PDS celebrates record turnover in 25th year

Wellingborough-based print management company PDS has reported a record annual turnover as it celebrates its 25th year in business.

Founded in 1998, FDS has expanded significantly over the past 25 years and most recently has achieved annual turnover in excess of £22m.

The company operates across two sites at the Park Farm Industrial Estate and has added a design studio, warehouse, and digital development capability as it has grown.
With 60 employees, PDS offers print management, specialist procurement, creative design, agile storage, fulfilment, and website and online system designs for clients, at its 50,000sq ft warehouse.

In response to increased demand for storage capacity and to enable the business to scale its client stock and fulfilment operations with greater pace and flexibility, PDS launched its warehouse facility at Sinclair Drive last year.

This new facility can accommodate 5,000 pallets and provides access to over 1,500 pick faces.

Nick Shelton, founder and managing director of PDS, comments: “This is a significant milestone for PDS, and I am really proud of what we have achieved over the last quarter of a century. The business has overcome many challenges including the pandemic and has grown as a result of our willingness to change and adapt with agility.

“We have embraced technology and flexed our business model in response to demand from our clients, many of whom have been with us since the very beginning.”

With the business going from strength to strength, Shelton puts this continued growth to his employees who are the people who deliver PDS services.

“We have a fantastic team here at PDS and do all we can to support their wellbeing and foster an enjoyable place to work,” Shelton adds. “I really believe that our growth and success depend on nurturing our team so that they can deliver a great service.”

Embedded in the local community, PDS supports national charities and regularly sends a team to run in the Vitality 10K in London. Shelton himself is currently preparing to take part for the fourteenth successive year to help PDS raise money for Speech and Language UK.

On the future of the business, Shelton adds: “While our core business remains the same, we never stay still for long and will continue to innovate to make life easier for our clients, helping them to achieve their own goals.

“I would like to thank everyone who has supported PDS over the last 25 years and look forward to a bright future.”

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