Case study – Spectrum Plastics - use of Enterprise Cultural Heritage

The aim of this case study is to provide you with an example of Enterprise Cultural Heritage training material use by Spectrum Plastics

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Maintaining heritage while staying current

Haynes Chorley & Co. Ltd., now trading as Spectrum Plastics, has been around since 1922. The original idea of printing on paper has evolved into laser printing on special plastics allowing the company to stay current while maintaining their heritage of printing. Printing is now offered on many different surfaces: PVC, metal, glass, acrylics, self-adhesive vinyl, self-cling, wood, some of which were not even around when the company was originally founded.

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Passing on Enterprise Cultural Heritage

Spectrum Plastics has maintained its competitive position in the printing business by learning from experience and using the wealth of knowledge that has been passed down through the generations.

Managing Director Kath Dornan says that one of the most important assets of the company and one that she is particularly proud of was its staff. A strong sense of belonging to the business means that staff take great pride in their jobs.

The MNEMOS project found that the role of staff and the passing on of knowledge were important in the management of ECH within organisations.

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Inspired by Enterprise Cultural Heritage training materials

Kath was involved in testing the MNEMOS Enterprise Cultural Heritage training material and presented her views on the use of Enterprise Cultural Heritage at an event; Innovation through Heritage: How do we maximise the use of heritage assets in businesses, the cultural sector and higher education? which was held at the University of Salford held to launch the training materials.

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Inspired by Enterprise Cultural Heritage training materials

Kath cited as an example of ECH use the extensive archiving of all the printing that the company has done over the years and the creative inspiration this offers to Spectrum Plastics – an exercise she felt was in itself inspired by the MNEMOS Enterprise Cultural Heritage training material.

Visit Spectrum Plastics Ltd for more information about the company www.spectrumplastics.co.uk

If you would like to access the free training material and read case studies on the use of ECH visit the project website at: www.enterpriseculturaleheritage.org

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