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JUNE 2016 COMMENT

Print on anything Yes us 36,000 quick print pros are building a reputation of being able to print on everything from a T-shirt to a key ring.

This all attracts volumes of traditional print and secures our existing customers looking for something a bit different.

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NEWS FRONT

New technologies and the ability of our suppliers to think outside the square has seen our printed product portfolio expand beyond all comprehension.

26 NEW PROFIT CENTRE

Hot QPP news in print

Good practice shared in print

NEW PRODUCTS

30 READERS SCRIBES

What’s new and in store for you?

Jokes sent in and shared

17 DRUPA SHOW PREVIEW

32 FINDA PRODUCT / SUPPLIER

Dusseldorf secrets shared

QPP preferred suppliers in print and on the web

22 DIGITAL IMAGERY

Martin Christie – pixel prophet

Please, all readers, printers and suppliers alike, keep QPP in the loop so we can share all in our regular ‘New Profit Centre’ pages.

34 YOUR FAVOURITE PSPS

24 GREEN ISSUES

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UK’s first Jet Press 720S A Warwickshire manufacturer of refuse collecting vehicles has taken receipt of the very first job to run off a Jet Press 720S in the UK. “We received the artwork at 10am – with delivery required that afternoon,” says Emmerson Press Operations Director Jamie Emmerson. “We knew immediately that on that timescale and at that sort of run length, it was a job for the Jet Press.

“The customer required three versions of an A2 Poster, 50 copies of each – and they had to be of the highest quality. The Jet Press was well up to the task, as we knew it would be. The customer loved the vivid colours we were able to produce and we were thrilled with the level of quality we were able to deliver to them with such a tight turnaround.”

“We’re really excited to see our new press up and running,” says Emmerson Press Sales Director John Emmerson. “Fujifilm has done an excellent job with the install and the training to get us to this point so quickly, and now we’re delighted that our customers have begun to see for themselves what we’ve already seen on visits to working Jet Press installations in Germany and the Netherlands.

“The quality of work this machine is capable of, and the speed with which it delivers, has already impressed one customer – and from their feedback it’s clear it’s going to impress a lot more. Our capacity to take on new work has increased dramatically, and as a direct result we are now actively recruiting for an additional sales person to help bring that work in.”

Says Keith Dalton, Director, Fujifilm UK Ltd: “We’d like to take this

opportunity to congratulate Emmerson Press as it becomes the first UK print house to take advantage of this machine’s enormous potential. This company has given itself a clear edge over its competitors, and ultimately its customers are going to be the beneficiaries. We look forward to partnering with them in growing their business over the coming months and years.”

Since its founding in 1981, Emmerson Press has been at the technological forefront of the industry. Never afraid to lead the way, in the 1990s it was a digital press trailblazer, and now – having closely followed the progress of the B2 digital inkjet market in recent years, it has again decided to lead the UK digital market by investing in the Jet Press 720S. With a total global install base growing rapidly and now numbering nearly 80, Emmerson Press has joined an increasing number of print service providers across the globe who are profitably pioneering new business opportunities with the high quality, short run, on demand print the Jet Press 720S delivers so successfully. www.fujifilm.eu/eu/products/graphic-systems

Xeikon approve Hydroprint KERNOW Coatings, has announced that Xeikon has approved the use of two matt white adhesive film coatings for the Xeikon 8000 series and Xeikon 9800 machines.

The certification covers Kernow’s 120 mic Hydro Print PET based media, a high stability and temperature resistant material which will not melt, scratch, shrink or deform like cheaper alternatives.

Xeikon has also confirmed that the 60mic Hydro Print matt white permanent adhesive labels have been certified for use on Xeikon

machines. Kernow developed Hydroprint as an extremely tough and durable media that requires no lamination and is tear-proof, weatherproof, waterproof, chemical and tear resistant.

The Xeikon 8000 series and Xeikon 9800 are designed for use in short-run print shops through to large print service providers. Commenting on the announcement “At Xeikon we continuously add new technologies to the different parts of our total solution approach.” Says Danny Mertens, Corporate Communications Manager at Xeikon.

“New high-tech substrates, like those of Kernow, fit perfectly in our application-range as it brings a lot of added value to our customers developing new products.”

Head of Sales and Marketing for Kernow, Bosy Colak, commented “The certification that Hydroprint is compatible with Xeikon machines is a glowing endorsement to our investment in research and development and the quality of Kernow products. www.kernowcoatings.com

The Plockmatic Group Purchase KGS srl THE Plockmatic Group, owners of UK digital finishing specialists Morgana Systems, has announced that it has completed the purchase of KGS srl.

KGS has manufactured and supplied a range of PUR binders to Morgana Systems for five years.

For the last two years Morgana has been the only customer of KGS, taking 100% of the company’s production, with the units being sold under the Morgana brand as the DigiBook range of PUR Binders.

The KGS business was formed in 2010 by exHeidelberg employees to design and manufacture closed tank PUR binders. The innovative closed tank technology gives users the ability to manufacture small runs of books “on demand” while keeping start-up times and glue wastage to an absolute minimum.

The KGS factory, located in Mestrino, Italy, will continue to manufacture the market-leading range of innovative PUR binders, capable of providing

productivity from 150 books per hour to 450 books per hour.

The unique, patented technology of the machines allows PUR books to be produced quickly and easily in all print environments.

The binders are simple to use and ideal for the

production of digital books in run lengths from one to thousands. In addition to the automatic operation of the binders, the automatic cleaning adds to their appeal.

Commenting on the acquisition of KGS, Ray Hillhouse, VP of Sales & Marketing for Morgana, said, “We have been selling the KGS manufactured products for several years now and have seen the market grow significantly over that time. We have taken the total production from the factory for the last two years, selling PUR binding products throughout the world, and now need to increase production to meet the continually growing demand from new and expanding markets.

“Owning the company will allow our expertise in supply chain and production to help KGS grow, while simultaneously reducing costs. Savings will be directly passed on to our customers and dealers.” www.plockmatic.com www.morgana.co.uk

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Route One Print maximise economy and efficiency

FUJIFILM has announced that Route One Print, the web-to-print trade arm of Bluetree Design and Print in Rotherham, has invested in its Superia pre-press solution for offset printing — a portfolio of products designed to help offset printers reduce waste and boost profitability. The investment includes Brillia HD LH-PJE plates, XMF workflow, a low chemistry FLH-Z plate processor and an XR unit.

“We’re a forward-thinking, technology driven company,” says Route One Print’s Brand Manager Jack Wilmott. “We recently established Route One Print as the trade printing division of our group as we saw an opportunity in the market to offer other printers and print resellers highly costeffective print that never compromises on quality.

However, given the margins in the trade printing sector, we needed to ensure our operation was also running as efficiently as possible to maximise the profitability of this new web-to-print venture.

That’s why we turned to the team at Fujifilm.

We hadn’t worked with them before, but in our initial discussions they outlined the benefits of the Superia range and promised these would deliver what we needed to maximise productivity and minimise waste. Just a few months on, the Superia solutions have very much lived up to that early promise. Fujifilm’s service and support has also been outstanding right through the process, from them helping us to design the CTP room, to providing extended engineer support.”

Route One Print’s parent company, Bluetree Design and Print Ltd, has been serving customers across the UK for over twenty years. Shortly after merging with Newcastle-based online print company Instantprint in 2012, it launched Route One Print, which in December 2015 made The Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 list after seeing revenue soar fourfold from £3.5m to £14m over three years.

Following a substantial investment which has seen Route One Print move to new premises and install a range of new equipment, the company anticipates turnover will reach £30m in the next financial year, with current growth averaging 37% a quarter. It produces a wide range of print, from flyers and folded leaflets, to business cards and booklets, as well as an expanding range of banners, POS and pop-ups. These products are produced for other printers, as well as a range

of print resellers, from design professionals and agencies, to high street print and copy shops.

“Over the past few years we have seen a growing demand for fast turnaround work,” Jack continues.

“Whereas customers used to work to three day turnarounds, and longer in some cases, the emergence of web-to-print and general increased efficiencies across all online businesses has meant that customers now expect their orders to arrive faster. With this in mind, the big focus for us has been to streamline our processes as much as possible to meet these expectations. From a production point of view, the new presses we installed in the summer of 2015 greatly expanded our capacity, but we were soon in a position where our presses were printing faster than our pre-press was able to output plates. It was this that led us to approach Fujifilm and explore its Superia pre-press solution.

