60 seconds with CSP

CSP started off in 1975 as a family-run business and grew to become one of the largest providers of printed material and managed services to the public sector, says sales director Paul Ridgewell. It is now part of the Delga Group.

Where are you based?

CSP is in Aylesford near Maidstone

How many staff do you have?

51 working shifts over 24 hours, five days a week with extra capacity available at weekends

What does your firm do? 

If it’s printed on paper or board, CSP can produce it. We offer web-to-print facilities and a host of creative services to enable us to supply a vast range of products 

What’s your typical customer?

Our customers range from small businesses to large organisations We provide our services to many local companies, councils and NHS Trusts as well as to large public sector organisations based all over the UK

Which areas do you serve?

Local and nationwide

What’s your USP?

We believe that we are the perfect one-stop solution to all businesses, large or small and regardless of spend

What equipment do you run?

Our two production plants based in the South East house both digital and litho production machinery, coupled with an abundance of finishing techniques, all in-house

What’s been your proudest achievement in the past few years?

Achieving a place on the prestigous Crown Commercial Service framework was a particular highlight and helped us form strong business relationships with many public sector organisations 

Where do you see your business in five years’ time?

Our business continues to grow year-on-year and our vision is to maintain our presence in the marketplace and to open up new avenues with many more local businesses 

What’s your team’s favourite biscuit?

You can’t go far wrong with a chocolate-chip cookie