60-seconds with TT Litho

Established in 1975 by the Fogarty family, TT Litho Printers has been established for over 40 years and has a reputation for high quality service. Starting out in a shed in the late Tom Fogarty’s mother’s back garden, second generation director Lucy Fogarty has overseen the company’s recent acquisition of a new five-colour B2 Ryobi 765E and relocation to larger premises.

Where are you based?

TT Litho is in Medway City Estate, Rochester, after relocating from a 16th century factory in the heart of historic Rochester. It was a wrench to leave, but it was the right decision

How many staff do you have?

15

What does your firm do? 

Graphic design, pre-press, print and finishing services

What’s your typical customer?

Government agencies, charities, the medical and education sector, museums and galleries, corporate clients

Which geographic areas do you serve?

Local, national, but particularly London and the South East

What’s your USP?

Our reputation is based on our  family business foundations and  values – providing all of our clients with the very highest of service  levels, delivering quality, reliability and customer satisfaction

What’s been your proudest achievement in the past few years?

Celebrating our 40th anniversary  last year and reflecting on our business journey. Tom Fogarty died suddenly in 2002 which was a turning point for us as a family, for the business and for me [Lucy] in my own career. Dad had an uncompromising work ethic and always encouraged my sisters and me to be anything we wanted to be, to be nice along the way, and never take ‘no’ for an answer! Above all he had a fun and energetic approach to life and work, and this spirit still runs through the veins of TT Litho today

What’s your team’s favourite biscuit?

It would have to be a Garibaldi