in the news
Card Factory boss
takes top prize
Dean Hoyle has challenge for the Ernst and Young’s
been named World Entrepreneur Of The Year awards.
Ian Stuart (left) and David Hall
at the offi cial opening of the
Ernst and Young The judges described Sportswift
new site
North and (Card Factory) as “an incredible growth
Midlands Overall story” and Mr Hoyle had “built the
Entrepreneur Of business from nothing to securing 25
Hallmark opens
The Year 2009. per cent market share” and “changed
The Card the industry model.”
Factory boss will go forward to the Dean Hoyle founded the business, in £12m distribution site
national fi nal in October, where 53 1997, after selling cards from the back
executives will compete for the overall of a van for four years. From a single
Hallmark Cards cut the ribbon on David Hall added: “This new facility
UK title. From there the UK winner store his fi rm has grown to more than
its state-of-the-art warehousing and really is at the forefront of greeting’s
will go to Monte Carlo in May 2010 to 460 outlets employing 4,000 staff.
distribution facility and claimed it will card warehouse and distribution arenas
revolutionise the UK greeting cards and will make a signifi cant impact
sector and give customers, including on several areas of our business,
Yorkshire retail giants ASDA and improving effi ciencies and increasing
Carte Blanche team
Morrisons, an enhanced service while capacity across the board.
also allowing for future growth. “The investment, especially during
set for charity drive
The 200,000 sq ft facility is based these challenging economic times,
at the company’s Dawson Lane site demonstrates our eagerness to
in Bradford and was offi cially opened remain a leader in our industry. It also
Carte Blanche is sponsoring two by David Hall, President and CEO of highlights our continued and signifi cant
handpicked teams from its head offi ce Hallmark Cards USA and grandson of commitment to Bradford, which is
to take part in the 2009 Home 2 Rome founder, J.C. Hall. home to our UK head offi ce.”
‘banger’ car rally across France and Italy. The bespoke facility has been
With a Girls’ team representing the designed to increase capacity and * Hallmark has also won a gold
company’s Vivacious Veg brand (which productivity by doubling the current award from Business in the
is the only all girls team to take part in output to 30,000 packs of cards Community for its community and
the rally) and a Boys’ team representing per hour. Each order is allocated a environmental policies. It also gained
the company’s Violent Veg brand the two teams will vie to be the fiill i t b th fi rst to the fit t th fi nishing i hi unique barcode, which provides all platinum status in the Yorkshire and
point in Rome at the end of July. key information, from the amount of Humber Environment Index.
The winners of the fi ve-day, 1800 mile race will receive £1000 prize money for the stock required to bespoke labelling and Hallmark was recognised for
company’s chosen charity, Southampton Hospital Charity’s Paediatric Intensive Care packaging requirements. This barcode using 100 per cent renewable
Unit (PICU) Fund. In addition the company is looking to friends and associates to is then scanned onto an individual order electricity at its offi ces; printing 97
sponsor the teams to help raise a total of £25,000 for the charity. carton so it can be easily monitored per cent of cards and 100 per cent of
The Home 2 Rome challenge rules state that each team must travel in a car at to ensure it only goes to the required envelopes using certifi ed sustainable
least older than a UK N reg and have cost no more than £150. With a number of zones, providing total accuracy. or recycled materials and recycling
different challenges across the fi ve-day event the teams will be tested to the limit. Richard Campbell, Group Operations 80 per cent of solid waste, reducing
The Vivacious Veg Girls’ team, looking radiant in a K-reg Fiesta, will square Director at Hallmark Cards plc, said: landfi ll by 200 tonnes in the past two
up against the Violent Veg Boys’ team who will cruise the circuit in a C-reg BMW. “This has been a signifi cant investment years; donating £750,000 over three
Far from being intimidated by the threat of the Boys’ more powerful engine, Julia for us. We are confi dent we have years to breast cancer research;
Andrews commented: “We’re not afraid. We’re gonna make like a banana, and split!” developed a unique system that and for its commitment to Bradford
All sponsorship and donations can be made to www.justgiving.com/ allows us to pick and distribute orders Cares, allowing employees to
home2romepicu. For further sponsorship opportunities please contact Julia Andrews effi ciently, providing the best possible volunteer during work time.
or Wendy Goodall at Carte Blanche Greetings. value and service for our customers.”
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