James Cropper merges paper divisions
CUMBRIAN manufacturer James Cropper is merging its two paper divisions, Speciality Paper and Converting into one, and adopting the group name for the combined entity.
The business, based in Burneside, believes the move will allow it to simplify and improve. Led by commercial director, Chris Brown, the move sees the sales and marketing teams merged, to allow more cross selling of products.
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Mr Brown explains “By combining the converting and paper businesses under one brand, we invite our existing and future customers to task us with completing the most challenging production requests, from sales to delivery, on just one manufacturing site. Our mill has an unrivalled reputation for colour and scientific research into new paper finishes. The ambition is to offer customers a seamless service.”
The combined division grew sales by 7% to £71.5m in the year to March 2014, with operating profit of £2.5m, a 20% increase on the year before.
AIM-listed James Cropper, which was founded in 1845, also incorporates Technical Fibre Products (TFP), suppliers of nonwoven, speciality fibre products to industries including aerospace, automotive and electronics markets. TFP remains a standalone business unit.