“We have also recently launched a 24 hour turnaround on web-to-print jobs, so it’s vital that each department hits their deadlines to ensure the customer gets their job on time. Currently 99.6% of our jobs are dispatched on time, and we are keen to maintain that success rate as we continue to grow. Fujifilm’s Superia solution is playing an important role in this ongoing success.”

Fujifilm Superia pulls together the power of Fujifilm’s extensive offset product portfolio, incorporating its XMF workflow, CTP systems, plates and pressroom chemistry, to provide a mechanism for offset printers to minimise resources, and maximise their efficiency and profitability in five core areas: Materials savings: Paper and ink are by far the most significant consumable costs in offset printing.

Labour savings: By focusing on the end-to-end process, it is possible to reduce the time taken for certain processes with Superia.

Energy savings: In the pre-press process Superia provides an opportunity to miminise energy usage by, for example, the adoption of Fujifilm’s process less plates.

Environmental savings: Environmental savings go hand in hand with running an efficient business. With Superia, there are opportunities to minimise the discharge of chemical waste and exhaust gases.

Water savings: Fujifilm’s Superia solution

presents opportunities to reduce water usage, lower costs and reduce associated drainage processing costs.

At Route One Print, the benefits across all five areas are already evident. Jack explains: “First of all, we are using noticeably fewer materials, which is beneficial to the environment as well as improving our profitability. Secondly, the consistency with which the plates are being developed has reduced wastage and the time it takes to get jobs on press.

And finally, the XR unit recycles the water it uses, so we estimate that chemical waste is now a mere 20 per cent of what it was previously! All this has meant we are now targeting an output of 80 plates per hour which is a significant increase on our previous output. The new plates also perform much better on the press itself, so overall the investment has made a significant difference.”

Not a company to be complacent about its early success, Route One Print has a clear plan of where it is heading. “We have the capacity to not only handle output growth,” Jack continues. “But also to really start to develop our web Infrastructure at a steady rate. We currently have about a year’s worth of work briefed into our in-house development teams, which includes additional features that we are confident will add value to any print reseller — and therein lies the opportunity. We feel that there is a lot more that web-based printers can be doing going forward to really elevate the buying experience, and with Fujifilm as a partner, we now have the solid foundation upon which to do this.” www.route1print.co.uk www.fujifilm.eu/eu/products/graphic-systems

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Happy 30th Birthday Kall Kwik Kentish Town WHEN former Israeli Airlines crew Tally Barash first took to the skies little did she know that one day she would own a Kall Kwik centre. Thirty years on she is celebrating 30 years of successful trading at Kall Kwik Kentish Town and to mark the occasion managing director of Kall Kwik Nigel Toplis dropped by with several bottles of champagne.

In the 1980s high flying Tally was a friend of Kall Kwik founder Moshe Gerstenhaber who suggested she considered becoming one of the first woman franchisees in Kall Kwik UK. Explained Tally: “Before joining the airline I had trained as a graphic designer and wanted to return to the profession. Moshe said he thought that a Kall Kwik centre would be perfect for me — and he was absolutely right! I was thinking about a career change and although I had never thought about running a quick print company the more I looked in to it the more I could see that it could work for me.”

Tally opened Kall Kwik Kentish Town in 1986 and is still trading from the same high street premises although the business has changed dramatically over the past three decades.

The four strong team has come a long way since the days of lithoprint, fax bureau services and photocopying. Now the business is primarily digital print. The large majority of jobs involve large format posters and the old ground floor print room space has now been turned over to large format production. Fittingly for a woman used to travel, Kall Kwik Kentish Town has also built up a reputation for producing conference materials and ships its work to venues all over the world.

Kall Kwik Kentish Town’s success is all down to keeping up with the latest trends and equipment,

building client relationships and delivering top quality service.

In 2014 Kall Kwik Kentish Town centre was presented with Record Sales Award.

Said Tally: “From day one I was determined that my business would be the best. I have a long serving loyal team working alongside me, Sales Director Sujit Vaghela, who has worked for the company for 20 years, digital consultant Pete Bown and Riley Matthews graphic designer with 25 years’ all share my values and together we make sure that clients receive the high level of service that we would like to receive ourselves.

In my view you can’t beat doing business face to face. New technology enables us to work with people all over the world but I think our strongest and longest standing client relationships have been with the clients we meet up with on a regular basis”.

Alan Cox, architect and chairman of Copped Hall Trust has been a client of Kentish Town Kall Kwik for 25 years since he began a campaign to restore the burned out Georgian mansion in Epping to its former glory. Kall Kwik has produced design,

marketing and promotional material for the trust since the early days.

Said Alan: “Congratulations to Kall Kwik for providing Kentish Town with a highly professional and efficient service for 30 years.

I am an architect — living and working in Kentish Town. At the same time as Kall Kwik opened thirty years ago, I started a campaign to save an important historic building and its landscape from aggressive development. This campaign was very, very difficult but eventually successful and I am still heavily involved with the project as well as my other work.

Throughout this time, I have continuously relied on the ever-developing expertise of Tally and her team. Without them I could not have accomplished nearly as much. I am therefore deeply grateful to Kall Kwik who have solved all the challenges I have given them. Long may Kall Kwik continue.”

Highlights of Tally’s 30 years in business have been featuring on Lord Alan Sugar’s BBC programme the Apprentice when Kall Kwik Kentish Town helped the contestants in the design challenge and seeing Kentish Town itself transforming from a tiny place on the North London map to the thriving up and coming community it is today.

“We’re very fortunate that we are one of the independent businesses that can afford to be still on the high street although there’s not as much passing trade now as there was in the quick print days we still reap the benefits of being so centrally located in growing successful part of North London.’’ www.kallkwik.co.uk/kentishtown

Stanford Marsh wins STANFORD Marsh, a leading independent solutions provider for the wideformat and 3D print sectors, has announced that it has been presented with a prestigious PageWide Partner award by HP. Following the highly successful launch of HP’s PageWide wide-format printing platform, Stanford Marsh Ltd. has been named ‘Best Partner from Day One for HP PageWide XL Technology.’

The award was presented to Stanford Marsh’s Sales Director, Danny Davies, and is in recognition of the extensive pre-launch training undertaken by Stanford Marsh’s sales and service teams. The training schedule took nine months to complete and has enabled the company to support HP’s UK launch of the platform, and to offer robust Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to early adoptees of the PageWide technology.

Matthew Perkins, Director at Stanford Marsh, comments: “Our teams have spent many hours learning about the HP PageWide platform. This intensive pre-launch training seems to have been well worth the investment though as our very first customer took delivery of four HP PageWide XL 8000 Printers with custom built folders to allow large output to be folded into a manageable-sized documents. Whilst at present we are unable to name them, this customer will have an estimated output exceeding an incredible four million sq/m in full colour during year one.”

HP PageWide technology enables users to experience the fastest largeformat monochrome and colour printing with up to 50% savings in total production costs. It enables purchasers to grow their businesses with GIS map

and point-of-sale (POS) poster printing to generate new revenue streams.

Alongside the HP PageWide XL series, Stanford Marsh’s HP portfolio also includes the very latest HP Designjet and Latex printers. www.stanfordmarsh.co.uk

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Mimaki printed beagles

WHEN the Red Bull Fox Hunt mountain bike event returned to the Pentland Hills outside Edinburgh recently, the organisers were looking for something a bit different in terms of event signage, and turned to Axminster-based Creative Solutions.

Operations Manager and co-director of Creative Solutions; Jedd Whittington explained; “We’ve been fortunate enough to work with Red Bull on a number of interesting projects since first being recommended over five years ago by a contact at Lyme Regis harbour where Red Bull were hosting a wakeboarding event, and we’re delighted that they continue to trust us to deliver signage and graphics for a number of major high profile events.”

The Fox Hunt format has been running for several years in Northern Ireland and in 2014 Downhill World Champion Rachel Atherton decided to launch a women-only version. It pits Rachel as the Fox — against the Hounds; more than 100 female mountain bikers in a mass-start race that turns the traditional concept of a fox hunt on its head, with the Fox chasing down the pack, attempting to pass as many riders as possible before reaching the end of the course.

“I thought it would be so cool if we could get more women racing.” commented Rachel. “I wanted it to be a really welcoming way to get into competing. For a lot of people, it’s the first race they’ve ever done, and that’s awesome.”

Whittington takes up the story from their perspective; “One of the key requirements was to print over 40 life-sized images of a beagle dog

onto rigid PVC boards to be used as way-markers around the course, acting as a tongue-in-cheek reference to a real fox hunt. Our recently installed Mimaki JFX200-2513 LED UV flatbed printer was the perfect machine for the job, coping easily with the demand of high quality, high volume print.”

