Images Magazine Digital Edition February 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 12 images FEBRUARY 2019 CHANGING FACES SA International (SAI), which creates software for the signmaking, digital printing and CNC-machining industries, has promoted Gudrun Bonte to vice president of product management. Gudrun has worked at SAI for 12 years, and had been product director since 2014. In her new role she will assume responsibility for both the internal and external development of SAI’s software packages. Mark Blundell, SAI’s CEO, said, “Gudrun’s deep-rooted knowledge of SAI’s products, together with her understanding of the large format printing and sign and display market and the ever- changing needs of our customers, is exemplary. This collective experience makes her perfectly- placed to fulfil our objectives for added-value innovation across our product groups.” www.thinksai.com Gudrun Bonte, new VP of product management for SAI Follow us on social media: @imagesmaguk The Outdoors Company moves to bigger premises The Outdoors Company moved to a new 7,400 sq ft unit in Congleton on 20 December 2018. The company, which had previously been at Sandbach for five years, had outgrown its 1,900 sq ft premises and needed to move to enable growth plans to be achieved, explained director Paul Morley-Smith. He continued: “We have a huge warehouse of 3,811 sq ft, a beautiful new showroom and reception of 1,785 sq ft and a spacious first floor sales office of 1,785 sq ft. With more space and better facilities, we’ll be extending more invitations to customers to visit our new showroom to look at the full range of clothing, accessories and equipment we can supply from our premium brand partners. And with more impressive premises, it’s going to be exciting to see which other big brands we can get on board.” Plans for 2019 include expanding the sales teams as well as launching an integrated ordering/invoicing system that Paul reports will “significantly impact on efficiency and customer service”. The company’s new address is Unit 1, Greenfield Farm Industrial Estate, Greenfield Road, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 4TR. www.theoutdoorscompany.co.uk The Outdoors Company team outside the new premises The Cotton Textile Company to support Snap charity The Cotton Textile Company (TCTC) has chosen to support Snap, a charity that supports families with children and young people who have special needs or disabilities. TCTC said: “We all wanted to give something back and to support a charity that benefitted children in some way. Snap not only supports children, but also benefits the families who tirelessly care for kids with needs.” TCTC staff members will be competing in The Brentwood Half Marathon, The Nuclear Races Mud and Obstacle 12K Run and the Southend Half Marathon. To donate, please visit: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ cottontextileco www.thecottontextile company.co.uk www.snapcharity.org The Cotton Textile Company is raising money for Snap