Leicester-based Artisan signed three big new contracts last month, with Bourne Publishing, Rosemary Conley and Electrolux.
The three contracts came through in the space of three weeks and were followed by several more one-off jobs that brought in an additional £500,000 for Artisan.

Paul Osborne, sales manager, said: “You have to keep sticking at it and in the end your turn will come. It is now our turn. These contracts were hard fought and the companies obviously liked what they saw in us.”

The Bourne contract is worth £1.2m and will run for two years, while the deal for Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness is worth around £500,000. Artisan’s contract with Electrolux is for one year and is worth £500,000.

Artisan currently has turnover of around £43m and employs 350 people across three sites.