The print and paper advocacy group, Two Sides, are excited to announce two new Partner members, IG Design Group and St Austell Printing Company, who will help tell the great sustainable story of the print and paper industry.

“At IG Design Group, we are committed to a holistic approach to building a truly sustainable business model. As a market leader in our industry, we aim to minimise our impact on the environment by constantly challenging ourselves to find ways in which we can use our scale and people to influence and drive positive, proactive change. Thinking and acting with the environment in mind underpins everything that we do, including our product & packaging design, material and services sourcing, manufacturing techniques & investments, the communities in which we operate and our employees, who make us who we are. We are committed to using methods that do not harm the environment so securing natural resources and quality of life for future generations.

The positive sustainable messages that Two Sides communicate about the print and paper industry aligns with our sustainable business approach. Using the resources and research that Two Sides have created strengthens our own communications to promote paper-based products”, says Emily Thomas-Hey, Manufacturing & Operations Director and Sustainability Ambassador at IG Design Group.

IG Design Group UK is one of the country’s largest manufacturers of Christmas Crackers, Gift Wrap, Greetings Cards, Stationery, Creative Play, Specialised Gifting and Frames & Albums. They offer customers both branded and bespoke solutions across a range of product categories, serving retail customers of all sizes.

“At St Austell Printing Company we’ve nurtured nearly 40 years of experience and expertise to develop an outstanding sustainable print company. Implementing sustainable practice and reducing our impact on the environment has become a huge part of everything we do and therefore, we invested in a state of the art, sustainable factory and we’re constantly working to increase our efficiency. From new energy-efficient machinery to ongoing carbon-cutting projects – there’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes to make sure we offer the most eco-friendly services in the UK.
Having been long serving members of Two Sides, we were keen to increase our support and gain further access of the excellent research, tools and resources provided by Two Sides. We use their valuable messages within our own communications and marketing campaigns.” says Peter Moody, Managing Director of St Austell Printing Company.

Whether a customer is printing one sheet in the St Austell Printing Company print shop or a large, complex run on full colour presses, St Austell Printing Company offer fast, reliable, convenient and most importantly sustainable services.

“Our partnership with IG Design Group and St Austell Printing Company will further help inform businesses and consumers of the great sustainable story that print and paper has to tell,” says Jonathan Tame, Managing Director of Two Sides UK.

By becoming partner members of Two Sides, IG Design Group and St Austell Printing Company have access to a large library of co-brandable communications tools, consumer research, industry-leading information, sustainability advice, and events.

For more information about the many benefits of joining the Two Sides, please visit www.twosides.info/why-join-two-sides 

To find out more about IG Design Group, please visit: www.igdesigngroup.uk 

To find out more about St Austell Printing Company, please visit: www.sapc.co.uk