Contact Originators reveals GBP 5 million investment

The company suffered a devastating fire in January 2020, which destroyed one of two buildings at its current Bredbury, Stockport site. Having lost 40 percent of its production capacity, along with ancillary services, the business has continued to grow with support from a number of industry peers. The company is now moving to a new 28,500sqft site in Dukinfield, Manchester, just five miles from the current facility.

‘Clearly the business has had a torrid time in 2020 with both the fire and Covid-19 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,’ commented Steve Mulcahy, CEO of Contact Originators Group.

‘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,’ added Mulcahy.

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 74 employees.

‘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 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,’ concluded Mulcahy.