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Times-Advocate, 1982-09-29, Page 25• Agripress Racquet Facilities Squash • Racquetball • Handball One squash court and one racquetball court have been installed at the Agripress plant in Hensall, the facilities are heated, air conditioned and include showers, changing rooms and a small exercise room. The courts will be operated on a 'pay as you play' plan and court reservations will be made thorugh Agripress. All those interested in using the facilities are invited to attend a meeting at Agripress (entrance at the north end of Brock Street) at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5. The purpose of the meeting is to view the. courts and facilities, establish a facility fee structure and develop rules and a court reservation system which benefits all concerned. Call (519)262-3000 if you plan to attend. PlayconRecreational Equipment Limited Premium Performance Court Systems We are proud to have been selected as the court \con- tractor for the new squash and racquetball facility at AGRIPRESS. in Hensall. The courts are built to World Championship standards and feature genuine Fiberesin wall systems and fully cushioned athletic floors. Special lighting and framing systems are also incorporated. We know you will enjoy the high calibre of play possible on these courts and we wish you good fun and good Official Contractors for WPSA Championships . McGuinness World Open Playcon Recreational Equipment Limited 397 Arnold Street, Kitchener, Ontario N2H 6E8 Phone (519) 743-8132 TELEX - Playcon 06955182 • Times -Advocate, September 29, 1982 Page 9A AGRIPRESS EXPANSION CAN'T BE SQUASHED! HENSALL (Special to the Times - Advocate) — From"beginnings typical for Canadian advertising agencies, Agripress Canada Ltd. has grown to become a rari- ty among agencies in North America. In 1970, the Bayley brothers, Julian and Adrian, started Agripress in a Toronto of- fice building on the strength of their ex- perience with a similar company in England. , During the summer of 1971, the young company moved to a storefront in Hen- sall. "Why Hensall?" is probably the most commonly asked question of Agripress employees. There are many ways to ra- tionalize it, but the simple truth is that Julian Bayley found a house he liked . just a mile from town, and he was never a fan of the city anyhow (Adrian Bayley now lives in the house while Julian has con- verted a cottage clinging to the Lake Huron cliffs near Bayfield). After a couple of years of steady growth, the company moved to a remodelled home on King Street in Hensall which serv- ed for about five years while the old Hen- sall Co-op Feed Mill was remodelled into modern office space. The most recent expansion began last year and, with the completion of construc- tion, has resulted in a building 450 feet long and 50 feet wide. The company has grown from a staff of four in 1970 to 38 full-time employees in 1982. Agripress also provides steady part- time arttime employment for up to 20 local peo- ple and a dozen free-lance journalists, copywriters and photographers across Canada. While all aspects of agricultural adver- tising remain at the core of Agripress' suc- cess, the expansion has resulted in an in- credible diversification. In addition to the creative, copy, production, media buying and marketing services offered by most agencies, Agripress also provides direct mail services, warehousing and fulfillment services, printing services, North America's most complete library of agricultural photography, seminar planning and management, audio-visual production, and most recently a squash and racquet- ball facility which will be open to the local community. From modest beginnings, billing about $80,000 in the first year, Agripress has grown to become Canada's largest agricultural advertising agency by far. In fact, billings for 1982 are expected to ex- -ceed five million dollars. The photographs on the following pages shows small sampling of the activities and facilities which make, Agripress a pro- gressive, thriving company, proud to be part of the community. WW1 111111 II 111111111111111111111111111111311111111111111k, 111111111Huu1111111111111111111w11NnulI1131nu111uu1nun1uuN1uN11111nuI �.41't ;IfI 11 It certainly has changed since its days as part of the Hensall District Co-op but this building is now home to the executive, creative and production offices of Agripress Canada Ltd.. A two- year renovation program con- verted the feed mill into efficient facilities. Ill111 1 llllll1 111111 1 11 1 1 11111111111 111 11111 111111111 1111111)111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111I1 1)t 1111111lllll111111ll11111111 111 111lll11 r. 1333 ii This aerial shot shows Agripress today. The original offices in a converted feed mill are on the left. At the extreme right is the new racquet sports club featuring squash and racquetball. The long middle section houses workrooms, the photo library, a -lunchroom, the new print shop and warehousing space. The reception area is located in the go-between just North of the office building. (llllll 1lll/!ll 111h(ill