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Optichrome Celebrates 50^th Anniversary

A family run printing company in Woking has celebrated its 50^th Birthday.

Optichrome is one of the oldest family-owned manufacturers in Woking having started in Chobham Road in 1963.

From there Optichrome moved to Chertsey Road in 1965 before transferring to a dis-used laundry in Maybury Road in 1968 where they have been ever since.

In 1984, Optichrome had permission to start building the factory at the site which is still being used today.

Natalie Stephens, who is the third generation of her family to run the business, said "Our company philosophy has always been the same, we are an organisation and the people that work at Optichrome are the backbone of the business. Almost all of our staff are from Woking or the surrounding areas and we try to recruit locally where we can. We have amazing longevity of staff, for example our managing director John Heywood has been with us for 35 years. Even through three major recessions we have managed to grow our business and we have thrived over the last 50 years, not just survived."

The company produces a wide range of printed products including brochures, posters, stationery, books and a variety of personalised printed and digital communications. It has recently produced an art book for Richard Cole, a caricaturist and artist who has been a customer since the 1960's.