The Media Collective

You’re Hired

3rd November, 2009

New Apprentice Started

With our print guy, Josh, now living in South Africa we had to finally concede that the commute was never going to work.  And apparently it’s way more fun over there; something to do with the sea and sun. We still have him odds on to have an accident with a lion before the year is out.

So to celebrate we have found ourselves a new someone, Luke, who is working (under Ben’s careful eye) in our Digital Print Department on an apprentice scheme and we are really pleased with the appointment.  He is already showing better tea making skills than Ben and is able match Ben’s ability to make a mess in the kitchen.  We can only hope and pray that some print skill rubs off too at some point!  Having Luke on a full time basis will really help us as our work load has been increasing steadily over the course of the year.

New premises are in development

29th June, 2009

We are very excited to be in phase one of establishing a new design and print production studio as we continue to grow out of our existing space.  The new premises will give us much more space as well as better access to our increasing client base.  It is our belief that the move to a larger, better situated space will be an important next step for us as a business, giving us the platform to increase our capacity in all areas.

Situated in Coleshill, at the crossroads of the M42 and the M6 the new offices will enjoy unbroken views of open countryside - the perfect place for inspiration, and a much easier place for everyone to get to!  We are part way through the first phase and are hoping to move into our new building in early Autumn.  Details of the exact location will be sent out as we head towards completion.

Summer update

2nd October, 2008

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We have just succesfully finished another busy summer period, having completed the design and installation of several large projects.

Reverse pricing

25th June, 2008

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Price reduction

While everyone seems to be increasing prices at the moment, we are happy to announce that we have just significantly reduced the prices of all our substrates (foamex, alu panel and correx) across the board. It’s just another of the ways that show our commitment to offering an excellent service to all our customers.

More options

We have also updated our online calculator to include 10mm and 19mm foamex, which increases the number of products that you can quote yourself. Get an instant online quote now.

Competition winner

3rd March, 2008

Congratulations to Hannah Rich from London, who sent in the winning idea for our re-brand competition. We liked the simplicity of the concept and thought that it showed a perfect progression of our existing brand. We will unveil it to the world just as soon as we have worked out how to apply it to all of our publicity and communication.

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Print Calculator Update

18th February, 2008

After an extensive period of testing a range of new indoor materials for our HP printer we have now updated our online digital print calculator to reflect them.

Christmas shutdown

21st December, 2007

Happy Christmas to all.

We hope that as you relax and enjoy whatever holiday you have you find time to spend with the people that matter most to you this year.

We will be closing our design office from 1pm on Friday 21st December and re-opening on Thursday 3rd January. Our digital print facility will re-open on Monday 7th January.

Ben just got busier!

5th October, 2007

We have recently increased our digital print capacity by taking on a brand new large-format UV stable printer.

New Feature - Find our Office

13th July, 2007

The Media Collective Birds Eye View

We enjoy working in the peace and quiet of our leafy surroundings but occasionaly we find that customers have a bit of trouble finding us. With this in mind we’ve added a new feature to the site which uses the power of Google Maps to provide travel directions to our premises. We thought we’d take the traditional ‘Find Us’ map to the next level and provide customised directions from every single address in the UK!

So if you need to find our offices, go to the find us page, enter your postcode and generate a route from your premises to ours. As always with new features, any comments or feedback is welcome.

Back to School

3rd July, 2007

We are delighted to report that we have just won a significant contract to rebrand Etone Technology Language Vocational College, a leading school in the Warwickshire area.