Wyndeham Visual Comms buys Professional Imaging

Following the management buy-out of Wyndeham Visual Communications in November 2007, the company is pleased to announce the acquisition of Professional Imaging for an undisclosed sum.

This is the first acquisition for the Visual Communications group in line with its growth strategy.

PIL, a specialist large format and digital print company will be fully integrated with Colourlink, the Group's existing retail and POS specialist, to offer clients an enhanced set of solutions across the digital print spectrum.

Formed in 1998 by Managing Director Dave Pimlott, PIL provides wide format graphics including interior and exterior signage, building wraps, vehicle graphics and custom-built exhibition stands.

Colourlink focuses mainly on the production of interior graphics for retail, offices, bars and restaurants with a portfolio of clients including Harrods and Debenhams.

The new company which will trade as Colourlink will operate from a 17,500 square foot studio in Witham which is equipped with the latest UV flatbed technology and CAD cutting tables for producing complex display solutions for their clients.

Dave Pimlott will continue as Managing Director of the new company and will be supported by Colourlink's Sales Director, Stephen Miles.

"We are delighted to announce the acquistion of PIL which represents a key part of our growth strategy for the retail graphics division of our group," said Mick Tooley, Chief Executive, Wyndeham Visual Communications.

"Both companies have common manufacturing technologies but operate mainly in different sectors of the large-format digital markets; the new company will therefore be able to supply all the main sectors of the market and provide an excellent platform for future growth".

"Colourlink and PIL have had a strategic partnership for some time and this was the logical next step," said Dave Pimlott, Managing Director, PIL.

"By combining our manufacturing operations and skill sets we can now offer an even broader range of services to our respective clients".

Wyndeham Visual Communications is the company that was formed by an MBO from the Wyndeham Press Group in November 2007.

The five companies in the VC group consist of the packaging businesses Kestrel, Connect and JGA Design Strategies, Colourlink, the retail and POS specialist, and Bespoke, the corporate solutions company.

Together the companies provide a unique single gateway providing unparalleled levels of brand and colour consistency across all areas of printed visual communication.

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