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Barnsley print business acquired by Rotherham’s Gala Tent

Graphic design and print business Print Day, based in Barnsley, has been acquired by Rotherham-based Gala Tent, a marquee manufacturers.

The print firm has also relocated to Gala Tent’s premises at Farfield Park, Manvers.

The agreement will see Gala Tent investing £50k in new printing equipment, as part of expanding its custom branded and printing services to customers.

Print Day specialises in the design and print for quality brochures, cards, banners, feather flags and exhibition displays.

Jason Mace, managing director of Gala Tent, said: ““Print Day has a wealth of experience in the industry and we are confident that together we will be able to offer customers an even greater choice of branded and printed solutions, in addition to our core business of marquees and gazebos.

“We are looking forward to seeing the print side of our business grow and develop in the future, which should lead to a number of new jobs being created within the area.”

This latest acquisition comes six months after Gala Tent acquired 50% of the business of Rotherham company Sign Man, a wide format digital printing business which has enabled Gala Tent to increase its custom printed service and increase orders by over 100%.

By merging with Print Day, Gala Tent and Sign Man plan to cover more areas of printing and design, producing products such as brochures, banners and exhibition displays.

Martin Popplestone, managing director of Print Day, said: “Print Day is the perfect fit with Gala Tent and Sign Man, and our expertise in graphic design and print will enable us to produce high quality branded goods as an added service to Gala Tent’s customers.

“I am looking forward to helping the Gala Tent team to grow our business significantly over the coming months.”

Founded in 1999, Gala Tent has grown to sell over 10,000 tents and marquees each year, along with around 90,000 event accessories and furniture products.

In the UK, Gala Tent is a preferred supplier for organisations including the military, NHS, the South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service, South Yorkshire Police Service, St John’s Ambulance and AA.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .