AMYAS TRADING

Touch was set up in 2011 by Eric and Anne Smith because they both wanted to give something back to society. They saw this as an ideal way to support young people into work and are very proud of the fact that each of the current workforce was either unemployed or under redundancy notice.

Whilst Touch is run on a commercial basis, it was set up to support the ethical and social ethos of Anne and Eric Smith and they continue to look for new and exciting ways to positively influence those they employ, their clients and the community they live in, so:

* Employees become family

* Individuals enter as clients and leave as friends

The result is that Touch is much much more than a reprographic studio. That's because here at Touch, we like to keep everyone happy. Our team enjoy learning new techniques in order to create high-quality products using environmentally friendly materials, all at an affordable price. No matter how big or small the project, we understand your needs and won’t stop until we exceed your expectations.

Touch now offers:

* Internship opportunities, whereby newly qualified individuals can come and work with the team to hone their skills and more.

* Coaching and Mentoring; Anne Smith lists among her many qualifications Executive Coaching and Mentoring (ILM level 7), in addition to Leadership and Personal Development Post Graduate Certificate, from Harvard University.
This expertise is used to support several individuals who work with Touch on a freelance basis while being supported by Anne and Eric to build their own Businesses. Anne also offers support and Mentoring to many other new start up business and organisations.

* Work experience opportunities, in collaboration with other organisations Touch are keen to offer placements to the longer term unemployed as a vehicle for them to find a path to work opportunities.

* Touch is currently investigation ways of supporting Military Charities and ex-service personnel.

We also offer our staff apprenticeships and the opportunity to train under skilled professionals, as well as working with graduate placement schemes such as JobsGrowth Wales. We believe in our team and their abilities, and want to offer them full training and vast opportunities to enhance their skills and fulfil their potential.

This arsenal of skills means we can produce a wide range of products, from wedding stationery to bound dissertations, printed music and film scores for orchestras, marketing materials for businesses as well as window vinyls, posters and much much more. We are home to some pretty amazingly talented web developers and graphic designers. There’s not much we can’t do!

As well as a new website (which you have to admit is very eye-catching!), we present to you a ‘click and collect’ service available for online sales. Our new online purchasing service enables you to order high quality prints and products all from the comfort of your own home or office.

Our business is run ethically, with a strong social ethos – in other words we are good to our customers, good to our staff and good to our planet. We use FSC products where possible and try to recycle what we can – which is currently around 80—90% of our waste. We make sure we benefit the community by working with charities and social enterprises, particularly the Salvation Army where our very own Eric is bandmaster.

At Touch, we pride ourselves on our friendly and professional way of working. We take the time to understand your needs, fine-tuning and managing projects from initial concepts right through to the finished product. We have a huge list of products and services, but if you can’t find what you’re looking for on this list, get in touch, we may still be able to find a way to help!

So whether you’re a business, student, musician, event planner, or just need something printed in colour or black and white, let us take your ideas and turn them into your design dreams.

All you need is an idea; we’ll do the rest. We love what we do, and we know you will too.