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we’ve moved for a sustainable future the inside scoop on the latest at Benefitz
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rhyslloyd account manager Rhys Lloyd has a long association with Benefitz. As a young fellow set on overseas travel and experience he came to work in production at Benefitz before heading overseas to live in the UK and travel. On returning to New Zealand he came back to Benefitz and has become one of our key account managers, working with a range of our valued customers. Always an innovator and future thinker, Rhys loves the creativity and possibilities that the Benefitz range of manufacturing, products and services offers for customers. Q: How long have you been working at Benefitz? Rhys: About 10 years now. I worked in production as a young fellow and then came back when I returned from overseas the account management opportunity came up. Q: What do you love about being part of the team and helping to market the wide range of services on offer? Rhys: I love the variety. With such a variety of offerings no two days are the same. It’s never boring. Q: Do you have a favourite bit of Benefitz technology, machinery or capability that gets you excited? Rhys: Yes, our (digital printing) Flatbeds. Being able to print on any substrate (glass/carpet/wood etc. – absolutely just about anything) can bring any project up to the next level. Q: Is there a memorable project that has made you proud? Rhys: Yes, the Black Clash (NZ’s biggest sporting stars against each other in a high-intensity, hugely fun cricket match). To help with the print, logistics and install of this event was very rewarding. It was great to see our handiwork live and on the tele! Q: What is your passion when you are not on Benefitz business? Rhys: My two kids. They make every day a good day. Q: Ssshhh… share a secret ingredient that makes Benefitz special that customers should know about? Rhys: We are a clever bunch. We really pride ourselves with thinking outside the box and coming up with innovative print and marketing solutions for our customers. Q: Complete the following… this year I’m going to… Rhys: Do the mahi! And achieve the goals that
did you know... Rhys travelled the world with the circus until he was 14 years old. It was only after his favourite dancing monkey went missing that he decided to focus his amazing talents on Account Management*. *Sources cannot confirm any of this statement
Covid-19 pulled the handbrake on.
Welcome It is our pleasure to introduce you to Benefitz – a New Zealand owned and operated family business, founded in 1988. For more than three decades we have been innovating, striving for excellence in assisting our customers to communicate. We understand that change is a constant. That we must continue to invest in our people, and in technology, to ensure we are providing innovative solutions for our customers. We call this Future Thinking. Over the past 12 months we have created our new home using these same principles. Not only are we powered by creativity and innovation, we have also extended our sustainability commitment to being powered by solar energy. Our Mission Statement captures our purpose. Providing a diverse range of products and services that assist entities with their communication – including design, web development, printing, publishing, signage, display and exhibition. If you are an existing customer, we say thank you. If you are a prospective new customer, we look forward to working with you and earning your business for the long term. That’s our goal.
If you are an existing customer, we say thank you. If you are a prospective new customer, we look forward to working with you and earning your business for the long term. That’s our goal.
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new benefitz hq
benefitz moves for a
sustainable
future
After 17 years based on the corner of Constellation and Parkway Drive’s on Auckland’s North Shore, the company has recently shifted just 50 metres over the road to a purpose fitted out building at 5-11 Parkway Drive. It’s an impressive new facility that’s powered by solar energy, with the massive northwest roof of the building completely covered with solar panels.
“We had outgrown the old premises and they were no longer fit
benefits for the environment, something we are passionate
for purpose,” explains Benefitz General Manager Rob Gunston.
about.”
“This new building offered a blank canvas and the opportunity to set things up to future-proof our business. It has been a real team effort in implementing our new set-up, with one of our own creative team co-ordinating the design and the wider team helping in the implementation. The new building, that we call
“We have moved all of our machinery and technology across to the new building and have also taken the opportunity to upgrade some of our digital printing and print finishing equipment at the same time.”
Benefitz HQ, is bigger, meaning we have loads of room for
In addition to this new Benefitz HQ, the company also has its
expansion.”
XL/Large format printing and signage divisions at 18 Parkway
“We are focusing on the future, so we jumped at the opportunity to partner with local business SkySolar with the
Drive and premises for logistics and storage in Saturn Place, Albany.
aim to be 100% powered by solar energy. This move to solar
“At the moment Benefitz HQ has been 70% completed and it
will save us money on our electricity and provide obvious
looks fantastic, we’re in,” adds Rob Gunston. “Over the next
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Benefitz GM Rob Gunston & Mike Ward from SkySolar
The Benefitz 130kW solar power system is one of the biggest SkySolar has done. It consists of 429 panels and is capable of generating power for 243kWh of battery storage.
reaches dangerously high levels. While the aim is for Benefitz to be totally powered by solar, the T100 system can also be programmed to charge at night time using cheaper off-peak power so that the batteries are always full and able to be used in the morning over the peak power period. Sky Solar has chosen to partner with the supplier of REC solar modules from Europe for their SkySolar panels. This is for their
12 months we will be refining things and bringing all our production areas into the impressive facility. It will be fantastic and I feel sure we will see many positives from having all production under one roof.”
