JEM celebrates first anniversary at new Rushden production base

JEM Education Marketing Services' mailing production team celebrated their first year in Rushden Northamptonshire following their move from Abingdon in Oxfordshire. The 100,000 sq ft purpose built facilities have lived up to JEM expectations, and this week Jem staff marked this milestone in their history by looking back at the past year over a few drinks and cream cakes.

The site, already home to other Orbital Group companies Aspect Marketing Services and BP Travel Marketing Services, has proved to be a winner with the JEM team. Although the move from Oxfordshire meant additional team members, production manager Shaun Castle-Palmer, assisted by co-ordinators Colin Baker and Clive Neville have excelled in quickly creating a client scentric, quality and service focused team.

Staff at the Rushden base, including Director André Kleinman, toasted to another successful year within the JEM Company. "It is hard to believe particularly when showing clients around our mailing facility, that this team has been in place for only 12 months. Credit and thanks are very much due to the team members who transferred with us from Whooten to Rushden, specifically Shaun Castle-Palmer, Colin Baker and Darren Mungean-Palmer who were instrumental in establishing and shaping the professional and committed team".

Growth in the business since the August 2003 move has meant that JEM recently appointed two new members of staff for the Ashford based Client Services team. Stuart Allen and Jenny Ince have both settled into JEM well and are a welcome addition to the team.

JEM is established as a leading provider of direct mailing services to the education sector through its Education Masterfile and Schoolbag products, plus specialist services for publishers including BookFile mailings to Libraries and Booksellers. JEM can offer their clients a fully integrated, end to end service which now includes:

• Education Masterfile, BookFile and Data Services. A continually updated database of approximately 30,000 schools and 4,000 booksellers for sale at single or continuous use.
• Shoolbag & BookFile, shared mailings. Regular shared mailing services to Primary and Secondary schools, offering clients a more economical and effective alternative.
• Mailing and Print. Mailing services to all supplied databases or to the Education Masterfile or BookFile sectors. A comprehensive range of print services are available including low cost duplication, laser, short run digital or larger quantity litho printing. Short run print of books, leaflets and mailing material with bookbinding facilities.
• Response and Fulfilment. JEM's highly proficient call centre open 7 days a week will receive client responses following their campaign or mailing, capture and process the data provided by customers, and fulfil these orders or requests through our large Rushden warehouse.

JEM Education Marketing Services and BookFile Services for Publishers are part of the Orbital Marketing Services Group, based in Ashford, Kent. This multi-million pound Group is one of the leading suppliers of specialist distribution and marketing services tailored to the needs of general or specific market sectors. Other group companies include BP Travel Marketing Services, Aspect Marketing Services, MacDonald Mailing, PMD Healthcare Marketing Services, Take One Media and Access e-Media.