Over the past few months, we’ve made some significant changes to the operational setup at leap.
Recently, we decommissioned our print site in Woolwich and consolidated all print operations into our central hub in Clerkenwell, London.
Why this move? Because creative production has changed. Clients need print and production partners who can keep up with shrinking campaign timelines and massive, multi-channel rollouts. Approval windows are tighter, deadlines are faster, and production teams simply can’t afford to be rigid when priorities shift.
We wanted to make sure our operational setup reflected that reality.
Bringing our print services together into one location has allowed us to simplify the way work moves through the business. Teams are no longer split across multiple sites, which has improved collaboration between departments and made it easier to share knowledge, equipment and resources when workloads increase.
From a client perspective, centralising operations also creates a more streamlined and cost-efficient process. Jobs can move through production faster, decisions can be made more efficiently and communication between teams becomes far more direct. By reducing operational complexity and increasing the amount of work completed in-house, we’re also able to create efficiencies that help manage production costs for clients.
Alongside the consolidation, we also invested in new machinery to replace older printers that had reached the end of their working life.
The investment was about more than replacing equipment. We wanted to improve the range of specialist print services we could offer internally while creating a more efficient and sustainable production environment.
The newer technology allows us to deliver more finishing and embellishment services in-house, including foiling and digital die-cutting, while improving turnaround times across day-to-day production work. Expanding those capabilities internally gives us greater control over quality, scheduling and delivery timelines, while also reducing the need for external supplier support.
The environmental impact was also an important factor in the decision. The new machinery is significantly more energy efficient than the previous setup, helping reduce electricity usage across the print operation while improving overall efficiency.
Although we’re still early into this new setup, the operational benefits are already clear internally. Teams are working more closely together, workflows feel more connected and we’re in a stronger position to support clients managing fast-moving campaigns and tight delivery deadlines.
This move wasn’t about reducing capability. It was about creating a print operation that is better connected, more cost-effective and better suited to the pace modern marketing now demands.
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