quality, but also for their commitment to recycling. “Creating clean and green energy through solar panels would only be half as successful in creating a more environmentallyfriendly world if the panels could not be disposed of properly
The Benefitz 130kW solar power system is one of the biggest
and their components recycled at the end of their working life,”
SkySolar has done. It consists of 429 panels and is capable of
explains Mike Ward of Sky Solar. “REC makes a concerted
generating power for 243kWh of battery storage. The panels
effort to ensure its panels are durable and fully recyclable. The
are 310W REC Twin Peak Solar Modules to be specific.
recovered materials can be easily and safely returned to the
The battery system at Benefitz is the second largest in the country – consisting of a Fronius Symo inverter and an Alpha T100 energy storage system with 30 batteries. The T100 can
industrial and economic cycles. Europe is leading the way in this regard and REC is a manufacturer focused on recycling end-of-life solar modules.”
be programmed so the Benefitz batteries deliver their power
Benefitz HQ, 5-11 Parkway Drive, Mairangi Bay.
during certain times or when consumption from the grid
Visit: www.benefitz.co.nz
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nadia offset limprinting cookbook
we loved
nadialim’s comfort kitchen
cookbook
A growth area for Benefitz is the printing of books. With the ability to design, print and finish books in house we offer authors, writers and publishers - a very cost-effective solution.
Just after the COVID-19 level four lockdown we were thrilled
We are fortunate that members of our team also have decades of experience in book publishing and production to guide customers.
demand during the Covid-19 pandemic.
to be printing leading New Zealand food celebrity Nadia Lim’s Comfort Kitchen Cookbook right here in New Zealand on the sunny North Shore. 100% of the profits of the book went to charity. Split between Women’s Refuge New Zealand and Youthline, two deserving charities who saw a huge spike in
We printed around 40,000 of the limited edition 120-page full colour cookbook that contained all the recipes from Nadia’s Comfort Kitchen TV series that was hugely popular during the COVID-19 level four lockdown. Many people had asked Nadia for a printed book so they could
Nadia Lim at Benefitz. Benefitz team members from left are Ashleigh Patton, Craig Burkett, Debbie Campbell, Michelle Bennett, Kayla Greer.
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keep the recipes forever. Nadia responded with a fantastic gesture.
This was a great opportunity for our whole team to work together to achieve the goal of delivering for Nadia and her husband Carlos within this very short timeframe… Nadia Lim watching her book being printed at Benefitz with Kent Bowyer-Sidwell.
For Benefitz this was an exciting project. Our design team
JetSX B2 Inkjet Press and produce finished square spine (PUR
made last-minute changes to the supplied book files and then
bound) books of virtually any shape or size. The BQ-470 is a
we printed and distributed the entire book within a three week
fully automated perfect binder, producing up to 1,350 superior-
period. Benefitz also managed the online orders and data.
quality perfect bound books per hour.
“This was a great opportunity for our whole team to work
For those who wish to have their books with the hard cover
together to achieve the goal of delivering for Nadia and her
finish we are able to do this on our Benefitz Horizon HCB-
husband Carlos within this very short timeframe,” explains
2 Hard Case Binder. The HCB-2 is the ideal solution for
Benefitz GM Rob Gunston. “The print team were fantastic,
producing ‘On Demand’ case bound books. The binding system
working long hours, but so were all other members of our
is designed with an ergonomic concept to increase productivity
wider team who got stuck in and packed the almost 30,000
and efficiency.
online orders, working into the evenings. It really was a complete team effort. Nadia even popped in to help on a couple of occasions, armed with a cake or two.” With the installation of three key pieces of technology, Benefitz is making it realistic and affordable for publishers and writers to print their books right here in New Zealand. These machines
Benefitz has the perfect solution for short to medium run books to be printed locally. We can also help with getting books printed offshore should that be the more cost effective solution. Nadia Lim’s Comfort Kitchen Cookbook was printed on Benefitz Komori Offset Printing Press due to the large quantity.
are the JetSX B2 Inkjet Printing Press, Horizon PUR Perfect Binder and Horizon Hard Case Book Binder. Benefitz JetSX B2 Inkjet Printing Press is the perfect printing machine to print short to medium run books. It is a digital printing press so printing plates are not required. It has a sheet size of 740mm x 530mm (B2), the biggest of any flat sheet digital press in Australasia. The inkjet ink is durable, very
book printing: the facts
similar to offset printing inks. The Press can print black and
• Total solution for small or larger print-runs.
white and full colour in duplex (2 sides of a sheet at once). A
• It is now economical to print just 50 or 100 books.
big advantage is books can be printed stacked, meaning no extra costs for collating are incurred. Benefitz also has three volume offset printing machines and two smaller format Xerox digital printing machines – all capable of printing books. Benefitz Horizon BQ-470 PUR Perfect Binder enables the
• All done in-house at Benefitz – PUR or Hard Case Bind. • Great service for self-publishers. • Book publishing expertise. • We can help getting books printed off-shore as well.
