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MiRiCal Emblems wins Queen's Award for Enterprise
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Queen's Award for Enterprise for International Trade.
ottinghamshire-based screen and digital printer, MiRiCal Emblems has been awarded a
The award was personally approved by the Queen following an exceptional 58% growth in export sales over the last three years with exports now accounting for more than 75% of the company's annual turnover. In the official Queen's Awards for Enterprise press book it was stated that MiRiCal has overcome stiff UK competition by entering new markets, predominantly in Europe, through a well planned and progressive strategy of establishing its own local sales and support staff in a growing number of locations. In addition, MiRiCal also engaged in licenced manufacturing further afield, which led to the significant increase in export sales. Managing director, Jonathan Dul, said: "The Queen's Award for Enterprise is a real honour that gives national recognition
Drytac appoints new USA Midwest territory manager
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im Schoenbeck has been appointed to the role of Midwest territory manager for Drytac in the USA. Mr Schoenbeck has over 20 years' experience in the large
format graphics arena, with particular expertise in digital printable media. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, he will be responsible for Ohio,
Minnesota, Wisconsin,
light on all that is great about UK business today. I am extremely impressed to see such a wealth of talent and innovation from across the UK being recognised by Her Majesty The Queen.
MiRiCal directors Jonathan Dul and Mark Tacey celebrate having been awarded a Queen's Award for Enterprise
to the hard-working men and women in our team. To have the time and effort spent developing our export business recognised in this way is fantastic news and we want to go forward and continue to build this important area of our business." MiRiCal was one of six recipients of a Queen's Award in the East Midlands and one of only 201 recipients nationwide. Business secretary, Greg Clark, added: "These prestigious awards help shine a
"These awards recognise the innovative products and services being provided by British businesses that are in demand across the world, as well as the sheer determination and hard work that comes with starting and running a business. "Many of these winners are small businesses – the backbone of our economy – and we are backing them to grow, increase their productivity and create more jobs and opportunity across the UK through our modern industrial strategy."
Established in 1993, MiRiCal is a second-generation family business and leading supplier of heat-applied garment decoration products to the workwear, safetywear and sportswear sectors. MiRiCal will celebrate its award at a royal reception at Buckingham Palace for Queen's Award winners in the summer.
Hybrid expands sales and technical teams with new appointments
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Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, South Dakota and North Dakota. Wayne Colbath, vice president of sales, Drytac, said: "We're excited to welcome Tim Schoenbeck to the Drytac family. His two decades of experience managing key accounts and his extensive knowledge of large format graphics media are a great addition to Drytac in the USA. "Drytac is bringing to market a wealth of exciting new products this year and Tim is well placed to work with our existing valued customers and to expand our sales base."
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hree new members of staff have joined Hybrid Services' sales and technical team, as the exclusive UK and Irish Mimaki distributor expands its reseller and end user support capabilities. Matt Reid-Jones has joined Martin Southworth as Hybrid increases its reseller account managers, Marc Busby joins the technical services team as the companyʼs service engineer quota continues to expand and Ashley Carr has been appointed as showroom technician.
Mr Reid-Jones sports a strong print industry background coupled with significant channel management experience. Hybridʼs chief operations manager, Brett Newman, said: “Mattʼs appointment is a great addition to the sales team and brings years of sign and print industry knowledge to the role.”
Mr Busby shares a similarly long and
Matt Reid-Jones, Marc Busby and Ashley Carr join Hybrid as the Mimaki distributor expands its sales and technical teams
well-regarded history in the industry with a focus on wide format technical support. “We are delighted to welcome Marc to the Hybrid technical services team where his significant experience will be of great benefit to our customers,” continued Mr Newman. Mr Carrʼs design qualifications and previous wide format print operator experience stand him in good stead for his new role supporting showroom manager, Richard Williams, who said: “Providing an imaginative and visually inspiring environment for visitors to Hybrid is an essential part of the experience when auditioning a new piece of technology and Ashleyʼs creative and technical skills will play a key part in that.” Mr Newman concluded: “Hybridʼs continued investment in recruitment demonstrates our ongoing desire to assist our reseller partners and end users as they promote, support and use Mimaki technology on a daily basis. Experienced personnel are of great value and we look forward to introducing Matt, Marc and Ashley to our partners over the coming months.”
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