What does the firm do?
Combines media management including litho and digital printing, finishing, data warehousing and profiling, web design, hosting services and email and SMS broadcasting
Where is it?
Reading, Berkshire
Who are the brains behind the outfit?
Caroline Dover, managing director and Dave Fincham, sales director
What’s the turnover?
This year, the firm expects to turn over £1.2m. Vee is part of marketing agency The Volume Group, which is expected to turn over around £6.5m
How much has it grown?
Vee was founded in June after The Volume Group acquired Riverside Printing. It has two B2 Heidelberg Speedmaster five-colour machines and a Xeikon digital press. Since opening, Vee has gained over £200,000 worth of new contracts
What does the future hold?
Around 80% of Vee’s business is litho and 20% digital, but the firm is improving its data management capa-bility to increase the volume of personalisation jobs. The print facility is expected to contribute 20% growth to The Volume Group over the next 12 months. The firm is working towards both ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 accreditations
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