Benefitz team to take the printed sheets from the Benefitz
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DESIGN
WEB DEVELOPMENT
A visual communications
TOOLKIT
like no other!
DISPLAY & EXHIBITION
We call it Future Thinking. SIGNAGE
OUTSIDE THE SQUARE PROJECTS
At Benefitz we are constantly innovating and investing to ensure we have the most versatile visual communications toolkit in New Zealand. Our state-of-the-art resource means we can usually deliver even if the request is outside of the box. In fact we love those interesting and challenging projects.
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE...
Parkway Drive (off Constellation Drive), North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. Phone: 09 477 4700 or 0800 42 36 33 Email: info@benefitz.co.nz Visit: www.benefitz.co.nz
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benefitz creative
design it’s in our
dna
Design and creative is in our DNA. We were designing well before we were print manufacturing or making signs. Benefitz started out 33 years ago – pre-digital, pre-internet, early-Apple – and has been innovating in the digital design space ever since. We bought our first Mac in 1989. 30 years on we’ve done ‘the Mahi’ and been an incubator for loads of creatives who have gone on with their careers. The Benefitz design team remains a cornerstone of our success. The ability to lead the creative process – as well as manufacture – is a real advantage for our business. Today we have a 15-strong creative team with a diverse skill-set that now includes video, animation and digital design.
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web development
online world
we love
the
We have a five-strong online team that covers websites, web development, social media, SEO and Google Adwords.
Benefitz has been providing web design and development as a service for our customers for close to two decades. As the online world evolves so does our offering.
fun fact
Complemented by our design and creative strength, we have a five-
The average person now spends almost 10
Account Managers to provide the full online package for customers.
hours a day online – this means that we spend more time on the Internet that we do sleeping! Here at Benefitz our web developers and programmers sleep with their eyes open.
strong online team that covers websites, web development, social media, SEO and Google Adwords. They work closely with our
We will build websites on many platforms, including WordPress and our own Content Management Software platforms. Benefitz online offering is completed by our comprehensive hosting service. We have our own servers, housed off-site in a secure environment, where we host the hundreds of websites we have developed and continue to develop.
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SOCIAL SOCIAL
MEDIA MEDIA MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT
AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE
At Benefitz our focus is on helping others to communicate. We provide a wide range of tools that our customers use to communicate important messages – from simple printed items through to responsive websites and everything in between. We call it the total package. Social Media has become an important communication tool for business. We have skilled specialists in this area who cover the total Social Media spectrum – Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, Twitter etc.
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digital printing
developing
digitally for quarter
of a
century
Providing all the options in the print space is a key part of the Benefitz formula. Including…Small format images, big images, volume, medium and short run quantities and all on a huge selection of different papers and substrates. Our Benefitz Xerox Digital Printing Presses are serious machines in the Small Format/Short to Medium run space. We’ve been partnering with FujiXerox in New Zealand for 25 years. Our IGEN5 Press has a sheet size of up to 660mm by 364mm and prints on a range of paper stocks up to 350gsm. It’s a powerful small format digital press that’s worth its weight in gold. The newest of our Xerox presses is the Iridesse, installed recently. It has a 6-colour print engine, with the ability to print metallics, white and clear inks (as well as CMYK) on up to 400gsm stocks. Our Iridesse is used mainly as an SRA3 machine but can also print a banner size up to 1200mm long.
fun fact Want gold details on your print project? How about silver, or metallic pink? With our Iridesse printer this is no problem!
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inkjet digital printing
inkjet
provides a
real
point of
difference Benefitz JetSX B2 Digital Press is one of our big points of difference. This ‘inkjet press’ fits nicely between our short-run Xerox digital presses and our volume offset presses. The inkjet process offers inks that are more robust and compatible to print finishing processes than traditional digital print methods. Our JetSX prints digitally – so can economically print small quantities – to B2 size (740mm by 530mm) on paper stocks that are up .6mm thickness (robust card).
Rob Gunston and Brent Moffat.
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offset printing
we’ve got
big print runs covered
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Komori Offset Presses Our two Komori Volume Offset Presses are the workhorses in our Benefitz HQ print factory. They each print to at least B2 size, five colours, and can print up to 15,000 and 13,000 sheets per hour respectively. Both machines were purchased brand new and we have come to love them for their capacity and overall reliability.
Heidelberg GTO52 Our Heidelberg GTO52 2-Colour Press completes our offset print machinery. Its knocks over volume stationery, business forms and other projects that require ‘special’ colours cost-effectively and in no time. This SRA3 sized press can also number and perforate.
fun fact Johannes Gutenberg printed the first Bible on parchment – that is, sheep skin. In fact, he used the skins of 300 sheep to end up with the final product. Here at Benefitz it’s been ages since we have had to print on any livestock!
