Target Direct beefs up team after sales jump

Target Direct Print has added five new members of staff after increasing its annual turnover by 60% in 2006.

The direct marketing print management specialist, whose clients include Focus DIY, Unicef and the British Heart Foundation, has reported an increase in turnover from £8.9m in 2005 to £14.2m in 2006.

To support the growth, the Cheltenham-based firm has recruited four new account managers and a data processing expert.

On the account management side, Michael Houghton has joined from Williams Lea and will specialise in financial service.

Nicola Seabourne, formerly production manager at Bristol creative agency The Entire Company, is an expert on the tourism and financial sectors and will focus on the commercial sector.

Stephanie Taylor and Anna Treasure, meanwhile, join from printers Cooper Clegg and Severnprint, respectively.

On the data side, the firm has recruited Steve laver, whose career includes stints with Formpro Mail Marketing and GWC, to head up TDP’s new data processing set-up.

TDP managing director Peter Frings said: “We welcome these new recruits on board. With their help, we can ensure that we continue to provide our growing roster of clients with the excellent level of service for which we have become recognised.”