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£400,000 revolution
begins at Listawood
Listawood has embarked upon an investment
program to modernise and automate
production in several of its key manufacturing
areas.
In doing so, says the company, it will have the
most technologically advanced printing and finishing
equipment of any mousemat or magnet producer
in Europe.
The £400,000 investment program has seen
installed a new HP Indigo press (pictured), together
with coating and finishing equipment designed
and manufactured by a UK engineering firm.
Listawood says the new machinery will enhance
the quality of its products while also delivering
much-needed capacity in key product lines.
MD Alex Turner said: “We are committed to providing
our customers with industry leading service
and have received five Supplier of the Year awards
in the last five months.
“Investment in technology helps us to meet the
needs of our customers quickly and effectively.”
Listawood says the investment has particularly
improved its offering on promotional fridge magnets.
Turner added: “Due to our state-of-the-art machinery,
we are now able to offer price points
traditionally associated with Far East sourcing on
our UK-manufactured magnets, combined with
our unbeatable lead times and award winning
service.”
Listawood produces millions of fridge magnets
every year and says the product is growing in
popularity.
A spokesman for the company said: “Magnets
are a low-cost, effective way of getting key messages
into the home and are particularly popular
with a long list of industry sectors, including local
government, take-aways, museums and galleries,
travel and tourism, educational and emergency
services.
“They’re also ideal for mailings and magazine
cover mounts.”
For more details, visit tradeonly.com/listawood
Eazzee does it for
a gold-medal deal
Leicestershire-based Eazzee.co.uk has been
awarded the contract to supply all merchandise
for the Special Olympics Leicester 2009.
The contract includes personalised clothing
and gifts for officials and competitors.
Special Olympics director Steve Humphries
said: “Eazzee are supplying merchandise of unsurpassed
quality through the www.sol2009.
com website.
“The level of service will be further enhanced
during games week, when merchandise trailers
will on site at a number of the high-profile
Special Olympics events.”
The games run from July 25 to 31.
A spokesman for Eazzee said: “The six-figure
contract is the most prestigious we have
been awarded and we are proud to supply the
games.”
For more, visit tradeonly.com/eazzee
£35-45K
OTE
Promotional Products Telesales Consultants
Glasgow, Manchester, London, Surrey - £15k
OTE £35-45K
We seek ten talented, dynamic telesales consultants to expand
our winning sales teams around the UK; positions are available
in– Glasgow, Manchester, London and Surrey
The successful candidates will be responsible for selling
promotional products and completing the ordering process. You
will be required to generate sales both from your own efforts
and from enquiries that come from existing customers. Previous
telesales / telemarketing experience is required and you must
have an excellent telephone manner.
The ideal candidates will have worked within a business to
business environment but anyone with a proven track record in
telesales will be considered.
You will receive a £15,000 basic salary with realistic OTE of
£35K-45K in the first year, and 2nd year OTE of £60k,
coupled with excellent opportunities for personal development
and career progression.
To be considered for this exciting new role, please send your CV
to Olivia.Rickard@dowlis.com or call her on 0870 224 6677
interviews will be held locally.
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