Mark Crook has joined East Sussex-based digital print company Elephant Print and Display in the role of director.
Mr Crook has worked in the printing and graphic industry for over thirty years and brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge to the creative and pre-press departments.
Jason Gadd, director, said, ‘I’m so pleased that Mark has chosen to join the business and he has already allowed Elephant to move into other areas, he is even able to provide cover for our Indigo press which is a huge bonus.’
Mr Crook’s background and experience will enable the company to diversify into new areas of communication such as heavyweight graphic design, audio-visual presentations and online interactive media. Talking about his new job, Mark said, ‘I’ve known everyone at Elephant since they started and I’m really excited about helping the company grow.’
During his career, Mark has worked for Erreys printers Group in Heathfield, Mint Design Associates in Brighton and has also freelanced under his own company name Hippo.
Mark is also one of the organisers for the Meadowlands Music Festival which is held over three days in May at Glynde, near Lewes in Sussex. As a result of Mark’s appointment Elephant are now a sponsor for this event.
The company was formed in 2002 by directors Jason Gadd and Jamie Benson, both former pre-press operators and has a staff of six people and operates as a digital only printing company based in two converted barn units in scenic surroundings near Lewes in East Sussex.
Elephant Print and Display operates with an Indigo 3050 press and HP designjet large format printers, with most print finishing handled in-house together with bookletmaking, perfect binding and wiro-binding alongside both large and small format laminating facilities.
Since its formation, it has gradually moved from producing large format work and repro services (such as drum scanning, retouching etc.) into short-run digital print, initially with a Xerox DocuColor press and then onto HP Indigo. As part of its business philosophy, it uses environmental responsibility as a factor in procurement, energy usage and waste minimisation, and where possible advises its client to choose environmentally friendly products such as FSC certified papers.
Mark Crook, director
