Events graphics specialist Oasis Graphic has bought-out Maidenhead-based exhibition graphics company Mustard Solutions. All personnel and production resources will now be based at Oasis' premises at Cookham near Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Mustard’s former MD Andy Hall will head-up what will now be known as the Oasis exhibition graphics team, which will also comprise the rest of the former Mustard staff - Richie Flavelle, Dan Knott - as well as Oasis' Stacey Bearne.
Hayley Hall, previously of Mustard, will return from maternity leave to take up the marketing and PR role for Oasis.
The growth of the existing business, combined with the acquisition of Mustard Solutions, has allowed Oasis' head of creative development, Chris Boyd-Leslie, to focus entirely on exploring new substrates and materials for products aimed at its agency customers.
Alongside the acquisition, Oasis has invested in a new Acuity printer that will allow printing directly to substrate and it has already been tested on projects that include printing on materials as diverse as a door and golf balls.
Oasis MD Simon Osborne said of the expansion: “Bringing the Mustard team on board has been a really exciting development for us. Oasis’ roots are embedded firmly in exhibition graphics and this merger has further strengthened our offer to clients. We now have a dedicated team of project managers who solely look after our exhibition clients and we also have a much greater presence on site in the form of Andy Hall. He has over 15 years of experience in the field and lives and breathes exhibition. We feel really passionate about offering exceptional service at Oasis and are looking forward to 2016 with our current and new clients.”
Hall said of the Mustard acquisition: “This has been an exciting decision for Mustard and we really do believe that our clients will reap the benefits. We are still the same people looking after client projects and we trust that all our clients will be as enthused as we are about this new venture.”