MIDLOTHIAN-based gift and stationery specialist Southfield Stationers has merged with Edinburgh digital printer Digital Typeline Publications (DTP).
The newly merged business will trade as DTP Southfield and offer a range of print services.
DTP Southfield will bring together two teams to create a 20-strong workforce. DTP Southfield will be moving from the current two locations to the 20,000 square feet old paper mill building at Inveresk Mills in Musselburgh, East Lothian.
The assistance of East Lothian Council in bringing the business to the area has been tipped to help facilitate future job opportunities and other benefits to the local economy.
Alun Joseph, MD of DTP, said, “I am excited we have merged with a company we have known and trusted for many years. The Southfield name is well respected in the market and I look forward to taking it forward.
“We will be growing our new facility and product range over the coming months and years while continuing to look after our existing customers with the level of service and all the products they know us for today.”
DTP has over 35 years’ experience in print, having been formed as a high street photo processing lab in 1983. The firm turned to digital print in 1994. Southfield has been providing paper and stationery products for over 40 years.
Derek Muller, who is standing down as MD of Southfield Stationers, said, “As everyone became tired of seeing the same mass-produced products on display in every high street across the UK, we created a range of high-quality, bespoke giftware for UK retailers. We have always provided retailers with products that will stand out from the crowd, and all made in the UK. We also work with a lot of artists directly, working closely with them and their original artwork to create beautiful, hand-made gift ranges.
“I am proud of what we have built over the last 45 years and believe that the Southfield name and loyal customers will be looked after and continue to grow in the hands of Alun who will now lead the merged business.”