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print finishing
our finish line is all
inhouse
It’s all very well having the print power, it’s essential to be able to finish the job as well. We’ve got that totally covered. For items printed on our offset and digital printing machinery we can fold, guillotine, collate, crease, diecut, punch, stitch (staple), PUR bind, hard case bind, laminate, UV coat. For items we print in our XL printing area we can trim, cut to shape, pvc weld, sew, score, crease, punch, eyelet, stretch on frames – virtually anything.
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INK ON PAPER WITH
At Benefitz we have over 30 years experience with offset and digital print production – including manufacturing, purchasing and logistics of print and related products. We have a refined process that is smooth, seamless and easy. We have long run Offset Printing, short run Small Format Digital Printing, oversize B2 Digital Inkjet Printing as well as state-of-the-art software for Personalised and Variable Data Printing. Complementing this powerful capacity to put ink on paper we have the latest finishing equipment, including PUR (Perfect) Binding, Hard Case (Book) Binding, Folding and (Saddle) Stitching, Diecutting, UV Coating, Laminating, Guillotining and more. Contact the Benefitz team today, Phone 09-477-4700 or via email: info@benefitz.co.nz We look forward to helping you!
Parkway Drive, Mairangi Bay Phone 09 477 4700
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EVENT & MEDIA
BACKDROPS
AT BENEFITZ WE HAVE THE COMPLETE SOLUTION FOR ALL YOUR EXHIBITION AND EVENT DISPLAY We import or manufacture the hardware and then print and finish the easy-to-assemble and transport displays. A key ingredient for most events is having a Backdrop that can be used to provide high impact branding for Event Sponsors. As stage backdrops, photographic backdrops or a prominent wall for sponsor acknowledgements. We have units that can be rented for events, or purchased for ongoing use. Our standard Event & Media Backdrops are 2.4 metres by 2.4 metres in size. The branding is very simply created by printing two 2.4 metres by 1.2 metres rigid sheets on our state-of-the-art direct to substrate high resolution flatbed printing machinery. We will deliver and pick up from event venues in Auckland. This is a very cost effective solution that can also be duplicated to add additional width (i.e. 4.8 metres wide). We can also custom produce other sizes that are required.
Visit us on Parkway Drive, Mairangi Bay, Auckland
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magazine publishing
everyfor month our
community Benefitz team members have decades of experience in publishing. Combining this experience with our print and finishing capability we assist others to publish their own magazines and books. We also publish our own free monthly magazine for our local North Shore (of Auckland) community, called Channel. We create the content, sell advertising and commercial opportunities, design and then produce the magazine every month. Channel Magazine is consistently 120 to 140 A4 pages in size. The print run is in excess of 25,000 copies per month.
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FLAG DOWN
Long wait times for ordering printed flags are a thing of the past. At Benefitz we established our fabric printing capability with the aim to print and finish flags in just three days – frustrated previously with the length of time others took to produce them. These Flags are now a big selling part of the Benefitz Display and Exhibition product range. Our high quality flags are available in three varieties and two sizes. Our Flags are digitally printed using a dye sublimation process onto fabric by our Benefitz XL printing division and include a powder-coated extendable pole and carry bag. There are also a number of base options and accessories to choose from – ground spike; cross base; chrome circle base; tripod with water bag; plastic water tank; heavy metal base. Contact the Benefitz team today, Phone 09-477-4700 or via email: info@benefitz.co.nz We look forward to helping you!
Parkway Drive, Mairangi Bay Phone 09 477 4700
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display & exhibition
displayand exhibition solutions (and fabric) galore! A growth area for the
We import display hardware and also fabricate locally.
Benefitz crew in recent
pvc, eco-flute, flute, signboard, board, card, wood, synthetic
years has been Display and
Exhibition items has never been easier or more affordable.
Exhibition Products, with printed Fabric being very popular with customers.
Combined with our range of substrates we print on – fabric, paper, paper (to name a few) – producing Display and
Our Display and Exhibition product range includes:- Pull-up and Roll-up Banners; Flags; Event & Media Backdrops; Fabric Walls; Curved Walls; Tents; Printed Floors; Counters/Desks/ Throws; Hanging Banners; Cubes; Footpath Wobblers/Signs/ A-Frames - and more! As well as these stock items we also design and produce bespoke Display and Exhibition solutions. Some hardware (e.g. Event & Media Backdrops) can also be rented for specific events.
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xl digital printing
biggest printing new zealand’s
images
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Dallas Bennett with Greg Clarke of Aarque, suppliers of the Zund cutter, and (right), Benefitz XL team leader Gerrard Zohs loves printing fabric!