The company originally started out in 1999, producing relatively simple vinyl banners from their modest premises in Lyme Regis in Dorset.

The business continued to expand and develop by producing an increasingly wide range of signage, exhibition graphics and other wide format print. In 2014 they moved to new premises in Axminster, Devon, where they now undertake all design, production and assembly in-house, providing greater control over the quality of product they send out of the door, as well as better management of turnaround times.

In today’s competitive markets, adding value is key to business growth, and being able to respond to customers’ print requirements with ever more diverse products means having the necessary skills and experience, but equally importantly, having the right equipment for the job.”

Whittington has nothing but praise for his stable of Mimaki kit, continuing; “Since installing our first Mimaki printer in the early 2000s; a JV3, we’ve come to depend on their inherent reliability.

Since then we’ve had another JV3, a JV33 and more recently a JV150-160 as well as the JFX200.

The way in which technology has developed the capabilities of subsequent machines is very impressive; improved resolution and quality of output is amazing and the speed at which they

can deliver this sort of quality is breathtaking and improves both our productivity and profitability.”

Whittington is also appreciative of the support he’s had from both Hybrid and their reseller; CMYuK, adding; “On the rare occasions a problem has arisen, the support from Hybrid has been superb, with the purchase and installation of the new JFX200 being handled in a highly professional manner by CMYuK, which was a huge relief as this was a significant investment for our business and a step into new territory for us.”

Whittington has no doubt that their continued investment in a high quality arsenal of print and cut kit has had a major impact on their ability to retain and develop high- profile clients such as Red Bull; “A brand like Red Bull is always looking to push the creative boundaries and we work very closely with them to develop branded graphics and supporting materials which really make an impact. They demand the highest quality and very often to tight deadlines. The new equipment enables us to take on these kind of commissions with real confidence.”

The 2015 Red Bull Fox Hunt proved to be a real success, with the event sold out in hours, and it’s easy to see why; the atmosphere at the weekend event is renowned for being fun, friendly and inclusive, with first-time racers as welcome as seasoned riders. No doubt Creative Solutions can take genuine pride in having played their part in such an exciting and successful event, as well as looking forward to the next. www.creative-solutions-direct.co.uk www.hybridservices.co.uk

Reasons to Choose Intelligent Envelope Filling Quickly process batches of invoices, newsletters and mailers With a Neopost folder inserter you can automatically process outgoing mail up to 22 times faster than doing it by hand.

Accuracy guaranteed Keep your customers happy by making sure that invoices or confidential information go to the right person. Neopost Output Management Software can generate intelligent barcodes to manage envelope filling so the right number and type of documents and materials are correctly inserted to envelopes. Automatic security features include Barcode and Optical Mark Recognition and Double Document Detection

Avoid costly mistakes Sending confidential information to the wrong person can result in fines and damage to your reputation. The folder inserter will stop in the event that an error is detected, so intelligent folding inserting is a valuable tool to ensure compliance.

Easily manage personalised content Neopost software can vary envelope content by recipient to keep your messages relevant. All sorts of inserts can be handled – letters, mailers, brochures and even CD’s

Save money through automation Collating documents and putting them in envelopes is time consuming. If you can manually fill 100 envelopes per hour, it’s costing you at least 7p per item. Imagine how much you could save by automatically folding and inserting your business mailings at speeds from 1300 per hour.*

Take advantage of the lowest Royal Mail rates Save at least 30p per item by folding and mailing in the most cost-effective size.

You’ll see really big savings if you process large volumes of mail.

Insert marketing leaflets and improve business You can easily boost your sales by adding promotional marketing leaflets to your regular mail.

Send professional looking business mail Achieve crisp, precise folds, accurately collated inserts and correctly positioned addresses in window envelopes.

Simple to operate Our simple user interface, jobs wizards and unique Load ‘N Go facility ensures that even inexperienced operators, with minimal training, can complete mailing runs.

Ensure mail integrity Neopost Mail Piece Production control system checks outgoing mail against the manifest, allowing discrepancies to be rectified in real time.

Solutions to suit your business needs You’ll be surprised how much difference a folder inserter could make to your business. As well as automating tedious manual tasks you can effortlessly improve the accuracy and professionalism of your mailings. Whatever your size of business or organisation, and whatever your mail - invoices, statements, promotions, payments or notices - there’s a Neopost folder inserter that will help you manage it more efficiently.

Neopost solutions range from office and mailroom right up to heavy duty high volume production mail. So whether you’re sending 100 items a day or 10,000, Neopost can offer a solution to fit your communication needs. And, if your business needs change and grow we can upgrade your equipment and software quickly and easily to keep you up and running.

*Speed depends on machine and application.

To find out more visit: www.neopost.co.uk/filling

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Discover new dimension in OKI colour printing OKI Europe Ltd will put the spotlight on its portfolio of Graphic Arts printers at drupa 2016, including the newly-launched Pro6410 NeonColor printer, OKI’s award-winning white toner technology, multi-award-winning five colour technology and the renowned ColorPainter large format printers including the H3-104s and M-64s. drupa is the world’s largest show for the printing industry and the ideal opportunity for OKI to demonstrate its revolutionary printers and printing solutions specifically for the Graphic Arts market.

From business cards to billboards, the OKI Europe stand (Hall 5, Stand B21), will showcase its unrivalled range of graphic arts printers. Featuring ground-breaking technology that can deliver incredibly eye-catching materials that demand attention whether indoors or outdoors.

One of the key highlights of the stand is OKI’s new Pro6410 NeonColor printer that adds a new dimension to colour printing. This incredibly versatile device enables the printing of superbright, fluorescent designs on transfer media for use on almost anything — from garment and product decoration, to personalisation, packaging, point-of-sale and in-store signage — liberating graphic design from the limits of the standard CMY colour spectrum.

In addition to the Pro6410 NeonColor, OKI will

also showcase the unique white toner printers — Pro7411WT and Pro9420WT together with the Pro9541 and Pro9542 five colour printers.

Based on awardwinning, pioneering technology, these fast, affordable solutions unlock creative and commercial potential, combining high definition digital LED with award-winning white toner/five colour (CMYK+1) technology, providing a level of performance traditionally only achievable with expensive production equipment.

Looking for large format printers or solutions? For the first time, OKI Europe will be showcasing its portfolio of large format inkjet printers.

At the OKI Europe stand, visitors will see how the remarkable ColorPainter range of wide format printers are perfect for the production of outstanding, highly durable designs on a vast range of materials including banners, fleet and

Contex launch Scandinavian designed new products FOLLOWING an extensive customer survey, Contex has released two new products to completely transform the wide format scanning market.

Aimed at the professional scanning market, ScanStationPro provides an incredible scanning experience while also being capable of an amazing 626 full size wide format scans per hour. Contex research shows that the end-to-end scanning process is 30% quicker with ScanStation compared to any other large format scanner in the market.

Moving to those with a more occasional scanning requirement and who no longer wish to rely on external scanning firms, the SD One+ is the world’s first full-featured, compact wide format scanner. Including features such as an on-board operator keypad, SD One+ is packed with value and with absolutely no compromises. SD One+ combines ease of use with output at the highest possible accuracy.

“True to our Scandinavian roots, we believe in extraordinary design and output without compromises. That’s why, in ScanStation, we have developed an impressive product which gives the best possible result, at incredible speed, and which is also a fully open system which can integrate into any IT system,” says Morten Justesen, Marketing Director, Contex A/S. Continues Morten, “SD One+ makes wide format scanning accessible to everyone. After speaking with customers from around the world we learned they needed three things. First, a fully featured scanner with dedicated scanning software.

Second, a scanner that is completely intuitive. Third, a compact scanner. SD One+ includes all of these.” www.contex.com

vehicle graphics as well as wallpaper, umbrellas, pop-up displays, floor and exhibition graphics. In particular, the ColorPainter H3-104s and M-64s meet the most demanding requirements of the print and sign making industry balancing outstanding print quality with the highest level of productivity.

“We are extremely excited about this year’s drupa which promises to be an interesting platform for innovative printing technology, perfect for OKI’s powerful range of high-performance solutions for graphic arts and creative businesses,” said Pamela Ghosal, General Manager Brand and Marketing Communications OKI Europe.

“With a host of live product demonstrations on the OKI Europe stand, visitors will be able to see first-hand how OKI’s commitment to innovation can provide printers with practical yet lucrative new revenue streams, by enabling them to print in-house what used to be lengthy and costly outsourced printing processes.” www.okieurope.com

New Renz comfortplus machines

THE new comfortplus range has a considerably improved punching speed compared to the existing comfort series.

