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Needham Ink Technologies MD Nominated For Prestigious Award

Needham Ink Technologies MD Nominated For Prestigious Award

The Managing Director of one of Britain's leading Ink manufacturers has been nominated in the West Midlands Leadership Awards 2022 in the category of Emerging Entrepreneur Leader. Aled Ellis, Managing Director of Needham Ink Technologies has been nominated for the prestigious award after the unveiling of The Needham Group's £30m blueprint for expansion that will see more than treble revenues between now and 2025, with the possibility of creating 30 new jobs in the process. 

"It's an extremely humble experience to be nominated for such a prestigious award and there are many talented individuals who have also been nominated," Aled stated.

Needham Ink Technologies is part of The Needham Group, a technology company based in Whitchurch, Shropshire that has two other subsidiaries, Needham Laser Technologies and Needham Technologies Ireland. The Needham Group specialises in coding and marking equipment in the food & packaging and manufacturing industries, amongst others. 

Founded by Roger Needham in 1962, the firm is looking to achieve this target by boosting export activity across its three divisions, increasing investment in marketing, extending distribution networks and developing the capacity to take on more bespoke projects.

The management team, now led by managing director Aled Ellis, is also eyeing several strategic acquisitions that will allow it to increase its capabilities in its core technologies.

“Over the last three years, we have invested more than £2 million in creating the platform for this next phase of growth and this includes doubling the size of our HQ in Whitchurch, a number of acquisitions, increasing our R&D facilities and, importantly for the local area, taking our headcount to 70."

Needham Ink Technologies develops, manufactures and globally distributes inks, solvents and dyes that are used for a wide variety of applications, ranging from marking eggs or meat to high resistance solutions for automotive parts.

A dedicated R&D team are creating new digital wide format inks, whilst there is significant potential to position the brand as a reputable ‘alternative ink’ supplier to the mainstream market.

New products will play an essential role in the growth of Needham Coding Ireland, which will be responsible for selling the group’s expanding product range and technology solutions in the Emerald Isle.

This year’s event, set to be held at the Macdonald Burlington Hotel in Birmingham on March 31, will see winners crowned in 11 categories in front of the cream of the West Midlands business community.

 

 

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