5/02/2008

FIVE NEW YEAR APPOINTMENTS SEE YORKSHIRE-BASED LICK STORM INTO 2008

Industry leader the Lick Group has stormed into 2008 by significantly strengthening its team. Increasing the workforce with five new starters spanning across the group, this innovative company is set to build on past successes in 2008.

The Lick Group, consisting of Lick, Lick Online, and latest acquisition Lick Digital are renowned for dedication to customer service, which saw the company rewarded with an increased turnover of 15% in only three months toward the end of 2007. MD Linden Kitson sees the appointment of the five new faces, which will bring the Lick head count up to 53 as invaluable for heading up and supporting existing internal operations in the coming year.

“After acquiring Lick Digital in the latter part of 2007, the Lick Group now offer customers everything from direct mail, online fulfillment and now digital print. Staff are exceptionally important to the success of every aspect of the business. I’m confident that these five new appointments will strengthen our great customer care reputation and enhance our services in 2008�

The new starters have certainly noticed Lick’s outstanding commitment to meeting customer’s needs, Fred Mackender, or Mack as he’s known in the print world was appointed as Production Director at Lick in Dec 07, and commented “Lick is a dynamic company, and is fast becoming an increasingly dominant player across the printing industry. I left my job as Production Director because I could see the huge potential and opportunities the Lick Group had to offer me, the focus on building great relationships and delivering top results to customers is something you don’t see enough of in other companies.�

Matt Turner, Lick’s newly appointed Project Assistant gained his job at Lick after graduating from Leeds Metropolitan University with a Masters degree in Marketing and is more than happy with his first proper job since University. “I’m loving it so far, the Lick Group were a company I could really see myself working for. Not only are the attitudes of the staff and management really open which is refreshing, Lick also value their customers and put 100% into every job.�

Customer Service Executive Becky Devel started her new role as at Lick Online in December, echoed the praise for her new working environment “It’s great – everything is new and exciting and I’m learning so much – Lick appealed to me as company that’s young, fresh and everyone here works as a team� Becky added, “I knew I’d fit in as my personality and can-do attitude matched those already working here, we all get on and deliver customers top results.�

Lick new starters are: Fred Mackender (Mack) – Production Director, Paul Cayton – Business Development manager, Matt Turner – Project Assistant, Becky Devel – Customer Service Executive and Kelly Hannan-Dalby – Receptionist

For more information about Lick and e-lick, please visit http://www.lick-uk.com
ENDS

Editor’s note:
Lick, established in 2002, was recently voted as one of the top 10 fulfilment houses in the UK. The annual survey conducted by industry body, the Quality Standard for Mail Production (QMP), rated Lick 9.8 out of 10 across 14 different criteria, crucially including reliability, service flexibility and overall project management.

Based in Elland, near Huddersfield, Lick employs 53 full time staff.

Lick services a broad ranging client base from a wide variety of market sectors. Clients include Durex, retailer Bonmarché, coach holiday operator National Holidays, Mölnlycke Health Care and home shopping company Ideal Shopping Channel.

Services include data management, programming and processing; laser and inkjet personalisation; machine and hand enclosing; polywrapping; POS kit collation, storage and distribution; print management, e-commerce fulfilment and digitally printed work.

Lick Online was set up in 2005 as a dedicated division of Lick, specialising in web design and construction, but also backed into a comprehensive fulfilment facility; a business proposition which makes e-Lick unique in the industry.

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