White Horse Announces Major Expansion

WHP have announced details of another successful year's trading, and also information regarding its imminent expansion plans.

For the year ended July 2005, Steve Greener, director of White Horse Press, Newbury, says that business has increased by some 30%, taking company turnover close to the £5 million mark. He also announced that White Horse would be taking on an additional unit adjacent to its existing Hambridge Lane premises. The new unit adds 8,000 square feet of space, almost doubling the size of the business.

"We had literally run out of room, and were delighted when the unit next to us became available recently. To move from 9,000 to 17,000 square feet of floor area will mean that we can regain some much needed working and storage space, and begin to put the next phase of our business plan into operation," said Steve Greener.

The business, which was acquired from the Kent-based White Horse Press Group in 2001, has exhibited excellent growth under the leadership of Steve Greener and Peter Arnel.

"We are keen to differentiate ourselves from other B2-format print businesses by using the very best in current technology," said Peter Arnel. "But there is no benefit in just adding technology for the sake of it - the advances that we have made have been with equipment that gives a specific advantage to our customers."

An example of this approach has been the purchase of Creo's Synapse InSite software, providing a web-based customer portal into the White Horse pre-press operation. "This communication tool has provided our customers with fast and efficient access to proofs - a key part of our production process. It means that customers can approve work in a shorter space of time enabling us to meet ever tighter delivery schedules," said Peter Arnel. The InSite software has been packaged by White Horse with other products and branded as "4Print".

The business has forged strong customer relationships within the property, pharmaceutical and telecommunications industries, and has several "blue-chip" companies within its client base.

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