_________________________________________________________________________________ Sanderson
Design Group
It was an honor to have HRH The Princess of Wales visit the site recently
grand total of around 70,000 historic documents . The Morris and Sanderson archives have endless possibilities and we ’ re currently cataloguing all the files to find a solution that enables access ( by appointment ) for industry and art history purposes while preserving it for the future .
“ The archives speak to our strong history , especially as we prepare to celebrate Standfast ’ s 100th birthday at its current site . They ’ ve been printing fabrics there since 1924 , and the last three years have been the best in terms of both productivity and profitability . We ’ ve got a whole year of celebration planned with an event happening every month ,
including events to welcome the wider community in Lancaster to the site .
“ Standfast suffered a disastrous flood in 2015 , but the recovery provided the business with an opportunity to reorganize the factory with a modern layout and streamline its operations . We ’ ve maintained a great range of conventional printing methods while investing in digital methods to provide a mix of techniques . We now boast three digital printers , two rotary screens , and two flat-bed screens , with around 70 percent of our operations being printed digitally . The next step is to continuously invest in machinery and equipment to keep Standfast at the forefront of textiles printing .
“ It was an honor to have HRH The Princess of Wales visit the site recently ,” Lisa reflects . “ Princess Catherine wanted to visit a traditional textiles company that also champions young people and
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