www.first4pf.co.uk 01254 690044
First 4 Print Finishing in Blackburn, Lancashire, produces up to 12m promotional items a day and fulfils around 300 million mail packs a year. And this year is exciting: it sees the purchase of the company’s main premises and the building of a 2,800m2 extension. Next, a £250,000 drive in the folding department will add three new high-speed automated lines. First 4 Print Finishing expects turnover to exceed £3.75m, well on the way to hitting its three-year target to get beyond £5m.
Highly commended
CS Labels
www.cslabels.co.uk 01902 365840
In 2015 the second-generation family business in Midacre, West Midlands, became one of only two UK sites to take delivery of the Xeikon Cheetah to become the largest reel-to-reel digital Xeikon house in Europe and has already ordered a second machine. But it was the business’s fantastic fiscal performance that caught the judges’ eyes: “An impressive business, definitely one to watch.”
Plastic Card Services (PCS)
www.plastic-card-services.co.uk 01625 504000
Things are looking up in Macclesfield, Cheshire, not only has PCS won its third category commendation in four years. But investing in staff, focusing on exports and honing R&D in areas like nanotechnology has helped contribute to a 31% annual increase in revenue. “If there was a prize for consistently impressive performance year after year, PCS would win it,” the judges concluded.
Finalists
AJS Labels
CS labels
First 4 Print Finishing
Kingfisher Print & Design
Plastic Card Services
Prime Group
