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| P2P Magazine | Spring 2014
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PROFILE
Quality and innovation combined
with value formoney
Growingworldwidebrandawareness
ismatchedbyan impressive
international footprint, includinga
tradingand sourcingoffice inHong
Kongandapaper padproduction
plant inmainlandChina.
Inaddition, PukkaPadshas
sales representationanda
warehouse/distributionhub
inmainland Europe,where
it has enjoyed tremendous
growth in recent years.
In theUK, Pukka Pads has a
headoffice in Poole,whichhouses
its sales andmarketing teams and
design studio; three production facilities;
and a distribution centre at Lutterworth
in Leicestershire.
Innovationanddesign
With innovation and design at the heart
of new product development, Pukka
Pads’ in-house teamof high-calibre
product and graphic designerswork
under one shared goal – the continued
development ofmodern, eye-catching
and imaginative new designs.
ManagingDirector Chris Stott
said:“Our close knit, dedicated staff
of seasoned stationery industry
professionals have input their passion
and drive into the brand, allowing us to
continue to expandourmarket share
and to become one of the leadingUK
manufacturers and suppliers in the
notepad andoffice stationerymarket.”
Expansion for growth
Stott added that Pukka Pads’ overriding
objective is to continue to develop and
grow the business.“This iswhywemade
a strategic decision to take our brand
intonew stationery product categories,
such as folders andfiles, copier paper,
envelopes and sticky notes, aswell as
art and craft products,”he said.
In pursuit of these objectives
the company hasmade a number
acquisitions that have increased
turnover and extended itsUK
production capacity. In2011, Pukka
Pads acquired twoUK-based production
plants involved in themanufacture of
business forms; duplicate and triplicate
pads; art pads; and print services.More
recently, it acquired the business and
assets ofYorkshire Envelope Ltd and
Concord Filing Products Ltd, including
the latter’s filing product and index
divider factory.
Today, as a result of these
acquisitions, Pukka PadGroup brands
includeConcord, IXL andCenturion
alongside Pukka Pad, Pukka Filing, Pukka
Products, Unipad, Pukka Paper, Pukka
Fun, Pukka Post and Pukka Packaging.
One-stop supplier
With a newly created group structure
andworldwidemanufacturing and
warehousing facilities, the Pukka Pad
Group is also able tooffer clients old
andnew a single source for consultancy
and the design, production and delivery
of awide variety of Pukka stationery
product ranges, aswell as bespoke own
label products.
“We are proud tooffer virtually every
stationery productwhich youmay need,
from everyday stationery
products tohighquality
business ranges,” said Stott.
Through its own label
service, Pukka Padsworkswith
clients in the designof
stationery products and
solutions that balance
usability, usefulness,
performance, style,
desirability and cost.
“We have the
knowledge and
infrastructure to deliver
products tomarket, fast
andon budget.Our expertise
is vast, drawing fromour 14-year
trading history. In addition, our senior
management teamhave a combined
industry experience of over one hundred
years between them.Aswell as the
ability to produce goods to individual
product specifications,we offer
complete product design, consultancy,
advice, design analysis and product
development via our own design team,”
he added.
Strive for excellence
Pukka Pads continues to strive for
excellence. In doing so, it adheres to
its core values of thinking outside
the box and being one step ahead
of competitors in the provisionof
highquality, value formoney, stylish
stationery products.
“This year is an exciting one for the
Pukka PadGroupof Companies andwill
see the introductionof further sleek,
stylishnew design and product range
solutions for our customers,” said Stott.
“Encouraging creativity and the
desire to be cutting edge drives us. It
makes our dailyworkmore stimulating
and ensures thatwe keep inspiring
our customers too.Wewill remain
entrepreneurial inour approach and
continue to look for newmarkets to
expandour brands,”he added.
First established inPoole,Dorset in1999, PukkaPads
now sells itshighquality, design-ledproducts inover
40 countriesworldwide.
Pukka
PadGroup
Brands
Concord
IXL
Centurion
Pukka Pad
Pukka Filing
Pukka
Products
Unipad
Pukka Paper
Pukka Fun
Pukka Post
Pukka
Packaging
