60 seconds with Direct to Media Print

Direct to Media Print (DTM) was born out of Peerless Plastics & Coatings, a specialist in protective coatings for a multitude of different products.

Managing director Peter Llewellyn-Stamp decided to create a sister company to provide a combined print and coat service, after identifying this as a growth area with few companies with similar combined capabilities

Where are you based?

DTM is based in Thetford

How many staff do you have?

26 staff over the two businesses – some have joint roles allowing us to utilise the skills of all employees

What does your firm do? 

Large-format printing onto most materials, but particularly plastic substrates. We also offer abrasion- and chemical-resistant hard coatings 

What’s your typical customer?

We don’t really have a typical customer as the service we provide can be of use to a multitude of different sectors and professions

Which areas do you serve?

We have clients the length and breadth of the country

Which markets do you serve?

Our markets are varied and include automotive, leisure and aerospace

What’s your USP?

The synergy of the two companies working in tandem

What’s your company’s motto?

We are passionate about delivering innovative quality work, in a timely manner that always exceeds customer expectations

What equipment do you run?

We have a 230m2 clean room with a Signracer 2500 H-LED hybrid large-format printer, CNC machining and access to purpose-built coating lines. Coatings include anti-glare, frosting and anti-microbial

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

We expect our name and capabilities to be known industry-wide

What’s your team’s favourite biscuit?

After exhaustive research we have settled on milk chocolate digestives.