The higher speed is achieved by using a new motor which is twice as powerful. Eventually this new range will replace the current comfort machines - once existing stocks are exhausted.

The new machines are available now to purchase through all Renz authorised re-sellers.

The new models are: combi comfortplus; SRW 360 comfortplus; and eco 360 comfortplus.

Renz has also started to cease production of Combi E, eco E and ERW models with the introduction of these new comfortplus machines.

Later this year a comfortplus model of SPB360 comfort coil binding machine will be available. www.renz.co.uk

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Duplo will be launching several exciting new products designed to bring you faster turnaround times with smart technology advances and better workflow integrations.

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Develop ineo 1100 production print system DSALES the UK distributor for the Develop range of multifunctional document imaging systems, has launched the Develop ineo 1100 digital production print system. With a maximum monthly output volume of 2.25 million sheets, the ineo 1100 is ideally equipped to handle the mono production printing demands of printrooms, digital print providers and other high-volume printing environments.

The flexible ineo 1100 offers 100 ppm output speed, with the added advantage of a colour scanner, which scans documents in a single-path duplex operation at up to 180 ipm.

Quality is not sacrificed for speed — a genuine resolution of 1,200 x 1,200 dpi, advanced screening technology and customised professional-quality tone curve and screening adjustments (based on an upgraded tone curve utility) ensure outstanding output quality.

With a maximum paper capacity of 9,000 sheets in five cassettes and a newly developed bypass tray where 250 sheets can be inserted, the ineo 1100 is well equipped for any high-volume print job, and even extensive mixed-media jobs can be handled easily. The ineo 1100 can feed substrate weights from 40 to 300gsm (optionally up to 350gsm) and sheet sizes from 92 by 132 mm to SRA3 (324 by 483 mm). This enables the versatile ineo 1100 to process just about any job a digital print operation is likely to require.

A range of professional finishing options is also available. Production of up to 100-page booklets with automatic ring binding; two point and choice-of-

corner stapling for up to 100 sheets; two or four hole punching (also for post-inserted documents); Z-folding for inclusion of A3 documents in A4 printouts; letter folding for up to three pages; and a newly developed output tray for offline finishing or where no finisher is needed. The optional GBC punch unit comes with a wide range of die sets to ensure compatibility with most popular punching schemes, for example metal-based (wire) or plastic (comb) binding.

The ineo 1100 is the first digital production press from Develop to support Konica Minolta’s OpenAPI technology, which allows developers to create applications that communicate with this production system. As a result, customers can use third-party accounting, authentication or scanrouting applications, such as YSoft SafeQ or Nuance eCopy Sharescan, in combination with this printer.

Commenting on the launch of the Develop ineo 1100, Jonathan Whitworth, Managing Director of DSales (UK) stated, “As the majority of high-volume jobs in this segment are still printed in black and white, the ineo 1100 is a valuable addition to the Develop production print range. Although fast, versatile and powerful, the ineo 1100 is compact and will fit easily into inhouse CRD printrooms or pay-for-print environments. The ineo 1100’s high productivity ensures short turnaround times, when tackling time-critical print jobs, with all features controlled via an easy-to-operate touchscreen.” www.dsales.eu

New Duplo 600 Pro Digital Booklet System DUPLO has reinforced its top slot in booklet making and saddle stitching with the launch of a new model equipped with greater sheet feeding capacity: the 600 PRO Digital Booklet System.

The system is ideal for commercial printers where high-volume digital and litho print production require robust and productive finishing solutions.

The Duplo 600 PRO Digital Booklet System is a fully automated stitching, folding and trimming solution based on the easy-to-use DBM-600 booklet maker. However, unlike the standard 600 Digital Booklet System, which includes the DSF2200 sheet feeder, the 600 PRO uses the DSF-6000 sheet feeder, which has three times the capacity of the DSF-2200.

Unveiled at Duplo’s London Calling in November, the DSF-6000 works super-efficiently with the highest speed digital print systems from all the main machine manufacturers. In February 2016, the DSF-6000 was also unveiled as part of the iSaddle PRO saddle stitching system.

Additional major benefits of the Duplo 600 PRO Booklet System include:• Industry-exclusive features such as A4 landscape format • Easy set-up and full automated precision; user friendly with minimal operator intervention required • Clear paper path so full control of the production process

• Optimised PC controller that enables operators to create and save an unlimited number of jobs for future instant recall • Production speeds of up to 5,200 booklets per hour. Adding the optional DKT-200 2-knife trimmer increases this to up to 9,000 booklets per hour • This knife trimming allows the user to take printed SRA3 or B3 sheets directly from the press and finish the booklet in one operation • Tool-less operations and job changeover times of less than a minute • High versatility and modular set-up that can be re-configured and expanded as demands change Peter Jolly, Duplo UK Managing Director, said: “High volume print environments have their own

special requirements from their post-press department, and the 600 PRO booklet system gives them the muscle power to keep finishing on pace with printing.

“This is another example of Duplo’s commitment to developing cutting edge technology solutions, tailored to our customers’ needs. Duplo has the widest range of booklet makers and saddle stitchers in the industry, all built around our unique vision of automated precision, and the 600 PRO extends our leadership further.” www.duplouk.com

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New Finishing on Xerox Rialto 900 Inkjet Press PRINT providers can easily print, perforate, cut and stack a job all in one run with two new inline finishing options on the Xerox Rialto 900 Inkjet Press. With an inline dynamic perforator and a second high capacity stacker, print shops can maximise press availability and expand into new high value application segments.

The inline dynamic perforation option enables the creation of horizontal, vertical or t-section tear offs — such as coupons, reply cards and payment stubs — opening up new opportunities in the transactional/promotional and direct mail markets. Additionally, a second high capacity

stacker enables a continuous operation feature so print providers can keep presses running while unloading the other stacker.

“The Rialto 900 packs a lot of performance in a small footprint,” said Chris Irick, worldwide product marketing manager, Entry Production Inkjet,

Xerox. “The new inline finishing options maximise productivity by automating the workflow and reducing manual labour.”

The inline dynamic perforator and stacker configuration with the continuous operation feature will be on display at drupa on the Xerox stand at Hall 8B A62. Xerox’s cloud-enabled automated colour management solution will also be supporting the press, showcasing how print providers can simplify workflow and colour management. Availability for the two new finishing features will be announced later this year. www.xerox.com/drupa

First EFI Reggiani PRO 340 Textile Printer CESTRIAN Imaging Ltd has become the first printing company in the UK to install a fully loaded EFI Reggiani PRO 340 digital textile printer. The new 340 cm-wide device will meet increasing demand for high-quality fabric-printed displays, branded apparel and more.

The printer, which has 16 ink channels, will enable Cestrian Imaging to grow its business even faster as it capitalises on growing opportunities, such as the trend for printing larger designs onto large-format rolls of textile. The Cheadle, UK-based company’s customers love the flexibility of fabrics, the unparalleled vibrancy of the colours and the ecological benefits that come from being able to reuse rain-proof branded fabrics.

“With the EFI Reggiani PRO 340, we can offer even more customised work, spectacularly coloured and complex print designs,” said Paul Gibson, Cestrian’s Production Director. “This printer will allow us to deliver just in time designs for freestanding fabric walls, light boxes and other fabric displays.”

With its 16 heads, eight colours, drop sizes from 4 to 72 picolitres and resolutions up to 2400 dpi, the EFI Reggiani PRO knows few limits, and Cestrian can reliably use it to achieve photo-quality imaging. The printer also provides exceptional, accurate and consistent fabric handling thanks to a “sticky belt” industrial feeding feature that can handle everything from stretch fabric to stiff papers consistently and reliably at high rates of speed.

The printer’s 340 cm width guarantees greater variety in terms of size or repeat, while its specified fabric weights from 30 to 450 gr/sqm lets Cestrian achieve high throughput of up to 800 sqm/hour on a range of textiles that includes polyester, cotton, cotton-linen, polyamide, viscose and even wool.

“We are also excited about the EFI Reggiani PRO’s fluorescent ink capabilities. These inks produce bright colours beyond the range reproducible

by process colour printing, while the availability of 16 ink channels guarantees smooth gradations,” said Gibson.

Fluorescent inks are popular for eyecatching, intensely vivid soft signage. For example, fluorescent pink and yellow deliver bright neon colours that are not seen in graphics produced using normal ink sets.

Cestrian’s new printer is versatile in the types of inks it runs as well. The company can use any kind of process colour inks it deems necessary in its new EFI Reggiani printer, including disperse direct, reactive, acid, disperse sublimation, and textile pigment.

