20 Apr 2016

Technical service company moving to new premises

26 Business The Argus Tuesday, March 8, 2016

By Peter Lindsey

AN AWARD-WINNING technical service company which employs 220 people is moving to new purpose-built premises. Veritek Global, based in Eastbourne, is moving to Chaucer Business Park in Polegate in the summer. Its turnover last year was £22.3 million with an operating profit of £2.1 million. Customers include Sony, Boots, Asda, Fuji and Phillips Healthcare. About 75 per cent of the business is in the UK, with the other 25 per cent in Spain, Italy and Germany. Chief executive Jim Edgar said: “I am very clear why this is good news for us. First, we want to be on one site, and to be in a more accessible location where we can bring our corporate visitors. “I want to have the room to expand in the future if appropriate, and I also wanted to stay local because we have such quality staff and I would not want to lose any of them. “It will be a fantastic view over to the Downs and I am sure our visitors will love it.” Jim added: “We are a very positive and forward-thinking company. We believe in investing and we also believe in looking after our staff and treating them properly. “There is no doubt that the working conditions will be better on our new site. “I believe we are successful because we do not sell a product, we are brand-neutral. Veritek is big enough to give the corporate confidence, but at the same time small enough to give the very best in customer service.” Veritek has evolved with the industry, adapting and embracing new technology associated with the change from analogue to digital equipment. It has expanded and diversified seamlessly into the healthcare, optometry, digital cinema and graphics industries while continuing to explore new areas for growth. In more than 30 years of operation, Veritek has grown to become one of the world’s leading independent exponents of customer-orientated, high-quality technical service provision.

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Veritek is an engineering service provision company founded in 1985 and headquartered in Eastbourne. Originally specialising in engineering service provision for the photographic developing and printing markets, Veritek had adapted and embraced new technology associated with the change from analogue to digital equipment. As well as photo imaging, the company has expanded into the healthcare, optometry and industrial X-ray. More than 30 years old, Veritek has operations in the UK, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Italy, France, Holland and Czech Republic.