Over the past two decades Benefitz has developed a reputation for printing New Zealand’s biggest images. Our XL Printing operation is a real strength of our business. Our machinery includes our 5 metres wide Uvistar Pro8 eight-colour printing machine. This beast prints to five metres wide and virtually any length. Another beast is our 3.2 metres wide Vutek EFI LED Flatbed printing machine. Prints up to 3.2 metres wide on just about any substrate – with its specialty being able to print on rigid materials – eco-flute, flute, signboard, board, card, plastic, wood, iron to name just a few. While not quite as powerful, our back-up Mimaki Flatbed also prints fantastic quality on all types of substrates as well. We also have two Mutoh Fabric Printers that print up to 2.6 metres wide, enabling us to produce Flags and Fabric display items such as tensioned event walls. We have a number of 1.6 metre wide printers, including Mutoh’s, Mimaki’s and HP Latex machines that are real workhorses, pumping out large high quality images galore! A key ingredient in our XL printing area is our new Zund G3 automated cutter. This state-of-the-art machine enables us to finish items like never before – and be creative with shapes!
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WRAP IT WITH
If you are wanting to get your brand seen all over town then wrapping your vehicle – or fleet of vehicles – may just be the answer. This is something we have been doing at Benefitz with our own fleet for years. This form of advertising is powerful, constant and very cost effective. At Benefitz we have a specialist team that wrap vehicles to a very high standard and with the best vinyl products available. We also have a design team who can take your company brand and make it stand out so as to get the best maximum visual balance required for an appealing and strong appearance. Contact the Benefitz team today, Phone 09-477-4700 or via email: info@benefitz.co.nz We look forward to helping you.
Parkway Drive, Mairangi Bay Phone 09 477 4700
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signage solutions
nz’s most
resourced signage service Being capable of producing big images led us to establish our full signage service 15 years ago. During that time we have created a comprehensive facility and expertise that’s second to none.
Aidan Bennett with Benefitz signage team leaders George Louie and David Kim.
Our signage team provides the complete signage service,
Technology includes a Tekcel CNC Router; Rolls Roller Tables
including vehicles; buildings; display; exhibition; billboard
for adhesive application; Boomlift Installation Truck with 15
and banner installation; signage fabrication, installation and
metre Snorkel to reach high places.
application; router cutting; 3D lettering; LED signage and lighting. They can build any sign you want.
Combine this signage capability with our power to print large images and you can understand why we provide New Zealand’s most resourced signage service!
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advertising trailers
promo trailers
hire advertising &
If you are looking for an easy and cost-effective way to make an impact for your business, product or event, then renting a Benefitz Advertising Trailer may be the answer. We have 5 options to choose from and can also custom develop movable billboard options as well. Choose from 6x3, 4.8x2.4 or 2.4x2 metres trailer options. We also have a trailer that offers a 2.4x1.2 metres triangular display with backlit capability. For use at Events and Displays we have our Benefitz ProMotion Event Trailer that’s 4.8x2.4 metres and also opens up to become an entertainment/ hospitality base. The trailer includes a BBQ, Chilly Bin, Sink and Speakers for sound as well as Chairs and Tables for an Alfresco outdoor set-up. These trailers are completed with big printed images to make a real statement for your business, product or event.
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SITE BE SEEN WITH
It is well-known that Benefitz has New Zealand’s best large and grand format printing solutions. These solutions, combined with our purchasing power of substrates, means we offer affordable solutions for all big printed items. Nobody prints bigger than Benefitz! A prime example of this is our ability to print and supply BRANDED FENCE WRAPS for construction and events. We have a very durable construction mesh which has a reinforced sewn edge with eyelets that gives extra strength in New Zealand’s variable conditions. While we can provide many sizes, our stock option is 1.8 metres high that is printed full colour and comes on 50 metre long rolls. Ready to easily fix to fencing or scaffolding. Contact the Benefitz team today, Phone 09-477-4700 or via email: info@benefitz.co.nz We look forward to helping you.
Parkway Drive, Mairangi Bay Phone 09 477 4700
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A2 FLATBED PRINTER
IT PRINTS ON
ANYTHING!
At Benefitz we pride ourselves on being ahead of the pack and being able to print on just about anything. One key for smaller items is our A2 UV Flatbed Promotional Printer. It’s a beauty. We use this printer to print on all types of substrates and objects that are up to 150mm in height. The advantage is the set-up time is minimal and the printing process is very simple. Using UV-cured inks this versatile machine can print full colour as well as white. Products that have been printed on this machine include:- Promo Cricket Bats; Coasters; Bottle Lids; Mobile Phone Covers; Wifi Modem Covers. THE FACTS: 1800 x 1800 dpi resolution; Prints objects up to 15cm in height; Prints CMYK and White.
Visit us on Parkway Drive, Mairangi Bay, Auckland
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photohub
photohub photo gifts, art gifts & more!
