NEWS
While the last two years might have stifled the pathways many of us thought we would be taking, seeing the opportunities and moving forward remained our priority. Addressing physical and human resources has been key to our progression. In October, the opportunity to re-connect and establish our footing through our Open House event was a significant milestone.
Welcoming a new face to the team… Bringing a stronger presence has been one of our goals for the last year coming out of the COVID pandemic. Having realised that we had a vacuum in the sales arena we have recently appointed Brian Reeves into the team as our new Sales Manager.
Not standing still.
Brian has brought with him a wealth of sales and marketing experience in both the food industry and the education sector. Having managed sales in many of the large retail and wholesale food suppliers Brian has gained a considerable amount of experience both in the sales and marketing approach towards these
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R-1 2022
2021 was a fantastic year where HAD-Print increased its offering significantly. Here are our highlights: ✪ Perfect binding (softback covers). Giving us the facility to turn-around efficiently shortrun books, limited edition brochures and catalogues. ✪ UUpgraded creasing and folding with a Duplo DC454 and F1 machine, enhancing
businesses, and how to harness business in a very competitive environment. Having also worked in the education sector for the last 16 years he also has an excellent knowledge of the Schools, Colleges, universities, and private training provider sectors of that market. He is aware of the varied opportunities in this sector and aims to use this to gain the competitive edge over other print suppliers. With this combined knowledge he has set out the sales strategies for each of these sectors and decided in conjunction with the rest of the team the right approach to each particular market.
career, but now working at the sharp end of this sector I have realised that despite living in a digital world there is still vast opportunities for tactile printed materials to help sell products, educate the mind, or promote products to the wider world” Brian will be very much on the front line of the business, working alongside Stuart. It provides much needed additional resource, to allow Stuart to work at developing other areas within the business, both technical product and specific customer sectors.
Brian adds …, “I know from experience how much print has influenced the success that I have achieved in my sales
Brian has a range of business sectors that he is targeting and aiming to work with moving forward, alongside looking after many of the existing customers already enjoying the benefits that HAD-Print has been able to offer them on their own business and customer journey.
our capabilities significantly. ✪ Digital die-cutting and creasing. Bringing short-run packaging and presentation materials at cost-effective means for small quantities. ✪ Duplex Board options, bonding of sheets together to create thicker sheets and case-making of covers. ✪ Upgraded Wirobinding facilities to offer 2:1 alongside
3:1 options (pitch of wire spacing). ✪ Started a succession plan for our older digital press, with additional capacity through a 3rd Canon digital press, providing resilience and additional capacity. The start of 2022 sees us looking at the High Definition Large format options for interior work, commencing Q3.
