News: Horner Brothers secures HomeForm contract

Rotherham print group, Horner Brothers, has begun work on a £200,000 a year contract with HomeForm, the UK's market-leading specialist retailer of fully fitted home improvement products.

The Homeform Group is probably better known by its brand names of Sharps Bedrooms, Moben Kitchens, Dolphin Bathrooms and Kitchens Direct.

In May Horner Brothers were invited to tender for the supply of printed stationery and operational documents supplied as part of a fully managed solution. Having previously used a number of printers, Homeform had decided that a better solution was required for the provision of print as part of a process to drive out cost.

In June the Templeborough company were awarded the contract, reputedly worth £200,000 per annum, which commenced at the beginning of August. The service includes printing, warehouse and distribution and the provision of a front end online ordering system to manage the whole process.

The Horner Brothers solution will help HomeForm manage their print stock levels closely, eradicate the unnecessary cost of destroying out of date stock, provide information to ensure department managers are able to closely monitor print budgets, consolidate deliveries to three main sites to reduce carriage costs, maintain brand accuracy as well as provide a reduction in cost through very competitive pricing.

The contract is the latest in a number of high profile customers that includes Centrica, BT and SSL International Plc.

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