Pictured above: The team at DPS from (l-r): Jon Wells,
Sleaford Branch Manager; Chris Strawson, Account and New Business
Manager; Tess Brennan, Designer; Matt Savage, Partner; Tracy
Savage, Partner; Nick Smith, Boston Branch Manager and
Philippa Allen, Designer
A Lincolnshire printing firm has doubled in size since May
following a move into new premises in Sleaford and the purchase of
a second business in Boston.
Managing Director Matt Savage set up Digital Printing Services
(DPS) in 2004 working from home and moved into a newly converted
workshop which was designed internally according to their
specification in Sleaford in May 2010.
More recently DPS acquired PrimePrint in Boston increasing the
total number of staff from four in May to eight
currently.
"We have not let the economic downturn dampen our spirits,"
explained Matt. "We are always on the lookout for new business and
have invested heavily in new premises and state-of-the-art
technology to ensure DPS is a dominant force in the market
place.
"When we moved into the new premises in Sleaford the demand for
digital print was so great that we bought a second digital press
which is three times faster than the old one!
"And since acquiring our second premises in Boston we've
installed a new digital press along with three new finishing
machines to increase efficiency. One of the finishing machines that
has been installed is able to cut down over 80,000 business cards
every day without human intervention."
Always striving to make things easier and more cost-effective
for their customers, DPS also introduced a 'Web-to-Print' solution
in June enabling regular clients to order their print items such as
flyers, brochures and business cards via the DPS website.
Clients can edit their own templates online to produce
print-ready files without the need to employ a designer or pay
artwork charges.
"It's been a great year for DPS," explained Matt. "As well as
investing in machinery we have employed Account and New Business
Manager Chris Strawson to look after existing clients and bring in
new ones and reviewed our pricing strategy. This means we can now
offer quality products at even better value for money with a
quicker turnaround!"
Despite implementing of all these changes over the last six
months Matt said he's not planning on slowing down and wants to
have a full digital set-up at DPS in Boston by December which will
complement the services currently on offer.
"We're also planning on employing a web designer," explained
Matt. "And I'd like to open more satellite offices in and around
Lincolnshire over the next few years."