BRADLEY Group, one of the north's largest export businesses, has signed off its second expansion this year with the acquisition of Mallusk printing business Nicholson Bass.
Established in 1938, Nicholson Bass was a traditional letterpress printer and box maker company which went on to become a renowned third-generation family owned business through World War II and The Troubles.
It comes just six months after Bradley Group’s acquisition of Mannin Group and its Isle of Man based site, a deal which put the company on track to meet their target of £20 million in print turnover by end of 2018. The new acquisition brings the groups current turnover to £13m.
Peter Bradley (27), managing director of Bradley Group, said: “Nicholson & Bass will remain autonomous from other companies within the group and we’re pleased to be keeping managing director Johnny Megarry on board.
"Production will also continue in their plant in Mallusk. They will see the benefits of the group buying power and we are hoping to draw on the experience in the business to help grow other areas of the group too.
"We're really targeting the market in both the north and south of Ireland, especially with euro rates the way they are.”
Bradley Group’s original business Quinnstheprinters.com, which recently opened a new multi-million pound site in Liverpool, is one of Northern Ireland’s largest export businesses, moving 5,000 tonnes of paper and sending more than 185,000 parcels a year.
