For the first time, a comprehensive index is being compiled of the fastest growing companies in Sussex. In the run-up to the Sussex Super Growth awards in March, business editor FINN SCOTT-DELANY profiles two businesses that have made the shortlist...

DYNAMIC, privately-owned Pureprint Group is an award-winning print and marketing solutions provider with a unique, long-established environmental ethos.

Employing 375 people in Uckfield, with a turnover of more than £50 million, the group produces corporate, retail, creative and fine art printing.

Having invested more than £20 million in the last five years, Pureprint is an industry leader in digital, litho and large format printing, together with data mailing, fulfilment, creative packaging, point of sale and marketing collateral management services.

The Carbon Neutral accredited business has developed the acclaimed pureprint™ environmental printing system and in 2013 won, for the third time, the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development.

Pureprint recently acquired a majority shareholding in Imprint Group in Newcastle. Mark Handford, Pureprint chief exective, said: “We have been keen to add large format production to the group for some time.

“We have worked with Imprint on a number of projects and they are a first class company we have much in common with.

“We have different strengths which when combined will give our customers more services, more innovation and more value.”

Our second high-growth company TFC is a leading supplier of technical fasteners.

Thanks to an exclusive distribution agreement with US Manufacturer Smalley, TFC works with more than 3,000 customers in 24 countries, with a range of more than 30,000 off-the-shelf products.

The company has been built up from an annual turnover of £7.8 million in 2007 to approaching £21 million, with two technical and five service centres.

Customers’ profitability is improved through designs using innovative fasteners and by helping them to take cost out of production.

TFC opened its first service centre in Germany in 2013 with further acquisition targets identified and talks on-going to develop its presence in Europe.

Managing director Morgan Burgoyne said: “I am delighted that with the continued support of Foresight (Investment Partners) and the enthusiasm of the TFC team we can continue to move TFC fully into Europe and beyond and strengthen our position as an exciting and pioneering company to work for and to work with in the future.”