In addition, the new machine will allow Cestrian to reap other benefits from Reggiani technology.

EFI Reggiani printers are very eco-friendly, as they can run water-based inks with little to no odour, and they have low power consumption “We also look forward to our customers saving on shipping,” added Gibson, citing the fact that fabric-printed display signage pieces are lightweight and fold up easily, reducing the energy and costs need for freight.

EFI Reggiani printers also offer increased sustainability because they produce high-quality printed textiles while using less ink. The printers’ ink recovery system is especially beneficial in the

amount of savings it can create for customers.

Employing more than 80 people, Cestrian’s aim is to bring brand communications to life, from design to production. The company is an industry leader in visual brand communications and printing for retail point-of-sale signage.

The diversity of Cestrian’s stateof-the-art equipment - which includes the new EFI Reggiani printer and a pair of 3.2-metre EFI VUTEk inkjet presses the company installed late last year - gives Cestrian the ability to deliver successful projects, no matter the complexity or scale. Cestrian is also a long-time user of EFI DirectSmile software, which the company uses to develop personalised marketing materials and help multi-channel direct marketing clients synchronise print, URLs, email and SMS whilst tracking response rates.

“Our partnership with Cestrian Imaging reflects how important it is for EFI to provide technologies that can fuel greater success in a wide range of print signage and marketing applications,” said Paul Cripps, regional vice president of sales for EFI. “After helping the company successfully expand its signage and graphics capabilities with a pair of high-speed EFI VUTEk inkjet presses, we are happy to see the company continue its remarkable expansion with an EFI Reggiani PRO printer to address the rapidly expanding textile imaging market.”

EFI Reggiani products are designed and manufactured to the highest standards and to simplify textile production across a wide range of industries. EFI’s complete printer portfolio, which also features industry-leading LED and UV inkjet narrow, wide, and super wide format and ceramic decoration technologies, gives customers profitable opportunities for “Imaging of Things,” delivering greater product customisation and appeal in everything from signage and packaging to décor, apparel and industrial manufacturing. www.efi.com

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Heidelberg is on fire for digital AT drupa in Dusseldorf, Germany, from 31 May to 10 June it will show a Primefire B1 inkjet press jointly developed with Fujifilm as well as an Omnifire 250 formerly Jetpress Dimension 4D press, Labelfire which is the recently launched Gallus DCS 340 and Versafire CP and CV formerly Linoprint technology.

Heidelberg is exhibiting a ‘Simply Smart’ future in Hall 1 at Drupa where digital will be a key topic in the Smart Printshop.

“We will take our industry into a new digital era by stepping up our investment in the digital and services growth segments. Our customers expect us to deliver added value and enhanced business opportunities, and we are actively helping them make the transformation to a digitised future,” says Heidelberg CEO Gerold Linzbach.

The Primefire offers a high quality, industrial level solution that is expected to turn heads in the packaging market particularly but also in commercial sectors for items like calendars and posters.

Heidelberg emphasises it is not only launching machines but a holistic approach to digital production. Its Prinect modular and integrated workflows have transformed efficiency in offset but with digital, where runs are shorter and personalisation is possible, data control and slick set up times as well as the business information feedback becomes still more critical.

Primefire 106 took just over 15 months and intensive expert exchange between R&D and engineering teams in Japan and Germany to come to fruition. Testing in-house continues and the press will then be field tested at a packaging

company in Germany and elsewhere before coming to market in 2017.

Combining the inkjet know-how of Fujifilm with the application expertise of Heidelberg, the Primefire 106 can handle short runs and personalisation including bar codes, QR codes and numbering. The Preset Plus Feeder is adopted from the Speedmaster XL 106 technology. There is a conditioning unit prior to printing which coagulates the ink to get a more defined dot at speed. The water-based ink applied by the 1200 x 1200 dpi seven-colour inkjet unit is food safe.

After printing, two more units dry and coat (full or spot) before reaching the Preset Plus Delivery.

Heidelberg stresses the importance of the sheet control within the press and the colour and workflow capability provided by Heidelberg’s Digital Front End which will drive the press.

By using Multicolour technology (the four process colours plus green, orange and violet) Heidelberg says it can provide high quality print and an even greater colour gamut than is possible with offset.

It can print on substrates up to 0.6mm. Heidelberg engineers will service this equipment in the field and the inks will be sold as part of the Saphira consumables range.

The Omnifire 4D range, for printing directly onto objects, is being significantly extended.

The Omnifire 250 has been adopted by a novel retailer called My Muesli which sells bespoke breakfast cereals and which can now offer it in tubes featuring a customer’s chosen picture on demand. The press is run at the Heidelberg city store by a 20 year old with no printing experience.

The Omnifire 1000 will be launched at the end of this year to handle objects up to 1,000mm and uses six axes robotics to enable every side of an object to be printed. It uses highly robust inkjet print heads to print four colours and opaque white plus a protective coating. It has been designed with a modular mounting systems for a very fast changeover between jobs and it can personalise on demand. Printed objects produced on the Omnifire 1000 will be displayed throughout the show.

Vivid announce huge cost-saving products VIVID Laminating Technologies will introduce two new additions to its Matrix range at drupa, alongside a new wide format foiling laminator and a range of special effect foils.

MATRIX AUTO-FEEDER The new Auto-Feeder can be fitted to the Matrix Laminating Systems and frees up operators to complete other jobs quickly and efficiently.

With the Auto-Feeder the Matrix gives customers an even greater return on their investment. Prints can be loaded ‘on the run’ for non-stop operation.

HIGH-SPEED MATRIX The award-winning Matrix Laminators will also see a new high-speed model added to the range, allowing larger volume runs to be laminated faster and saving on production costs by finishing in-house. The new system runs at up to 20m a minute and will also be fully compatible with the new Auto-Feeder.

BOSS SPECIAL EFFECT FOILS, METALLISED PRINT AND SPOT UV FILM Vivid’s NEW Boss Premium Foil range allows metallised effects to be added to prints. The foiling and overprintable coloured foils work by combining the Matrix and a digital printer.

Detailed, quality foiling prints can be created in-house, without expensive set-up charges and traditional block foiling, which represents a fraction of the cost compared to outsourcing.

Vivid is adding to their Boss print effect range, with holographic films. This opens many new avenues of income for Matrix users, including security print, vouchers, personalised items and tickets, as well as the packaging and label markets.

The Matrix is a cost-effective digital laminator and is a far more valuable must-have system for the modern day digital printer. With lamination, foiling, Spot UV and new metallised print effects, four separate avenues of income make the Matrix a real option to produce incredible finishes, adding even more value to print jobs.

EASYMOUNT The Easymount Air will also see a new model launched at the Düsseldorf show. The Easymount AirFoil features independent pneumatic rollers, allowing it to foil and add spot UV-style effects to wide format prints, foam boards, glass and MDF. Metallised effects open up new markets for wide format printers.

These can be overprinted onto UV or solventbased prints. Customers working in the point-ofsale, packaging and decorative markets will benefit by saving money every time they create a large format product.

Visit the Vivid team in Hall 6 to see some of the most advanced, innovative and cost-effective laminating technologies on the planet. www.vivid-online.com

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Mimaki showcase full product portfolio MIMAKI will be exhibiting solutions that serve a wide range of market needs, from indoor and outdoor signage to industrial, packaging and promotional products.

“We are especially excited about bringing the new 110sq m/h 3.2m wide UJV55-320 printer to drupa,” says Mike Horsten, General Manager Marketing EMEA at Mimaki Europe. “This printer was recently launched at FESPA Digital and at least 30 units were sold during that show. We expect drupa attendees to be equally impressed with the product. But our exhibit won’t stop there — not by a long shot. Our experts will be on hand to walk visitors through the portfolio elements that are most likely to bring them additional revenue when added to their existing production platforms. We’ll also have lots of outstanding examples of output and applications from the various printers and cutting tables. So there’ll certainly be something for everyone on Mimaki’s stand!”

On its stand, Mimaki will also show the UJF-7151plus flatbed printer for direct printing on various substrates at the very highest, industrial production level of quality. Mimaki’s UJF-6042 flatbed printer will feature alongside the smaller desktop LED UV UJF-3042HG and UJF-3042FX printers. Its high-performance flatbed printers — the JFX500-2131 and JFX200-2513, along with the UJV500160 UV roll-to-roll industrial printer will be present, in addition to a selection of JV and CJV solvent-based production printers and printer/cutters.

