"In the Frame" Summer 1999   page 1

Mike Braddock (l) and Vince Dean celebrate the alliance between the two companies.

Firm strategy behind alliance for the millennium.

Slater Harrison & Company Limited has formed a strategic alliance with Tullis Russell Coatings Limited, which will benefit customers and personnel alike by generating further efficiency in the business.

The Strategic Alliance is a logical and timely step into the next Century that will set an unbeatable standard in customer service. Slater Harrison will be responsible for finishing and bringing to the market-place products coated either by Tullis Russell or in house.

Pooling the resources of these two Companies will guarantee continuity in the supply line as well as long term market stability:  “This achievement,” says Mike Braddock, Slater Harrison’s Managing Director,  “re-emphasises the commitment to customer service that has always been our priority.”

Mike is quick to pass on the credit for this development: “In this, our 70th Anniversary year, I would like to pay tribute to the loyalty and competence of our workforce, past and present, whose efforts have enabled us to reach this significant point.” These words are indicative of a Company that is looking to the future, without forgetting the foundation upon which it was built.

The location of Tullis Russell’s premises within a mile to Slater Harrison is of both practical and historical value. It is the site originally occupied by Mr. Harrison and Mr. Slater in 1929, where they began the company that enables famous brands such as Day-Glo, Colourmount and Educraft to exist today. Add to these the well known Tullis Russell brand names of CARNIVAL Firefly, Samba and Rio means that between them Slater Harrison and Tullis Russell will produce your order - whether bespoke or off the shelf - and deliver it speedily and efficiently.

As Tullis Russell’s Managing Director Vince Dean summarises: “Our companies have a shared history, a shared geography, and a shared philosophy, so this move not only brings together our experience and technological expertise to the benefit of the customer, but also makes perfect sense from our point of view. We are looking forward to working closely with Slater Harrison up to and throughout the new Millennium.”