Benefitz Photohub is our division where we make photographs and art come alive. Our ability to print on just about anything, cut items to shape and finish in dozens of different ways, means the possibilities are endless. And quantity doesn’t matter – we can start at just one (perfect for gifts etc.) or we can do five, 10, or higher quantities. Products include Photobooks; Calendars; Posters; Greeting Cards; Mugs; Glasses; Steins; Prints; Photoblocks; Canvas & Art Prints; Corrugated Iron & Wood Prints; Acrylic & Glass Prints. We are not limited to these. We can produce bespoke items very easily. Benefitz is a wholesale supplier to leading retailers so also provides cost-effective solutions for packaging, logistics and delivery.
fun fact One special-request project that Photohub took on involved printing onto a set of USB flash drives!
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fusion yearbooks
we make
yearbooks real easy!
Benefitz Director Robert Johnson leads the Fusion Yearbook project. When it comes to producing yearbooks, the team at Benefitz provide the total solution. Providing schools and organisations with the flexibility of creating their own book online or designing the book for them. Then producing on our state-of-the-art printing and finishing technology. Our Benefitz online Fusion Yearbook System is used in many countries around the world by the education sector to build their yearbooks online. This is a very user friendly and cost effective platform that negates the need for schools to have specific design software and results in a print-ready file we can print from. It also enables multi-users at each school and for the book to be built over time. With a team of 15 designers and creative people we also offer schools the option of Benefitz doing the entire project – designing and printing the yearbook from digital copy and images being supplied. We make yearbooks real easy!
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At Benefitz we have the best print manufacturing capability in New Zealand for display and signage. This is complemented with our growing signage division, meaning we have a total signage package that is second-to-none. Yes we print, but with our fully resourced signage facility we can do it all – manufacture, build, fabricate, apply and install. Our signage facility includes a CNC Router, vinyl application tables and more. Our Enduro CNC Router is a powerful and versatile cutting machine designed for quality and accuracy. We are able to do all cutting jobs in-house, such as 3D lettering etc. This is a serious CNC Router that can crease as well as cut and it supports substrates that come off our flatbed digital printing machinery – including card, flute, composite plastics, wood, sign board and stainless steel. Contact the Benefitz team today, Phone 09-477-4700 or via email: info@benefitz.co.nz We look forward to helping you!
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ELECTRONIC DIGITAL SIGNS
DIGITAL ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS ARE THE FUTURE! BENEFITZ OFFER A HUGE VARIETY OF PREMIUM QUALITY HIGH RESOLUTION SCREENS AND LED DISPLAY PANELS FOR ANY PURPOSE. We can take the complexity out of putting in a digital display, with a wide range of options for indoor, outdoor, big, small, permanent or temporary. Thanks to Benefitz unique offering all installation, maintenance content creation and software management are taken care of.
Visit us on Constellation Drive, Mairangi Bay, Auckland
www.benefitz.co.nz Phone us on 09 477 4700 Find us on
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my life story book system
telling your
story has never been easier!
When it comes to producing books, we reckon we’re the best in the business. Combining decades of book production and publishing experience with our investment in technology and machinery. An extension of this capability is adding our web development resource to the mix to create online systems that makes things very easy for customers. A prime example is our ‘My Life Story Book’ System. This online system enables anyone to build their life story book online – including copy, photos etc. – and then have it published, both online and in print, by the team at Benefitz. It’s an affordable process to produce small quantities of both hard cover or soft cover books.
The Story of the Life and Love of Heather & Don Budden
of the
The Story
Life and Love of
Heather & Don Budden
FAY Freeman
Lillian Bennett
Maureen Monk
In Memory of my Claude 1927-2018
Reflecting on my first 84 Years
ONZM
Written by Don Budden, 2020
Life is one long Adventure Written by Don Budden, 2020
www.mylifestorybook.co.nz/ebooks/freeman/
www.mylifestorybook.co.nz/ebooks/lillian-bennett/
www.mylifestorybook.co.nz/ebooks/maureenmonk/
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At Benefitz you’ll find a passionate team, equipped with the most versatile visual communications toolkit in New Zealand. There’s not too much we can’t do in the areas of print, signage, display, exhibition, web development and design.
Parkway Drive (off Constellation Drive), North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. Phone: 09 477 4700
Email: info@benefitz.co.nz
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golf scorecards
golf scorecards
supplying
for over three decades
Ashleigh Patton,, Aidan Bennett and Blake Douglas. Right: Aidan Bennett and Jono Gates. Back in the late 80s we were pioneers in converting golf
Golf is another part of our DNA. We have been printing scorecards for golf clubs throughout New Zealand for over 30 years. We reckon we’ve printed over 80 million scorecards in that time.
scorecards from minimal colour pieces into full colour vibrant items that also became marketing tools for clubs and their sponsors. Since that time we have developed systems and made decisions around technology to streamline production. We are proud to have been supplying many of New Zealand’s 400 golf clubs for 20-30 years.
