Keypad company expands its office space

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Jan 7, 2008

Fascia Graphics is expanding its office space as well as embarking on a recruitment drive.

Fascia Graphics will be expanding its office space at its Bath Road Industrial Estate factory to cater for its rapidly increasing customer base.

Over the past twelve months, the company has increased turnover and this had led it to make the decision to expand the front of its factory to incorporate more production space as it embarks on a recruitment drive in 2008.

The company was recently granted planning permission to add more production space, together with re-cladding the existing building in the company's corporate colours of red and gold.

The company presently employs 60 staff and it is expecting a further 15% increase in staff numbers during 2008.

In the last two months, the company has also increased the size of its sales force from five to eight.

The addition of extra sales personnel demonstrates the company's commitment and drive to remain the market leader in membrane keypads and graphic overlays.

Over the past twelve months, capacity has also increased by up to a quarter after training shopfloor workers in lean manufacturing techniques through the Learning and Skills Council's Train to Gain service.

Paul Bennett, Founder and Managing Director of Fascia Graphics said: "Capacity has increased by up to a quarter after training shopfloor workers in lean manufacturing techniques and with an investment in new printing equipment throughout 2007".

"We now have the capacity to invest in new sales people and the development of further production and office space".

"This approach will assist us in increasing our market share across the UK".

"As our competition has continued to see their market share erode, we continue to rapidly expand as our customers really see a clear difference in Fascia Graphics' product quality and customer service".

"Our continued growth has firmly positioned the company as the UK's leading supplier of screen printed labels, membrane keyboards and graphic overlays".