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News Release from: The Delta Group
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 30 June 2004
POP Specialist Appoints Ex-Supermarket
Print Chief
East London-based POP specialists The Delta Group has appointed Richard Harris, previously head of print purchasing at supermarket retailer Safeway, as operations director.
East London-based POP specialists The Delta Group has appointed Richard Harris, previously head of print purchasing at supermarket retailer Safeway, as operations director He will have responsibility for overseeing the company's sales and marketing teams
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 19 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Educated at London College of Printing, Harris joined Safeway in 1997 as a print buyer, a year later becoming head of print purchasing for the supermarket chain, with responsibility for an extensive supplier base and an annual commercial print budget of over £30m.
During his time with Safeway he was responsible for introducing a range of initiatives that led to improvements in product specifications, efficiency enhancements, and significant print buying savings for the retailer.
Speaking about his reasons for the move Richard Harris said: "Delta has very much set the standard for the POP industry in recent years.
Its approach and willingness to invest in new technologies has paid dividends and at a time when much of the industry is being squeezed and consolidating, Delta's growth has been nothing short of remarkable." In addition to Harris's appointment, it was announced that Ken Hayzer, who until recently was sales and marketing manager at Capital, is also set to join Delta as sales manager.
Hayzer said: "Delta is clearly market leaders in large format printing and I am looking forward to the opportunity of being part of such a progressive organisation." Delta said it is undertaking an expansion programme that has already seen a number of other key industry appointments and several million pounds of investment in state-of-the-art presses equipment.
Commenting on the new appointments Mike Phillips, joint managing director of The Delta Group said: "Both Richard and Ken are key figures in the industry and their combined wealth of experience across a wide range of disciplines will further add to Delta's expertise.
The momentum the company now has is ensuring we attract the best people to join us, bringing clear benefits to Delta's clients.".
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