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SCREENWORKS PROFILE
Screening the
best in the
business
Maintaining a position at the cutting edge of
trade screen printing world is a tough
challenge, yet one Screenworks is equal to.
Neill Barston met the firm’s MD Andy Gilmour
to find out more about what makes the
company tick.
A
s many companies hit the brakes this year, “How we’ve grown as a company on this site in scene with an appearance at the Trade Only show
one firm bucking the trend is Screenworks, the last 4 years since we have been here has been held at the Ricoh arena in Coventry. It proved a
which is continuning to take on quality phenomenal. One of the reasons for this is that valuable experience in boosting the profile of the
orders, new staff plus investing in first-rate we’ve never sat around and waited for orders to company.
equipment. come in, we have always “It was excellent, we’ve done some really good
The Suffolk based been proactive,” he business from the show and a lot of orders have
company in Haverhill explains of the business been placed within a couple of weeks of the
can proudly claim a which has been designed event. The show was very well organised and we
strong range of major as a one-stop screen are glad that we made the decision to start doing
corporate clients for its printing and clothing exhibitions this year,” reveals Andy.
printing services during Being invited for a
its near twenty-year “Of course a lot of businesses tour round the
history.
are being affected by the
company’s base, it’s
Its roll-call of work
has included everything
recession. But with printwear
quickly apparent that
its close-knit team
from Ferrari cap badgework, t-shirts print runs for there is work out there. Pricing is are passionate about
the likes of Shell, Blackberry phones, M & S and
becoming more and more important, but
their work in
Boots to name a few.
One of its most significant jobs involved with
we are going to try and open new
producing designs
through to the
designing artwork for the launch of the Playstation accounts this year while remaining true finished product.
3, which proved a particularly satisfying challenge.
to our values of quality service and
At the heart of the
Certainly, MD of the company, Andy Gilmour
appears in buoyant mood despite a gloomy
reliability, which is so important too.”
firm’s ethos is a
commitment to
economic backdrop. Though he takes a pragmatic quality and reliability
approach, he says maintaining a positive attitude provider. Underlining its success, the company is which has earned them an enviable reputation
is vital to weathering the present trading capable of producing around 10,000 finished within the marketplace.
conditions. It’s no mean feat that his company has garments per day and with a number of new Like any company, there are logistical and
continued to expand in a competitive marketplace projects on the horizon, this is only set to increase. mechanical obstacles which have posed headaches
and an investment in personnel and training has Building on its increased activity, this year over the course of the years, but it seems their
reflected this. Screenworks made its debut on the exhibition collective hard-work has paid off.
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