Major Investment in ProLogis Park Reinforces Commitment to Coventry. Creates over 30 New Jobs To Date as New Plant is formally opened

Inkfish Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Domestic & General Group, has reinforced its commitment to the Coventry area with the opening of a new, 56,000 sq. ft direct mailing facility in the ProLogis business park. The facility on Pilgrims Walk is formally opened on 22 September 2004. All staff previously based just 5 miles away in Cross Point have already transferred to the new facility, and over 30 new jobs have already been filled, with further recruitment ongoing.

From its Coventry premises, Inkfish Services provides mailing services to such household names as BSkyB, Dyson, Electrolux, Hitachi, Lloyds, NTL and Pioneer. The company has had operations in Coventry since 1995, when its previous facility at Cross Point became operational.
The new Inkfish facility, however, marks a significant expansion of the company’s presence in the town - over 500% larger than Inkfish’s previous premises - it will house state-of-the-art mailing and enclosing machinery, enabling Inkfish to significantly improve its overall business capacity. Within the first year of operation, Inkfish will increase its overall mailing capacity from 68 million to 150 million mailing letters with enclosures. Inkfish will also be able to offer new services to customers, including polywrapping and A4 insertion, and has space for over 3500 storage pallets for customer mailings.

The ability to expand its operations within the Coventry area was a key reason behind Inkfish Services choosing the new location. The fact that existing employees can easily access the new site, without significant impact on their quality of life through transport or similar issues, means that full continuity of employment has been maintained. In support of further growth, Inkfish Services is continuing to invest in its already highly-respected training and development programmes for both existing and new employees.

“We have long been committed to the Coventry area and are delighted that we were able to move sites within such a short distance to allow us to maintain - and create - local employment for local people,” says Steve Garbett, Inkfish Services Operations Director. “Our staff in Coventry is both very talented and committed, and is working with some of the best facilities in Europe to support an enviable client list. This is an exciting time for Inkfish, and we look forward to continuing to grow our Coventry operations and evolve in facilities, technology, and recruitment, for many years to come.”

Inkfish Services joins a number of prestigious organisations already based in the ProLogis Business Park, including Bridgestone, Capita Business Services, Exel Logistics and Tesco. The new facility was been completed in only 7 months.
Inkfish is currently recruiting for machine operators with previous experience in a production or warehouse environment. For information on these vacancies or other employment opportunities with Inkfish Services, please call 02476 643 324 to request an application form.

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For more information, please contact the Inkfish press office on 020 8879 8580 or email pressoffice@domgen.com
The new facility can be found at Pilgrims Walk, Pro Logis Park, Coventry, Warwicks CV6 4QG. Site directions can be found on www.inkfish.co.uk.

About Inkfish
Inkfish Services Ltd, a specialist outsource provider for direct marketing and other fulfilment needs, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Domestic & General Group PLC. Inkfish offers a complete range of services to its customers, from data management to order fulfilment, on either a task-oriented or end-to-end service basis. Located in Coventry, the company provides pick and pack, promotional fulfilment and direct mail services to clients of other companies within the D&G Group and to third parties, including local authorities, charities and government. Through Inkfish call centres, the company offers inbound and outbound customer contact activities from their call centres based in Nottingham, Brighton and Slough.