Due to recent success, inspirepac, part of the Logson Group, has confirmed it will open a new 100,000 sq. ft. factory at Markham Vale, North Derbyshire, to facilitate its growth.
The site will see the company transform its Group operations by investing £6 million in high quality post print and further digital capability, complementing its leading position in the high growth market sectors of retail ready packaging and point of sale. It is expected that the new site will commence production mid 2015 and will complement the existing production capabilities.
Chris Marples, CEO, commented, ‘I am delighted and extremely proud to make this announcement which heralds a new era for inspirepac. This new site will operate alongside inspirepac’s existing businesses, supporting our plans for continued growth.’
The new site will allow the company provide retail-ready packaging (RRP) and promotional packaging, giving customers maximum in store visibility and brand presence within the retail market.
Managing director, Mark Hawkins, added, ‘This is an exciting time for the inspirepac Group, we are investing in the latest print technology allowing us to further develop our innovative product offering.
‘Markham Vale takes our flexo and digital capabilities to another level and continues to challenge the offset litho market. These enhanced capabilities will ensure we stay ahead of the competition and gives peace of mind to our clients with regards to quality, colour consistency and brand integrity no matter the print process.’
In conjunction with inspirepac’s investment plans, sister company Board24 is to make a £9 million investment in an additional corrugator at its Preston site. The Preston investment, offering an enhanced coated grade offering, further strengthens inspirepac’s robust supply network delivering an exceptional choice of substrate, fluting profile and lead-time flexibility.
Mr Marples concluded, ‘Markham Vale will be a state of the art production site, with leading edge print capability but will have a 6000 pallet distribution hub delivering improved supply chain efficiencies within the entire business. This optimises our workflow, process efficiency and logistics delivering exceptional market leading service to support our customers’ growth plans. My personal vision is to double the Group turnover in the next five years and committing to Markham Vale gives us a platform to achieve this.’