The full range of machines are available in the UK and Ireland through the specialist reseller network of Mimaki distributor, Hybrid Services Ltd and the company’s National Sales Manager — Industrial Products; Stuart Cole welcomes the exposure that drupa will give to the product range, commenting;

“We believe visitors will find enormous value in being able to review such a comprehensive range of kit, all in one location — providing the ideal opportunity to identify the right machine to meet their specific requirements.”

Another unique solution from Mimaki on display at drupa will be its Kebab option which can be used with the UJF-3042HG and the UJF-6042 for 360-degree direct UV printing on cylindrical objects ranging from 30mm to 330mm in length and 10mm to 110mm in diameter.

In addition to the machines; an outstanding variety of application examples will be displayed, ranging from retail and point-of-purchase signage to promotional products, such as printing on pens and iPhone covers. Visitors to the stand will also be able to see samples produced using Mimaki’s market leading inks as well as having the opportunity to discuss with an expert which inks are best suited to their specific applications, including orange, light black and silver inks which are available for certain printers, extending the print gamut, with the added bonus of adding metallic effects in a costeffective way. www.hybridservices.co.uk

Sleeking Overview GMP Sleeking™ allows you to produce creative digital print using a GMP laminator.

Sleeking opens a new avenue for digital print allowing you to customise and personalise with foiling, spot UV and a variety of different holographic and metallic finishes.

With Sleeking foils you are able to overprint, layer and laminate. It takes print to the next level at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods.

GMP have a range of laminators for entry level (the NEW exceltopic-380 launched in March), medium run (Q-topic range) and industrial level (Protopic range).

Sleeking Applications: Business cards, menus, wedding invitations, personalised book covers, bespoke/personalised prints, foiling, spot varnishing, greetings cards.

Sleeking is an ideal solution to bringing your work in-house.

EXPANDING THE SLEEKING RANGE GMP Korea will showcase over 20 new machines at drupa. GMP will be situated in hall 6, stand C81 and GMP machines and will also make an appearance on both the HP and Xerox stands. drupa will see the latest additions to the GMP Sleeking range — the Q-topic 380 Auto and Q-topic 380 Duplex — designed to keep up with increased demand and to optimise productivity with quick processing.

The Q-topic 380 Duplex adds a two-sided option to allow for double-sided lamination and encapsulation. The Q-Topic 380 Auto will enable printers to improve turn-around times with less monitoring needed allowing for improved efficiency for longer run jobs.

New entry-level Sleeking Machine — Following

the launch of the Sleeking range in 2015, the Exceltopic-380 was revealed recently in Brighton at the Newtech innovation exhibition as a semiautomatic entry level GMP Sleeking laminator.

The Exceltopic-380 is designed to give smaller print shops an in-house option for creative digital finishing.

The compact Exceltopic-380 enables customers to gain the same benefits of Sleeking on a short-run scale. Still with exceptional speed of laminating up to 8m/min and for prints up to A3, it provides a complete range of Sleeking benefits combined with money and space saving benefits.

Sleeking applications are endless and can really make your prints stand out in a crowd.

The Exceltopic-380 is a worthwhile investment for incredible value in return for both excellent lamination and creative digital print for those looking for a new income stream. www.gmpuk.co.uk

RENZ promotes automation DRIVEN by the motto “inspire”, Renz the leader and innovator in the field of wire comb and spiral binding presents exciting new systems around punching and binding at this year’s drupa. The focus is on intelligent, highperforming and efficient solutions to increase competitiveness.

Renz are putting a special focus on processing small to medium-sized volumes. This sector of the market is traditionally served by manual or partially automated punching systems. This however doesn’t necessarily suit the increasing

requirement for production times to become shorter.

For this important market sector Renz has specifically developed the automatic punch AP 300 Compact. With a high infeed pile capacity of up to 4,000 sheets in combination with an unattended production process, the AP 300 Compact increases both productivity and efficiency without incurring increased labour costs.

Additionally, Renz will present perfectly coordinated binding solutions with short set-up times such as the MOBI series of semi-automated

binding machines for books and calendars.

These machines fulfil the market requirement to produce books or calendars highly economically and profitably representing an attractive price performance ratio.

Renz is also excited to announce their formal global partnership with Canadian manufacturer Gateway Bookbinding Systems Ltd. The manufacturers of PLASTIKOIL — Gateway will be on hand and demonstrating their plastic spiral binding solutions on the Renz stand. www.renz.co.uk

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Morgana Launch Next Generation DigiFold Pro and AutoCreaser Pro MORGANA Systems has announced it will launch the next generation DigiFold Pro and AutoCreaser Pro at this year’s drupa. The new machines will take centre stage alongside new additions to the company’s bookletmaking systems, and a raft of upgrades to its successful DigiBook range of PUR perfect binders.

Commenting on the new DigiFold Pro 385, Ray Hillhouse, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, said: “The DigiFold has long been the benchmark product in the creaser/folder sector. With the improvements in speed and productivity for the current crop of digital print engines, Morgana needs to provide an additional option for our customers. After surveying our DigiFold users, we’ve been able to address what they need as their digital production grows.”

One of the key changes from previous DigiFold models is the introduction of a high-capacity vacuum top-feeder that can take a sheet pile of up to 450mm. Once the size and thickness of stock are entered, all other feeder functions including air and vacuum settings, side guide positions, and fold roller gaps are automatically adjusted for quick and easy setup of jobs. Stock of up to

0.4mm can be creased and folded with virtually no cracking of the sheets or the toner on them.

Another new feature is the dual creasing blades, the Morgana DynaCrease, for creasing and folding applications at over 6,000 sheets per hour, and one for “creasing only mode” which allows the widest range of applications to be produced on one machine.

Ray Hillhouse added: “The new Pro 385 model will top the DigiFold range providing a heavy-duty machine for longer run applications of both digitally and litho printed work – it’s exactly what our larger customers have been asking for.”

In addition to the new DigiFold Pro, the AutoCreaser Pro 385 will also be shown, similarly benefiting from the new high-capacity feeder.

Hillhouse continued: “The AutoCreaser is still our best-selling machine and the new Pro 385 will take us into higher volume applications with a

heavier duty machine.”

As well as the new feeder, this version of the AutoCreaser will have a dual creasing blade and matrix, which is particularly useful if producing covers for perfect binding where the spine and hinge creases can be produced in one pass, or for those users who wish to change creasing profiles regularly. The new AutoCreaser Pro 385 can run at up to 8,500 sheets per hour. www.morgana.co.uk

Konica Minolta driving future growth KONICA Minolta is gearing up for an aweinspiring spectacle reinforcing its position in production printing. Visitors to its stand at drupa will ‘touch the future’ with Konica Minolta’s latest innovations in printing and applications.

Konica Minolta will enable its customers’ businesses to generate more profit by demonstrating real-value business opportunities in several business zones on a massive 2,400sqm stand, one of the largest at drupa 2016. The business zones will cover the complete Konica Minolta production printing portfolio, including markets such as industrial inkjet, label printing and marketing automation. New products such as the bizhub PRESS 1250e series and the full commercial launch of KM-1, a UV sheet-fed digital

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Olaf Lorenz, General Manager of the International Marketing Division, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe, said: “Our fundamental goal is to anticipate our customers’ needs and turn their ideas into reality, by delivering innovative and meaningful solutions that drive their business.

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Epson show new super-fast 44-inch LFP EPSON is unveiling the new 44-inch (111.8cm) addition to the SureColor SC-P series; the SCP10000. It follows in the footsteps of the recently launched 64-inch (162.6cm) SC-P20000. Both innovative models are easy-to-operate and produce accurate, superior-quality, large-format photos, POS items and signage — even at super-fast speeds.

Customers can now benefit from all of the features from the range, but now with a smaller footprint.

The SC-P10000 is an optimal solution for photo labs, and copy shops, print production houses and corporates looking for an in-house solution.

In these highly demanding scenarios, users need a printer which yields prints of the highest quality and delivers exceptional productivity — at 600x600 and higher.

As such, the SC P10000 incorporates the new PrecisionCore MicroTFP printhead to produce outstanding results, even in fast print modes. Users can be assured of its smooth operation with its high-precision media feed technology, including a newly developed camera-based paper feed stabiliser and media inductive roller system.

Marc Boehmer, Product Manager, Epson Europe

said: “We’re really excited to unveil at drupa our new 44inch model. It’s ideal for high volume copy shops that need to print at superfast speeds — without compromising on quality. Our customers’ needs continue to evolve and so it’s essential for us to expand our portfolio and technologies to fulfil their requirements.”

Accurate colours, smooth gradation and fine detail set superior prints apart. Epson ensures its customers can be competitive and deliver precise and reliable results on all of these fronts with its new UltraChrome Pro 10-colour ink-set.

