For the latest in our series of Featured Business from our CQFinder community, we spoke to Sam, managing director of Nottingham-based printing service SGD.
Give us your elevator pitch - what does your business do?
SGD is a 3D printing service aimed at both professional businesses and personal customers. We serve a host of industries including; Aerospace, Automotive, Civils, Medical, etc and pride ourselves in being technical experts in functional 3D printing. We offer a seamless online quote system, where users can simply upload their 3D files and get an instant price in a matter of seconds!
Tell us about a piece of work you've completed that you're currently proudest of?
A recent project we’re really proud of is our continued contract supplying parts for McDonalds. We’re 3D printing a specialist plastic component for their light fittings being installed in restaurants worldwide! The part pictured is made using recycled ABS from our long-term supplier Filamentive.
What do you love about working in Nottingham?
Nottingham is an industrial city and where possible businesses will always try where possible to work with local suppliers. I’ve lived all over the UK and studying here it felt like home, so after a number of years, I returned.
Share your love for another Nottingham creative or digital business you work with or admire.
We work alongside We Are Marketable for all of our SEO and digital marketing needs. Ben and the team are specialists in this area and have helped massively to improve our conversions over the years.
Let us know what you'd do on your perfect Nottingham day (global pandemic notwithstanding!)
My perfect Nottingham day would start off with walking my dog in Woodthorpe Grange park, then commuting into work using the Tram via The Forest park and ride. Stopping off at Royal Centre most mornings I grab my standard 5 filling cob from Peckish, which I highly recommend! Some evenings when I feel like treating myself, I would stop by on my way back from work at The Snobby Butcher in Sherwood as it offers the most incredible Himalayan Salt aged Steaks available! At the weekends I would always try to visit Café Coco Tang, they offer amazing Vietnamese cuisine, cocktails and coffee. They offer a loyalty discount scheme where the proceeds go towards their chosen charity Christina Noble Children Foundation, which is a nice gesture.
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