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Installer Development Centre

The Graphic Innovation Group’s 3M Installer Development Centre (3M IDC) has been created by installers for installers. Having multiple zones with different types of wraps & installs in each area, the Centre has been created to give wrappers & installers the best experience regardless of level or ability

Having been born from the 3M trainers demand for quality, equality, patience & knowledge, the Installer Development Centre provides people, from inside and outside of the industry, a relaxed and friendly environment to improve, thrive and learn from experienced UK trainers & installers

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Meet the GiG 3M IDC Trainers

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Gavin Swallow

Gavin’s long journey with 3M began when he went straight into the sign & graphic industry back in 1993 when he began his apprenticeship as sign & graphic trainee at a local company. His quick development through a couple of companies & a few different roles within these companies gave Gavin a rounded perspective of the industry and lead him to become manager of graphics department at a larger national company.

While running this department, Gavin had to develop his installation skills, using many different brands with larger & larger size graphics. Along with managing staff and workflow, his demand for high standards and smoother installs showed him that a gap was present within the graphic installation market. At the same time, an installation company asked him to get involved with them.



After several years with this installation company, following his development and promotion to Installation Manager, Gavin felt the time was right within his career to step out on his own and create his company with a desire and ambition to create a network of like-minded professionals who wanted to set themselves apart from an increasing number of less skilled companies.

Once Gavin’s own company began to blossom and grow, he developed a list of contacts, experienced training & travelled into Europe to try to realise his potential as a installer & wrapper of note.



Within this journey, 3M UK reached out & began to develop a working relationship with Gavin. They asked him to help with their vision of a high standard of training with their premium brand of films. They helped Gavin reach a higher level of installer by asking him to travel to 3M headquarters, Minnesota in the U.S. Here he was tested, trained, and trained as a trainer, along with meeting the best wrappers within the industry. Quickly following this was a European examination at 3M Germany HQ.

3M training within the UK began to grow at pace as more & more wanted to learn how the leading material manufacturer expected wrappers to know and understand what was capable from a trained installer. Gavin & 3M kept this movement moving forward.



As Gavin moved forward, it became clear that help would be needed to keep the demands of both 3M & his clients serviced. And so when he met Ryan Travis, it became obvious that the standards & beliefs both men shared could help grow a larger & much stronger company to help 3M and existing clients…. Graphic Innovation Group Limited was formed with this desire.

With this new company, they have forged stronger and deeper links with 3M UK and hope to create a better understanding of the 3M products to all within the graphic industry. Gavin & Ryan, alongside 3M have created Installer Development Centre as another chapter within this developing industry. Having been born from the 3M trainers demand for quality, equality, patience & knowledge, the Installer Development Centre provides people, from inside and outside of the industry, a relaxed and friendly environment to improve, thrive and learn from experienced UK trainers & installers.​

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Ryan Travis

Ryan's experience and know-how started from within the motor industry back in 1996 when he joined his family’s business initially training as a detailer & smart repairer. After developing that side of the business, he progressed through sales and eventually became managing director running the company helping the progress of the entire business.
 


After identifying the shortage of quality wrappers & installers within the UK, Ryan chose to create yet another business, this time completely based on installation of all types of graphics, but specifically vehicle wraps, anywhere in the UK & Europe. This exciting and rewarding time had Ryan and his staff travelling and getting involved with areas of the industry & quite specifically the world of motorsports, with clients such as Redbull F1, British Touring Car, Superbike teams, global sports brands like Nike & Ping.



Along this journey, Ryan met and developed a friendship and professional understanding with Gavin Swallow, and shortly after, he began to bring his support and professionalism to help with 3M, and alongside Gavin, helped to develop and maintain a working partnership with UK’s leading vehicle wrap brand.
 


As this union progressed, it became clear that the standards & beliefs both men shared could only be moved forward by creating a larger & much stronger company to help new and existing clients….Graphic Innovation Group Limited was formed with this desire.
 


With this new streamlined business, they have forged stronger and deeper links with 3M UK and hope to create a better understanding of the 3M products to all within the graphic industry. The 3M Installer Development Centre is another page within this evolving story which has been born from the 3M trainers’ demand for quality, equality, patience & knowledge. The Installer Development Centre provides people from inside and outside of the industry a relaxed and friendly environment to improve, thrive and learn from experienced UK trainers & installers.

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