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in the community
giving back to our
community since 1988
Way back in the beginning – 1988 – the founders of Benefitz were determined that the business would be more than a commercial entity that received the fruits of its hard work. The ethos has always been to also give back. 33 years on the business has built a very strong reputation for its involvement in the community.
Benefitz founder Aidan Bennett sums up this commitment. “My father always taught (my brother) Dallas and I to treat people as we would like to be treated ourselves. So when I started this business I wanted to apply that to the way we did business. A key ingredient was giving back to the community that helped make our personal and business lives so good. So that’s what we do. It helps that as things have evolved we have a product range and skill set that is
Some of the community and not-for-profit entities that Benefitz continues to support are:-
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AIMES Awards
valued by all sectors of the community, particularly the not-for-profit sector. I am proud of the reputation we have established for our community involvement. Everything we give we get back two-fold.”
Sustainable Coastlines
DISPLAY & EXHIBITION
SOLUTIONS
Your guide to the wide range of Display & Exhibition Solutions available from the team at Benefitz. Note: If it is not here we can produce it – visit www.benefitz.co.nz/showroom/ to view our latest range. For specific needs, pricing and more contact your Benefitz Account Manager.
Parkway Drive (off Constellation Drive), North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. Phone: 09 477 4700 or 0800 42 36 33 Email: info@benefitz.co.nz Visit: www.benefitz.co.nz
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FABRIC MEDIA & EVENT WALLS At Benefitz we have a wide range of solutions that can be used as Media or Sponsor backdrops for functions. Our 2.3 metre high Fabric Media & Event Walls come in a range of sizes and are very popular due to the fact they look fantastic, are easy to assemble and also pack down into very easy-totransport small carry bags.
Sizes: 850mm x 2m
1.2m x 2m
1.5m x 2m
2m x 2m
3m x 2.3m
6m x 2.3m
*All measurements are listed as width by height.
POP-UP CURVE WALLS These are big display units that burst out from a case on wheels. If you want to fill up a big slice of your display stand and make an impact then the Benefitz Pop-Up Curve Walls are the answer. As well as being set up as curved walls, they can also be produced as straight walls if required. These are modular units that can be made 2.35 metres in height and 3.3 metres wide (including curved ends).
Sizes: 3.3m x 2.35m *All measurements are listed as width by height.
CURVED TENSIONED DISPLAY WALLS
Sizes: 3m x 2.3m
6m x 2.3m
At Benefitz we have a wide range of solutions that can be used as high impact branding walls for exhibitions and events. Our 2.3 metre high Fabric Curved Tensioned Display Walls are very popular due to the fact that the high quality print looks fantastic, they are easy to assemble, and also pack down into very easy-to-transport small carry bags.
*All measurements are listed as width by height.
PR & MEDIA WALLS We have this 2.4 metre x 2.4 metre transportable backdrop structure available to rent for any events, press conferences, prize givings, product launches, photo shoots etc. We can deliver and pick up. All that’s required are two 2.4 x 1.2 metre sheets printed by Benefitz. The stand is only available for use when panels are produced by Benefitz.
Sizes: 2400x2400mm *All measurements are listed as width by height.
View online at www.benefitz.co.nz/showroom
PULL-UP & ROLL-UP BANNERS Customers love our very simple and cost-effective Benefitz Pull-Up and Roll-Up Banners. They are always great quality and roll away into a small cylinder with carry bag making them very easy to transport on planes, in motor vehicles etc.
Sizes: 600mm x 2150mm
850mm x 2150mm
1200mm x 2150mm
*All measurements are listed as width by height.
BLADE & TEARDROP FLAGS A big-selling part of the Benefitz Display & Exhibition product range are our easy-to-assemble portable Blade Flags. These high quality flags are available in 2 sizes and 2 types. They are digitally printed onto fabric by the Benefitz XL printing division and include a powder-coated extendable pole and carry bag. There are also a number of base options and accessories to choose from – ground spike; cross base; chrome circle base; tripod with water bag; plastic water tank; heavy metal base. Teardrop Sizes (flag height): 2.8m
3.8m
Blade Sizes (flag height): 2.5m
3.5m
FX PRINTED FLOORS With our ability to print big images we can print on just about anything. If you need a printed floor for an event or promotion we have a range of substrates that can be used. Our Benefitz FX Printed Floor substrate provides a great finish, is non-slip, resilient, wears well and also provides sound-insulation advantages. We can print any image onto this flooring in full vibrant colour! Sizes: 3.2m wide *All measurements are listed as width by height.