The new high density Photo and Matte Black inks and four levels of black combine to provide a rich and excellent tonal range in reproduction.

Furthermore, reduced graininess and improved gradation is achievable with the K4 and Multi Size Droplet Technology (MSDT).

Fuss-free printing is also made possible with the SC-P10000. Operating the printer is easy

with the large colour LCD Panel, which guides the user with illustrations. Changing and switching media is quick and effortless, plus the transparent printer cover window and roll cover window allow users to check the status of printing and remaining media. The optional HDD also allows jobs to be reprinted directly from the printer panel, without the need for a PC. Maintenance is also made easy so that users can be self-reliant and reduce their costs. After printing, the position of the printhead means that it can be cleaned by the user, along with the ink cap. In addition, users can manage the colour stability of their printers without the need for expensive add-ons with the Epson Colour Calibration utility.

Epson ensures its printers and inks are highly economical, as efficiency is always a concern for any business. An optional Adobe post script module can be used with the SC-P10000 to further increase the user’s efficiency and workflow.

Faster, Smarter, Better: Duplo raise the bar DUPLO International will be using drupa as the launch pad for a raft of new state-of-the-art products.

Duplo’s comprehensive portfolio covers booklet makers, saddle stitchers, collators, multi-finishers, binders, folders and duplicators.

There will be almost a dozen new products on show for visitors to the Duplo stand at drupa (Stand 61, Hall 6), all of them designed to enable faster turnaround times with smart technology advances and better workflow integration.

One of the headline-making new products for Duplo at drupa will be the first public showing of PFi Di-CUT 300. This on-demand diecutter can produce a variety of digital print and packaging products. It performs multiple cuts, slits, slit score, kiss cuts, perforations and window punches for single or multiple-up pieces, on a wide range of paper stocks at 3,000 sheets per hour.

A major benefit is an industry-first X&Y automated registration system. Registration mark smart technology enables the machine to counter image drift. It is operated by a simple touchscreen panel that provides micro adjustments.

OTHER NEW PRODUCTS iSaddle PRO Duetto Digital System: the smartest and most powerful saddle stitcher, the iSaddle PRO Duetto Digital System combines the DSF6000 sheet feeder with DSC-10/60i suction tower collator.

DC-646i: a raft of new intelligent features added to the DC-646 slitter/cutter/creaser, including expanded job memory to 250 jobs, PDF template generator, and side air feeding to ensure smoother operation.

DC-646 JDF: a near line integration with the HP Indigo 7900 and 10,000 digital presses, the DC-646 can perform automatically a wide range of finishing functions such as cutting, creasing and perforating to turn a sheet into a fully finished document in a single pass. Using JDF, the device receives finishing instructions directly from the job ticket produced in HP’s SmartStream Production Pro Server.

DC-646i IFS: a marriage of the DC-646i slitter/ cutter/creaser with the IFS (Integrated Folding System), which allows seven common fold patterns to be produced on a range of papers stocks and weights, all with a crack-free finish.

350R Pro Inline Booklet System: a combination of the Duplo DBM-350 booklet maker and trimmer, the ASM-350 squareback and SCC (slitter/cutter/ creaser) combines with the Ricoh Pro C7100 series colour printer to create a professional inline booklet system.

DC-446: new features have been added to this system, which now has 20% faster processing speed to produce 60 A4 pages per minute, 20 more programmable creases per document, paper width increased from 320mm to 330.5mm, optional long paper trays (up to 670mm), and twice as many feed belts, giving more consistency

when feeding various document sizes.

DC-350Cr Booklet System: integrates the DC446 DuCreaser with the DBM-350 booklet maker and trimmer. The system can cut, crease and create booklets all in one pass.

It features an integrated spine press for flatter books and optional ASM-350 square spine for that perfect bound effect.

DM Mini Collation System: extends the productivity and inline processes of its current DM230V Esper Collator. Operated from a centrally located PC, the system offers inline stacking and banding of unaddressed mail sets to deliver up to 50% higher productivity.

Duplo’s most powerful all-in-one multi-finishing system, the DC-746, will also be on the drupa stand, demonstrating its improved versatility and performance.

PFi COAT 300 System: a standalone or inline fully-automated coater for applying an all-over UV varnish to give extremely high-value products from both digital and offset prints, the PFi COAT 300 will be shown inline with an HP Indigo 7600 at drupa.

Smarter workflow integrations between Duplo and its digital press partners will also be demonstrated on the HP, Konica Minolta, Ricoh and Xerox stands.

Alex North, Duplo International’s Head of Commercial, said: “Printers today are increasingly pushed for time and need to find smarter and better ways to drive efficiency and meet their customers’ demands. Duplo’s message for drupa 2016 is clear: our latest technology will work faster, smarter and better for our customers and help them achieve those goals.” www.duplointernational.com

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Putting perspective on the pixel

Digital versus film. It may seem like an academic topic given the universal usage of electronic imaging in all its many forms. But Martin Christie says it is relevant for the print shop for several reasons and an understanding of the differences is a knowledge worth reviewing.

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ANY COLLEGES AND universities still teach the use of film as part of a photography course, and not just for the historic context. Understanding how light is recorded, in whatever format, is an essential part of the process, and a keen eye is better trained without the aid of a digital prompt.

Several photographers and filmmakers have reverted to film, not just for nostalgia reasons, but to regain some of the feel and authenticity of traditional imaging, rather than the artificial aspect of computer generated pictures.

And then there are those who just love film, and would rather eat worms than be corrupted with anything as coarse as a pixel. While I wouldn’t take sides with the latter, I do have some sympathy with the former arguments.

It was several conversations with photographers who have only known digital that prompted me to dig out my old film camera and conduct a notvery-scientific comparison, but one that may shed some useful light on the issue.

One of the interesting points raised was how we managed in ancient times to work without all the electronic aids to focus, exposure not to mention image preview and post view. Well, of course, the answer is that you had to be quite good, at least if you wanted to earn a living at it. You also had to make shots count, because you didn’t have the luxury of shooting away endlessly in the expectation that some might be useable. Film did teach a discipline which I think has been largely lost.

The bonus of course is the convenience and speed of digital, plus the possibilities of image manipulation, and post production enhancement which are now in the hands, or rather at the fingertips, of the individual photographer.

Previously they could only be handled by specialist reproduction houses, and thus an expensive and lengthy procedure.

No one would expect lead in times of days today, when even hours are considered unacceptable.

Not many people may be shooting film these days, but there is still a lot of it around. After a hundred and fifty years, there is a massive archive of prints and negatives that previously were all the records of people’s lives, adventures and anniversaries. While most people’s camera was often only brought out several times a year for special events, that still adds up to quite a collection. And while more photographs are probably taken now in a day than in a decade previously, it still adds up to a sizeable amount.

In order to share that archive socially or professionally, those images have to be scanned and turned into digital files, and this is where the service of the digital bureau comes in, and why an understanding of film essentials is important.

It’s quite ironic that those purists who advocate a film only diet still have to resort to digital techniques in order to share their output on the internet. So ultimately the pixel is the common currency. With film, when enlargements were made, it was often the amount of grain — the gaps in the tonal range of the negatives — that determined the ultimate quality of the printed image. The larger the print, the more the grain would be obvious.

In some ways, the pixel count is very similar.

Without sufficient digital information, there is a limit to which any particular image can be enlarged, and there is a lot of misunderstanding about this, because other factors also affect the result. As well as resolution, the number of pixels, there is sharpness and clarity, as well as colour

information to be recorded.

With film, it was pretty clear cut, negatives were a standard size, and you could see by eye whether the image was sharp, or the tones bleached out, long before putting it in an enlarger. Viewing a digital image on a screen is deceptive unless you look at the digital information that is stored with it.

That means using a photo editing software program like Adobe’s Photoshop or Lightroom, to give you the bare facts.

That basic preparation was taken as given in early days of digital, but increasingly when people are now using phone apps and tablets, digital images are coming in all shapes and sizes, with consequent variation in quality. What a phone may consider a high resolution will not be the same for a printer, but it may be suitable if it is sufficiently sharp and well lit. And these are factors which really underline the difference between digital and film. With film, if a picture was badly shot, it generally didn’t come out at all.

With electronic filters on a phone, a terrible image may look great, but there isn’t a lot of depth to it in real terms.

