What does the firm do?
Founded in 1990, KCS Trade Print specialises in integral labels and cards for business forms
Where is it?
North Cornwall
Who are the brains behind the outfit?
Terrye Teverson is managing director and Gordon Leer is a director
What’s the turnover?
This year’s expected turnover is £2m
How much has it grown?
In 2005, the firm opened its £1.2m eco-friendly factory in Launceston, which was the first UK provider of the Hydalam XO laser pin-mailer, used by many major bank and high street chains to securely send PIN numbers. The Investor in People company recently bought digital wide-format print kit including two Mimaki JV5 machines and an Epson 44-inch press. It also operates a Xerox DocuColor 5000 and a Xerox 4110 copier/printer
What does the future hold?
Liberal Democrat MP Dan Rogerson recently visited the environmentally conscious firm to congratulate it on achieving FSC and PEFC certification, and KCS is now working towards ISO 14001. The firm hopes to increase its product offering to include full personalisation and a range of integral products such as parking permits, magnets and membership cards
Printweek welcomes informed debate, but please read our House Rules before posting
Have your say in the Printweek Poll
Related stories
Latest comments
"Been there too!"
"Very True"
"Customers expect quality as a basic requirement so quality is no longer a selling point as its a given. Similarly so, accreditations are a nice to have and show customers that you are committed but as..."
Up next...

50 accredited partners offering GGS loans
Guaranteed Growth Scheme receives extra £500m as tariffs bite

Flatter and streamlined organisation
Stora Enso restructure to reflect renewable packaging importance

Took over in the role on 1 April
Paul Brough becomes Mail Users’ Association chair

Birmingham's Marco Pierre White restaurant