Leach has created an innovation department with an annual budget of £250,000 to constantly research, develop and engineer new ideas and products for the graphics display marketplace. The move follows with the appointment of a senior expert in industrial design. Mike Willshaw - who is the new head of innovation, leading an innovation team of six at the Huddersfield based firm - has had a 20-year career designing consumer goods, packaging, FMCG, medical and promotional materials.
Willshaw’s appointment coincides with the arrival of business development manager Dale Broadhead, who joins Leach following a 20-year sales career. The company believes his experience will stand it in good stead to achieve its projected 15% growth this year.
Having appointed 15 new employees in the past 12 months, Leach has plans to recruit a further six members of staff before the end of 2017.
(see feature at: http://www.imagereportsmag.co.uk/features/business/innovators/7830-making-a-good-brew)