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46 swindonlink.com • September 2009
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Print and stationery shop offers best prices
While businesses face huge uncertainty, one West Swindon resident
has ignored portents of doom and started his own print shop.
After working as a commercial
print broker for several years with
his successful company Impresario,
John Milford spotted a gap in the
market and purchased a digital
print machine and set up The Print
Shop at 91 Basepoint Business Cen-
tre, Rivermead Drive, Westlea.
“It’s not an original name but it
does what it says on the packet,”
John said. “Four to fi ve months
ago I thought I would try and be
proactive and decided to beat the
recession, rather than wait for it
to be over.” John and his daughter Beth
The Print Shop launched on 1 ad in the August Link. She is setting
August to offer high quality, black up her business and wasn’t sure
and white and colour printing what to do for a logo. I have years
services on materials ranging from of experience in that fi eld so she is
banners to T shirts to letter heads, going to come in and see what we
at competitive prices. can come up with.
While still dealing with com- “I just believe if you do a good
mercial clients through Impresario, job at a keen price, then customers
10% John says, “I now also have my door will come back to you.”
open for anyone to walk in.”
See the advert on page 25 and get
DISCOUNT And it is this personal touch that 10% off stationery. To contact John
WITH THIS John prides himself on. “Someone mail: theprintshop@impresario-
AD called up yesterday after seeing my uk.com
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AFTER COURSE SUPPORT Ex-Honda worker breaks free
When the redundancies at Honda UK were announced in October last
year Ian Murphy from Westlea knew he couldn’t sit around and wait
for something to turn up.
And recognising that no job is change their locks if they have
for life, Ian decided on a complete moved house. “When an estate
nical skills to set up A1 Care Lock- new home, you have to ask how
agent hands you the keys to your
career change and applied his tech-
smiths. “Locks are something I’ve
many people already have keys,”
always been interested in and I
said Ian. ”Neighbours and friends
of the previous occupants could
thought I could offer an excellent
and reliable service,” he said.
Nearly a year on Ian is becom- in theory walk into your home at
any time. It’s worth having them
ing known for his round-the-clock changed for peace of mind.”
A1 Care Locksmiths has no call
availability to deal with the prob-
lems people experience, not least in out charge, offers free, no obligation
security advice and quotes, and
helping householders gain entry to
their homes after losing their keys gives discounts to senior citizens
at the strangest of hours. and military personnel. For details
call Ian on 205051.
But he’s keen to suggest people
Reclaim the smart way to rebuild
Thinking of throwing out that old iron railing or fi replace? Stuck
with unwanted building or architectural stock? Then visit Swindon
Reclaim - they might buy it from you.
“Over the years, I’ve seen tons of that his business also deals in other
good building materials loaded into building materials, architectural
skips,” says Boyd McKay, founder salvage and reclamation. “We’re
of Swindon’s only reclaim yard. “It’s similar to a builders merchant, but
like throwing your money away.” we’re often a lot cheaper.”
He says that recycling has huge Intrepid salvage hunters can fi nd
benefi ts for the environment and anything from reclaimed bricks,
using salvaged materials to update tiles, wood fl ooring and railway
your home can be a smart, cost effec- sleepers to stone paving, ironwork
tive way to add style and value. and doors.
With 25 years in the building
Boyd is always looking for new
stock, be it an old chimney pot, or trade, Boyd can offer expert advice
on DIY projects to complete builds
end-of-line or surplus stock; virtual-
ly anything is considered. While the - invaluable when starting any
company does stock new and used project. For details see the advert
timber, Boyd is keen to emphasise on the left.
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