Eight Group

It feels a little strange having the person usually behind our posts be the subject of one… but today is Charlie’s last day before heading off on maternity leave. 💛

As our Digital Marketing Manager, Charlie is normally the one behind the screen, finding increasingly creative ways to convince the team to get involved in her latest idea - from egg-and-spoon races to dressing up as ghosts in the name of Halloween content. 👻

She’s also behind so much of what we've shared as Eight Group over the years - helping us through rebrands, website changes, award entries, campaigns and most importantly, showcasing the brilliant things happening across our team and business.

Now she’s swapping marketing plans for a different kind of adventure as she prepares to welcome her first child.

From all of us at Eight Group, we’re wishing Charlie all the very best as she starts this exciting new chapter.

Enjoy every moment, Charlie. We'll certainly miss having you around and look forward to welcoming you back here in 2027! 💛

We’re looking to grow our team, and we’re looking for two brilliant people to join Eight Group!

New Business Sales Manager 💼
An experienced new-business professional who knows the print and marketing communications world, loves opening doors and knows how to turn opportunities into long-term client relationships.

SEO & Content Specialist 🔎
A hands-on SEO and content specialist ready to take ownership of client strategies, create content that delivers commercial results and help shape our approach to organic and AI search as Eight Digital continues to grow.

At Eight, you’ll be joining an ambitious, independent and B Corp-certified business where print, direct mail, creative and digital expertise come together under one roof.

Sound like your next move? Or know someone who’d be a great fit?

Take a look at our current opportunities and find out more:
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We’re finalists in not one, not two, but THREE categories at the Digital Printer Awards 2026!

🏆 Direct Mail & Door Drops
Celebrating the work we’re doing with ZAP POST to show just how intelligent, personal and measurable print can be.

⭐ Future Star, Gabby Solarek
From joining Eight as a Christmas temp on the production floor to becoming one of our trusted Account Managers. What a journey so far and there’s plenty more to come!

💫 Women of Impact, Karen Herbert
Almost four decades in print, and Karen continues to make her mark on our business, our people and the wider industry, while sharing that experience with the next generation coming through.

It’s a pretty special shortlist for us – great work, brilliant people and two generations of print talent all represented.

A huge congratulations to Gabby, Karen, our team and everyone shortlisted.

Good luck to all the finalists. We can’t wait to celebrate our industry together in November! 🥂

Its Recycle week! And what better time to look at the small, unglamorous decisions that add up over time. Ours include paper recycling bins across our Nottingham warehouse, print room and offices, sitting alongside science based targets committing us to cutting scope 1 and 2 emissions by 42% by 2030.

It's not a single big gesture, it's part of what underpins our B Corp certification and our work as a Carbon Balanced Printer with the World Land Trust. Sustainability in print isn't a claim you make once, it's a system of small changes you keep building on. Want to see the full picture, from tree planting to carbon capture to our SBTi commitments? It's all on our sustainability page, link below in the comments.

Traditional finishing is built for volume. The longer the run, the lower the cost per unit, which makes short runs and one-off jobs harder to justify. The Razar 1070+ works differently. No physical tooling means no setup cost and no minimum quantity, so a run of 50 gets the same finish quality as a run of 500. That matters when artwork changes, formulations update, or a design is still evolving and you don't want to commit to stock you might have to discard.

If you're working with short runs, evolving designs or packaging that needs to flex as things change, this is worth a look: https://f.mtr.cool/hxt5n92gca

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One machine on our floor is quietly changing how we approach short run finishing. Here's the Razar 1070+ digital die cutting custom shapes without a physical tool, useful for packaging prototypes, short runs and designs that are still evolving. The same machine also handles precision creasing and perforation in the same pass, so jobs that used to need separate processes now move through as one continuous workflow.

Learn more about The Razar here: https://f.mtr.cool/7qtvvkneu7

Nothing beats hearing this kind of feedback from a client. 🙌

We recently wrapped up a direct mail campaign, and this Trustpilot review pretty much sums up how we like to work.

Clear communication, smooth delivery and a genuine focus on getting the best result. That's exactly what we aim for on every project, direct mail or otherwise.

If you're looking for direct mail partner to work on your next print marketing campaign, heres a little more on our service and how to get in touch: https://f.mtr.cool/fqdt3l53j7

Seven years ago, Lance Hill took the helm at Eight Group. So to mark the milestone we're taking a second to look back and see all thats changed.

From new departments, new faces, a mezzanine floor, a print room overhaul including new presses to solar panels on the roof and achieving B Corp certification... But that's really just scratching the surface.

None of this happens by accident, Lance has been the driving force behind it.
Congratulations, Lance, and thank you for everything you've poured into Eight Group. What a seven years it's been!

Today we're saying farewell to Ian Yorke, who joined Eight Group way back in 2012. Leaving us today after more than 14 years with the business.

Ian has been the steady hand behind the scenes in our print studio as senior print operative. Creating customer print proofs, preparing print ready files, running and maintaining our digital presses, and making sure every print job hits the quality mark. Ian has seen not only the print studio change and evolve over the years but also the business itself.

What hasn't changed is Ian himself. Always up for a laugh, the first to try whatever snacks are going round, and always bringing that same energy and expertise to the print room. Ian, thank you for everything you've given to Eight Group over the years. You'll be missed by all of us, and we wish you the very best in your next adventure.