Start-up printer prepares to offer environmentally friendly options

Print company Redwood is set to bolster its environmental accreditations as it starts the process to become FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody-certified.

The Liverpool-based company was set up on 1 January 2008 and aims to provide environmentally friendly print services to the market.

It has been backed by a £700,000 package that includes a £100,000 loan from Alliance Fund managers through the Small Firms Fund – part of the Merseyside Special Investment Fund.

Managing director Jon Aindow, who has been in the print industry for 20 years, said: "I felt it was time to set up my own business and go down the ethical route. We're trying to offer a different objective."

The 15-staff company covers the litho, digital and large-format sectors, and all its papers are already FSC- and PEFC-accredited.