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www.stephensandgeorge.co.uk


Q&A WITH THE MAN AT THE TOP Andrew L G Jones


SO ANDREW, S&G IS CELEBRATING ONE HUNDRED YEARS IN 2012. THAT IS SOME


ACHIEVEMENT Yes it’s a fantastic achievement. It has been achieved through hard work and investing in the latest technology. A Company policy was introduced in 1988 when we said that we would always purchase new equipment to ensure we’d always be one step ahead of our competition.


WERE YOU ALWAYS DESTINED TO FOLLOW THE


FAMILY FOOTSTEPS? Yes, from a very young age I decided that I wanted to join the business, my father tried to talk me out of it on three separate occasions.


S&G IS RENOWNED FOR INVESTING IN PEOPLE ESPECIALLY THEIR POLICY OF RECRUITING APPRENTICES, IS THIS HOW YOU STARTED YOUR CAREER AT THE COMPANY?


I left school after passing my A Levels then worked in the business for a year where I spent time in every department. In October 1980 I went to Watford Printing College and studied for a BSC in Printing and Technology. However, during my Christmas break in 1980, my father asked if I wanted to continue my studies in college or learn hands-on in the industry as he needed someone to run our type setting company Crown Photosetting. I decided to take up my father’s offer and began my managerial career. He sort of sold me a dummy as he hinted


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