PRINTED CUSHIONS When you can print fabric like we can, the possibilities are endless! Like our fantastic printed cushions. Produced in full vibrant colour on durable fabric to bring a room or brand alive. We can print your photo or image to make your own personalised or branded cushion! Our most popular stock size is 450mm x 450mm. We can also produce other custom sizes as well.
Sizes: 450 x 450mm *All measurements are listed as width by height.
View online at www.benefitz.co.nz/showroom
HANGING BANNER SHAPES The team at Benefitz can produce a hanging banner for any occasion. These are banners that can hang down to form an important feature of display and exhibition space. These are created by combining our range of hardware with high quality printed fabric images. Up to 15 options to choose from. Shape options include:Cubes; Squares; Circles; Rectangles; Triangles; Football; Pinwheel.
Shapes: Circle
Cross Hanging Round
Cube
Curved Triangle
Football
Pinwheel
Rectangle
Square
Tapered Circle
Tapered Triangle
Triangle
DISPLAY COUNTERS The team at Benefitz can produce a Display Counter for any occasion. These are counters that can be fully branded with impact and can also be very useful in exhibition and event spaces. These are created by combining our range of hardware with high quality printed fabric or synthetic images. Up to 7 shape options.
Shapes: Folding Square
Long Oval
Oval
Round Bar
Square
Square Bar
Triangle
FOOTPATH SIGNS & WOBBLERS The Benefitz team can supply a range of footpath signage options. The most popular size is the 800mm x 600mm Footpath Wobbler that comes with either rubber or water bases. With our printing and manufacturing ability we can produce these blades and printed images to other sizes if required. We have many other options – A-Frames etc., that can be adapted for use on footpaths for retail, events etc. Sizes: up to 1.2 x 1.8m *All measurements are listed as width by height.
A-FRAMES & A-BOARDS Our range of Benefitz A-Frames and A-Boards are great for retail use and events. By printing two rigid panels – Palight or Coreflute – they are fully branded for use. The panels are simple to slide in and out and the stands fold for ease of transport.
Sizes: 900mm x 1200mm 1200mm x 1800mm 600mm x 1000mm
600mm x 900mm
800mm x 1200mm
*All measurements are listed as width by height.
View online at www.benefitz.co.nz/showroom
BRANDED FENCE WRAPS It is well known that Benefitz have New Zealand’s best large and grand format printing solutions. These solutions, combined with our purchasing power of substrates means we can offer affordable solutions across a wide range of big printed items. A prime example of this is our ability to print and supply Branded Fence Wraps for construction and events. While we can provide many sizes, our stock option is 1.8 metre high mesh that is printed full colour and comes finished with sewn/welded edging and eyelets on 50 metre long rolls. Ready to easily fix to fencing or scaffolding.
Sizes: 1.8m x 50m rolls *All measurements are listed as width by height.
BRANDED TENTS At Benefitz we can supply branded tents of all shapes and sizes. We work closely with manufacturing partners who make a wide range of tents to order. These can be branded using our own printing and/or vinyl cutting technology.
IT MAKES SENSE WHEN YOU SEE WHAT WE DO… Billboard skins, truck sides, trailer billboards, footpath signs, flags & fabric.
Grand format digital printing. Print on almost any substrate up to 50mm thick, print in white. Magazines, books, publications, yearbooks, newsletters, brochures, posters, mailers, envelopes, business stationery, golf score cards.
Creative design and concepts using the latest technologies.
Flatbed digital printing. Large format digital printing. Small format digital printing. Volume offset printing. B2 Volume inkjet printing. Graphic design. Web design. Web development. Personalised printing.
Web design, web hosting, Benefitz B-web CMS solutions, WordPress, web video, web programming and development.
Building signage, building wraps, mega art backdrops for productions, backlit banners & display billboards. Vehicle wraps, pull-up stands, pop up curves, adhesives, banners, oversized posters.
Business cards, presentation folders, variable data (XMPIE) solutions, stickers, brochures, flyers, posters, direct mail marketing.
Variable data, personalised printing and promotions, cross-media campaigns, coding and numbering.
Display & exhibition. Signage & router cutting. Sponsorships.
Design and build, banners, backdrops, signage, display stands, posters.
Sustainability & the environment. A key focus of our business is putting back into our community. We do this through sponsorship, support for local not-for-profit groups and providing industry-related scholarships.
Processless and chemical-free systems, solar power, recycling, FSC certified papers.
Buildings, vehicles, fabrication, installation, vinyl cutting and application, 3D lettering and images, cutting shapes, creasing and folding rigid substrates, grooving and etching.
Benefitz News is published by:Benefitz DMA Limited – 5-11 Parkway Drive, Mairangi Bay, Auckland, New Zealand. PO Box 33-1630 Takapuna. Telephone +64 9 477 4700. www.benefitz.co.nz
Future Thinking:
B2 Inkjet Press
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A1 & B2? NOT MUCH. Just the price. As we can print B2 digitally on our JetSX Inkjet Press.
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