Pureprint Group has acquired a majority shareholding in Imprint Group, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, a move that adds large format production to the services the group offers.
Imprint Group is a leading manufacturer and supplier of point of sale, point of purchase and large format outdoor media. It offers an extensive knowledge and understanding of large format printing and in the last five years has invested over £5 million in new technology, staff and premises to provide one of the best large format printing facilities in the UK.
‘I am delighted to welcome Imprint into the Pureprint Group,’ said CEO Mark Handford. ‘We have been keen to add large format production to the Group for some time. We have worked with Imprint on a number of key projects over recent years and they are a first class company who we have much in common with. We have different strengths which when combined will give our customers more services, more innovation and more value.’
Imprint have based their business growth on internationally accredited management standards, as Pureprint have, and work to ISO 9001, ISO 12647 and ISO 14001. Both businesses work closely with leading retailers who are increasingly looking for the highest environmental standards in their supply chain.
Dave Bullivant and Paul Newton, joint managing director’s at Imprint commented, ‘We specialise in high quality point of sale print, offering stringent colour management standards, bespoke online print management solutions, creative expertise and ISO14001 environmental accreditation. We will be a great fit with the Pureprint business as we understand their markets and they understand ours. This is two good businesses coming together and we are looking forward to an exciting future together.
‘Our business now is not just about POS and large format as most of our clients have other production requirements as well. We are ideally placed to offer them the full range of marketing collateral and this has been driving our growth in recent years. Now with the extensive range of production facilities that Pureprint have we will be able to enhance our offering even more.’
Mark Handford added ‘As well as their high production standards I have been very impressed with Imprint’s IT innovations and their collaboration with the University of Sunderland through the Knowledge Transfer Partnership, a programme designed to provide businesses with access to university expertise. Pureprint is always looking for innovation and new ideas and Imprint have a good track record with this. We are looking forward to 2015 and with this acquisition the year has got off to a very positive start.’
The deal was financed with part of the recent £5.3 million investment from Business Growth Fund. Read more here.
