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We are immensely proud of the Crucial Colour team. Everyone is a key player and contributes to the colourful personality of the company. Hard work and professionalism are pre-requisites to work here, but a sense of humour doesn’t go amiss either – oh, and of course, a passion for printing.
Our supply partners form part of our extended family but they have so far declined to provide us with the humiliating insights we need to add them to this page.
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| John: |
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| Full name: |
John Holtham, repro, works with Clive |
| Catchphrase: |
Get it done |
| Time served: |
77 years, sorry make that 7 |
| Best thing about work: |
having loads to do |
| Worst thing about work: |
having to listen to Clive wittering on because he hasn't got anything to do |
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| Tom: |
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| Full name: |
Tom Carruthers, Sales |
| Family member: |
son of Duncan |
| Favourite colour: |
Crucial, of course |
| Ambition aged 5: |
millionaire,
but need to get cracking |
| Girls? |
yes please, the more
the merrier |
| Favourite Saturday: |
rugby field, bar, bed
(see above) |
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| Annie: |
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| Full name: |
Annie Bates |
| Claim to fame: |
Quotes Queen |
| Self-description: |
scatty, sensitive Scouser |
Would save
in a hurricane: |
lipstick, Pantone swatch book, Louise |
| Best bit of the day: |
Richard making me a coffee first thing |
| Worst bit of the day: |
Richard being out
(no coffee) |
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| Mick: |
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| Full name: |
Mick Court , machine room |
| Family member: |
Gerry's younger brother |
| Reason why clients use us: |
because our van is pink |
| Best bit of the day: |
putting on my nice blue overalls |
| Worst bit of the day: |
taking them off again |
| Role model: |
Tammy Wynette |
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| Steve: |
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| Full name: |
Steve Browning,
machine room |
| Favourite morning topic: |
Liverpool win |
| Worst morning topic: |
Spurs win (thankfully rare) |
| Ambition aged 5: |
porn star... there's still time |
| Ideal client: |
probably a beer company |
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| Jim: |
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| Full name: |
Jim Weedon, machine room |
| Best bit of the day: |
Tunbridge Wells Sandwich Wagon |
| Worst bit of the day : |
6am start |
Would save
in a hurricane: |
radio, kettle and biscuit tin |
| Ambition aged 5: |
to be extremely rich. Some way to go yet then! |
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| David: |
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| Full name: |
David Cole, Sales Director |
| Best bit of the day : |
chatting (sorry chatting to clients) |
| Worst bit of the day : |
listening to Duncan clear his throat |
| Favourite colours : |
red & blue
(as in Crystal Palace ) |
| Ambition aged 5 : |
Footballer, cricketer,
golfer, gigolo |
| Favourite work track : |
'Rescue Me by Fontella Bass |
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| Duncan: |
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| Full name: |
Duncan Carruthers , Partner |
| Claim to fame: |
Sales side of Crucial's dynamic duo |
| Duncan by Duncan: |
impulsive, positive, grumpy |
| Duncan by others: |
large, loud, harmless, irritating, endearing, enthusiastic |
| Favourite track: |
Red Red Wine by UB40 (lunchtime)
Dancing Queen by Abba
(home time) |
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| Clive: |
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| Full name: |
Clive Archer, repro, works
with John |
| Best time of the day: |
Scotch in hand, sun low over the yardarm, the distant cry of a seagull... |
| Worst time of the day: |
the return to reality and having to listen to John wittering on |
| Favourite colour: |
anything in CYMK |
| Favourite gift: |
artwork that doesn't resemble a Rubix cube coated in glue |
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| Gerry: |
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| Full name: |
Gerry Court, Partner |
| Claim to fame: |
Production side of Crucial's dynamic duo |
| Gerry, by Gerry: |
no comment |
| Gerry, by Duncan: |
moody, even moodier,short |
| Gerry by others: |
short, quite, surly, Rock of Gibralter |
| Rarely says: |
'sorry can't do that' |
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| Ian: |
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| Full name: |
Ian Perfect, machine room |
| Ian by Ian: |
far too modest |
| Favourite colour: |
they all look the same |
| Ambition aged 5: |
to stay five in spirit if not body |
| Worst bit of the day: |
the 6am shift |
| Best work track: |
Things can only get better by D:Ream |
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| Lou: |
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| Full name: |
Louise Stokes |
| Member of family: |
Girl Friday, now Mum Friday |
| Time served: |
9 years - is it really that long? |
| Favourite shopping: |
shoes |
| State of mind: |
post-pregnancy blur |
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| Peter: |
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| Full name: |
Peter Hate, machine room |
| a.k.a: |
the new boy |
| Joined Crucial |
January 2007 |
| Ambition aged 5: |
computer games artist - what went wrong? |
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| Richard: |
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| Full name: |
Richard Harvey,
Sales Executive |
| Richard by Richard: |
loud, worrier, smutty |
| Richard by his wife: |
caring, loving, pervert |
| Favourite rock group: |
Queen |
| Ambition: |
reincarnated as Freddie Mercury, in front of 100,000 at Wembley |
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