layouts/packaging for a vast range of industries.

Tim has over 25 years experience in the creative industry within the design, marketing and publishing agencies. Over the years, he has worked on many accounts, including Endsleigh Insurance, Sapa, BMW, Wella and Birds Eye Foods, on all aspects of design and layout. He prides himself on an exhaustive knowledge of design, artwork and print, as well as new media.