Venture Banners was started in January 2009 with the clear mission of making large format print available to the jobbing printer, enabling him to add this lucrative market to his existing portfolio of services.
Back then, buying large-format print was incredibly difficult unless you were buying large volumes of it, and even then the service and pricing you would receive was inconsistent to say the least.
Before starting Venture, the two Directors, Scott Conway and Wayne Bodimeade were in charge of the marketing for what was then the Dutton Forshaw Motor group (now Lookers). With over thirty dealerships including multiple Mercedes-Benz and Ford dealerships to look after, Scott and Wayne had vast experience in buying print, supplying artwork, general marketing and spent 18 months exploring what looked like this gap in the market.
With large-format machines costing upwards of half a million pounds, a print partner was needed and in the same way a telecoms company will negotiate with BT based on the promise of volume Scott and Wayne did the same with the UK’s premier large-format printers.
And so, giving all printers access to this holy grail of print, and having a clear, consistent menu pricing policy (which was an industry first) Venture Banners was born.
Starting out from an office in Scott’s garage, it was only a matter of months before additional staff and a proper office environment was required. In November 2009 the then team of five moved into a very nice office in Chelmsford.
As the business grew, so did the team and in 2012 the first VUTEk GS3250r was purchased and housed in 7500 sqft warehouse in Witham. Five years at Witham saw the team grow and also the kit with the addition of another VUTEk GS and a 2.5m Zund.
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