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BUILDING BACK BETTER

AS MORE OF US BEGIN TO RETURN TO WORK, WE ARE GIVEN AN INSIGHT INTO WHAT SOME OF OUR
MEMBERS ARE DOING IN ORDER TO BUILD BACK BETTER.
REPURPOSING AND CROSS-TRAINING

EMPLOYEES TO BUILD A FUTURE members' stories webinars

At the start of the pandemic, of them. But by the time they support their operation over They’ve also been working
FRIP Finishing repurposed to managed to arrange this, the those quiet weeks. For the on a number of new projects
design and manufacture face PPE crisis had eased and last couple of months, many and product developments
visors. the visors were no longer in markets have been getting which are expected to lay the
In response to the such demand. So they took moving again, which has foundation for growth as the
Government’s call to UK their design to the rest of allowed them to bring back economy recovers.
manufacturing to supply PPE the market, where they’ve the vast majority of staff on
to the NHS and to care homes had success supplying to flexible furlough so that they For more information on
FRIP utilised their unique the educational sector, office can support the demands of EcoVisors, please visit
sheet fed window lamination supply, hairdressing and local their customers and a return https://ecovisor.uk/
equipment, more usually shopkeepers. The product to normal trading.
used for packing in the food has been branded EcoVisor During this time FRIP www.frip.co.uk
to go markets, to design a because it is made from sought to plan for the future,
plastic free face visor. paperboard and acetate film, by cross training staff
When FRIP first and is 100% compostable. on machines they hadn’t
approached the Government, Back in March, many of the previously run and to reduce
they were told that if they markets FRIP were supplying the cost base of the company,
got the COVID-19 CE mark, stopped dead, and they used so that they are now a much
they could supply 5 million the furlough scheme to more efficient business.

OVERCOMING HUGE CHALLENGES,
TRADEPRINT PREPARES FOR RECOVERY

Tradeprint.co.uk is Tradeprint.co.uk had to efforts to drive more value maximising the use and
a business based in adapt quickly, and got to from their loyal customer capacity of their plant.
Dundee, Scotland with work sourcing and launching base by proactively targeting Tradeprint.co.uk hope
a manufacturing plant a health and safety category them with incentives to try there are huge opportunities
specialising in small format with over 30 product lines. a different product line via in front of them. There
products, which they offer at The speed and execution product recommendation, are many things beyond
low trade prices. Their focus were only possible with the marketing automation and their control, but they are
over the years has been to focus and dedication of their their direct sales teams. controlling those things they
serve professional print colleagues in Dundee and the Their customer satisfaction can, and maximising their
buyers through their online wider Cimpress Group. ratings are front and centre, efforts by adopting new ways
platform. Revenue growth and due to the reselling nature of working that engender
Like many businesses, recovery is their priority. of their business. Online an entrepreneurial spirit to
they have had to adapt to the They are looking at proofing, controlled uploads rebuild a bright future for the
impact of COVID-19. At their alternative routes to market, and a revamped loyalty company and its employees.
lowest points, revenue stalled leveraging the tools available scheme are some of the
to 10%, and 85% of their within their group to provide initiatives in operation. They www.tradeprint.co.uk
workforce was placed on design services on a range are also making continuous
furlough leave. At this point, of products as well as improvements to process
the fear of the unknown facilitating bespoke quotes. and production flow to
made itself very apparent. They are accelerating their enable efficiencies whilst

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