Claire Taylforth has been made operations director of FaberExposize UK – the new trading name of Northern Flags. The move comes on the ninth anniversary of her joining Northern Flags, where she has been on the management team since joining as marketing manager in 2014.
Managing director Iain Clasper said of the promotion: “Since Claire joined us, she has always been able to contribute way beyond whatever job title she had. Claire played an essential role in helping me transform Northern Flags from one the UK’s leading custom flag specialists into one of the UK’s leading wide-format display printers working with many major international brands and leading sports and entertainment events and winning lots of awards in the process.”
Of her appointment, Taylforth said: “I have loved the way at FaberExposize UK I have been given the opportunity to grow my career in the same way we do for all our team. When I joined, I really did not anticipate such a rapid change from running email campaigns and marketing initiatives to being responsible for moving the business into a new state of the art factory and then creating one of the most efficient, modern specialist wide-format printers in the UK. Even now I am running a six-figure investment initiative to create a leading MIS system, and I cannot wait to be involved in our 2024 expansion plans.”
The name change from Northern Flags to FaberExposize UK has been made to recognise the company’s move into more products and areas beyond its north of England base. The company still produces flags, which account for 15% of its output, in Leeds but it now produces a range of point-of-sale, event and exhibition print too.
The company has been recognised within the industry for its inclusiveness with a team that, unusually in print, is 70% women (including those leading the operations, finishing, finance and marketing teams) and has team members of nine nationalities. FaberExposize UK is also a leader in bringing young people into print – with 4 team members recognised as ‘Rising Stars’ by the Printing Charity and the winner of ‘Rising Star’ at the UK Graphic Awards.
