Creative business secures £2.5m Kuwait contract
WEST YORKSHIRE creative business Leach has secured its largest ever contract to produce a new visitor experience for the National Museum of Kuwait.
Specialising in creating graphic displays that transform brand and visitor environments, the Huddersfield business has grown from a one-man photographic studio established in 1891, to a 92-strong, £10m turnover organisation.
Work has begun on the £2.5m assignment, which will see a 20-strong Leach team spend 18 months producing a new visitor experience for the museum.
Managing director Richard Leach said: “The past 12 months have been incredibly significant for us. We’ve recruited an additional 23 members of staff, formed a new management team, invested over £250,000 in new product development and ploughed a further £750,000 into new technology. This has coincided with a company rebrand which has brought greater clarity to our three sub-divisions.
“As we look ahead to the next 12 months, we’re projecting 15% further organic growth, expansion of our 30,00 sq ft headquarters, the creation of at least nine more jobs, several significant product launches and an additional £250,000 product development investment.”
Originally located in Brighouse, Leach moved to new purpose-built premises in Bradley, just 2 miles from the company’s first site, in 2005. Client names include BMW, Topshop, The National Trust, English Heritage, the British Museum and the National Museum of Oman.
