Contact Originators has invested £5 million in new buildings and equipment.
The company suffered a fire in January 2020 which destroyed one of two buildings at its Stockport site. However, following support from its industry peers the business has continued to grow despite losing 40% of its production capacity, along with ancillary services.
The company is now moving to a new 28,500sqft site in Dukinfield, Manchester, just five miles from the current facility.
Steve Mulcahy, CEO at Contact Originators, explained, ‘Clearly the business has had a torrid time in 2020 with both the fire and Covid situation. And yet, we have had amazing support from both our teams and the industry. We would like to take this opportunity to once again thank everyone for their support!
‘Despite the challenges, we’ve worked hard to ensure its been business as usual for our customers and we’ve been working on our plans to deliver the next stage of the Contact business vision and strategy.
‘Today, we’re delighted to confirm that our new super site is ready for us to begin our move. With the latest innovations from our technology partners, along with the creation of a fully streamlined, automated facility, Contact is building the future of flexo prepress production.’
While the Bredbury site will remain operational during the transition, the Dukinfield site offers Contact Originators the opportunity to create a state of the art office, studio and production space for its 74 employees.
Mr Mulcahy concluded, ‘We are literally building our vision of what a prepress plant should look like in the 21st century. We are rolling out a highly efficient, sustainable facility that will deliver 24/7 excellence in quality and service. We will make further announcements in due course on the specifics of the investment, latest innovations and milestones as they are implemented.’