Any photographer worth his salt knows that a print is the real test of an image’s quality. Modern inkjet prints struggle to match traditional photo prints because the pigment inks lie on the surface of the media, rather than be saturated within it. It’s the latter that gives a real photo print its depth, barely noticed on small ones, but more obvious on enlargements. However, after a decade and more of digital, few people expect a photo quality print to have the look and feel of a traditional print, so it’s mostly the purists that will query it. Certainly most of the remaining photo processing specialist stores have moved to the more environmentally friendly dry labs using inkjet technology.

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It was to one of those, one of the few remaining ones in Brighton, that we went with our film in the back to back comparison (previewed last month) to trial the difference between film and a comparative digital camera, and the results were interesting.

The contenders were my dear old (about 30 years) Nikon FM2 and my nearly new Nikon D3200 — a 35mm film camera versus a 24 Megapixel digital.

I took them out for a stroll together on a sunny Sunday at the seaside when a lot of crazies were running a marathon. With the digital I shot RAW files to give the best quality in the 6000x4000 pixel resolution, and rated at 200 ASA, the same as the roll of Fujifilm colour in the film camera.

The digital camera has a number of preset modes, as well as manual, to cover subjects that may vary in speed and distance, like most of its breed, and I used several to get a good comparison. The FM is just manual so the photographer has to do most of the work, apart from a very basic but pretty accurate light meter which uses just a tiny bit of battery power.

I mention the accuracy because although I’m a little rusty with my old camera, I soon got the feel back, and it proved very consistent overall considering lighting conditions, being bright sunlight, are not always ideal, with strong shadows and often bursts of strong light. The resulting prints, to my satisfaction were pretty good.

The digital camera proved less consistent in the same conditions, due to letting the camera decide what settings to use. This was a fair choice, considering the sophisticated spec of the camera, and it’s what most average camera users do nowadays — leave it on automatic settings.

Of course, exposure differences can now be adjusted easily in Photoshop, so it’s not a great problem, but it does underline how the electronic aids encourage laziness. Even if you have the option to override the auto you may not bother.

Most surprisingly, the images of the moving runners were much sharper overall on film, than they were with the digital, partly caused by the variety of focus points now available to the user.

With the manual camera, you just had one option — chose a point, focus on it and snap. Of course with the digital you could shoot all day with the chance that at least a few images would be pin sharp. With film you only have 36 chances so you tend to make them count.

Testing in the studio with still objects, and continuous lighting, the digital proved far more consistent, and this is where the strength of the format shows up. Having shot a lot of product before on film, the nightmare was always getting colour accuracy where that was seen as critical.

With digital obviously you can see what you have just done, and adjust accordingly.

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Here, however, is where the professional has to take control and switches to manual, most importantly being able to input a correct white balance for colour performance. Otherwise some tonal differences may be very difficult to determine in post production.

Film tends to be more lenient because of the way in captures reflected light more gradually rather than a pixel which must determine the actual colour between one shade or another. At the end of the day, both are a compromise, so you cannot say one is better than the other, just that they do things in different ways.

What was significant was that while with the film you get a CD of scanned images along with the prints and the negatives from the mini lab, the actual scans, even ‘high resolution’ are only

3000x2000 pixels — half that of the digital camera output images. This is a standard as the files are not intended for prints much larger than the regular output.

Using my own Epson film scanner I was able to achieve a much higher resolution to give a much fairer comparison between the two, and again, the judgement is evenly balanced. Ultimately you are committing the image to a digital version with the pixel compromise that entails, rather than the optical projection for which it was intended.

Film or digital, I’m sure the debate will continue, and I certainly didn’t expect to resolve it one way or the other. A proper understanding of imaging is important either way. That and the fact that a good scanning service, film or print, is always going to be an important part of the digital bureau.

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PEFC UK Annual Stakeholder Day THE Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC UK), has announced that its Annual Stakeholder Day will take place in London on Tuesday 5th July. This year’s theme will be Market Drivers for Certified Products with speakers highlighting the marketbased initiatives that are driving demand for certified products, sustainable forest management and the global role PEFC plays in developing certified forests.

The keynote speaker will be Ignacio Gavilan, Director of Sustainability for the influential global industry group, the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF). The CGF brings together more than 400 retailers, manufacturers and service providers, including major brands such as Coca Cola, Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg’s, L’Oreal, Nestle, P&G, Tesco and Asda-WalMart. Gavilan leads the CGF’s Sustainability team, which aims to position the consumer goods industry as a leader in protection against climate change and reducing waste. He will speak on: ‘Zero Net Deforestation by 2020’, and the importance of sourcing pulp, paper and packaging responsibly. CGF recognises the role that forest certification schemes such as PEFC’s can play in providing companies with verification of legality and providing a low risk of controversial sources.

Other speakers will include Martyn White of the John Lewis Partnership, who will provide a retail perspective on managing risk and enhancing brand value through responsible sourcing plus Steve Cook of Willmott Dixon, who will highlight what the UK construction sector is doing to ensure the timber it sources comes from well-managed forests. Riikka Joukio of Metsäboard and the WBCSD Forest Solutions Group, will urge the packaging sector and its customers to actively support sustainable forest management certification.

PEFC International’s Sarah Price will complete the speaker line up, delivering an update on PEFC’s work to grow certified forests to meet customer demand.

The afternoon will conclude with a Q&A discussion session followed by a networking drinks reception. PEFC UK Chairman, Ross Bradshaw said: “More and more companies from SMEs to global brands are keen to demonstrate that the forest products they use come from certified sustainable sources.

Consumers are increasingly conscious of the impact of their purchasing decisions and we hope those joining us for this year’s stakeholder event will gain a better understanding of the role market-based initiatives play in helping to secure a healthy future for the world’s forests.”

The event will be sponsored by AB Group Packaging and leading certification body CATG (Certification & Timber Grading).

AB Group Managing Director, Dermot Brady commented: “We are proud to partner once again with the world’s largest forest certification programme.

As a company we are committed to using certified materials for the carrier bags we produce for high street retailers and recognise the assurances a certification label such as PEFC’s brings.” Glen Sharples, Managing Director of CATG, added: “CATG is delighted to support this important event. As one of the UK’s leading certification bodies providing Chain of Custody certification services for those trading in forest products, our clients understand that being able to provide assurances of responsible sourcing is vital to their customers.” www.pefc.co.uk/news-publications/events/pefc-stakeholder-events

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Inspired by this, Antalis has launched ‘Carefully Curated’, an initiative that highlights the importance of selecting the right paper in realising highquality, high-profile printed output.

In collaboration with acclaimed war and reportage photographer Don McCullin, the Antalis ‘Carefully Curated’ initiative combines the introduction of a range of some of the finest quality papers for litho and digital reproduction and the importance of selecting the right paper to create the best possible printed product — in this case, the selection of Cocoon Recycled by Don McCullin for the production of Irreconcilable Truths.

The campaign also includes the launch of a photographic-based competition entitled ‘These Feet In Ancient Times’. Open to anyone working in the design or print industries, the competition, which will be judged with Mr McCullin, encourages photographers and enthusiasts to submit their photographs via www.antaliscarefullycurated.com. Entrants will be in with a chance of receiving a printed portfolio of their work and also signed copies of Don McCullin’s Irreconcilable Truths three-volume collection.

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Commenting on the production of his life’s work, which is being printed to the highest standards at Opal Printing Ltd in Midsomer Norton, near Bath, Don McCullin said, “Preparing to realise Irreconcilable Truths has been a two-year process of reviewing the whole of my archive and curating almost 700 images that I consider to be the portfolio that defines the entirety of my career. Having published almost 30 books, this time I was dedicated to ensuring that what was possible with litho printing could match as closely as possible what I was achieving in my own darkroom.”

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£44.14

£53.14

£47.14

£57.13

30kg

£67.13

£43.78

£48.28

£57.28

£51.28

Inclusive compensation

£61.27

£71.27

£100

£100

£100

£200

£200

£200

All prices in the above table include VAT at 20%. *Guarantee definition: A refund of the whole or a proportionate part of the consignment charges in the event of late delivery in line with our UK or International Conditions Services. Delivery time begins of Carriage for Retail from date of collection. If you send more than 2 parcels a week in the UK, or more than a couple of parcels a month overseas, you could be better off with a Parcelforce Worldwide Account.

See parcelforce.com/businessaccount for more details. †Only available through the Post Office®.

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For parcels over 2kg and/or larger than a Medium Parcel size (shown left) – please contact Parcelforce Worldwide, who offer a range of cost effective delivery options. Maximum size limit applies.

Visit www.parcelforce.com or call 08448 00 44 66.

Parcelforce Worldwide offers a range of parcel delivery services to 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Visit www.parcelforce.com or see the ‘Parcelforce Worldwide UK and international parcel services and prices’ guide for more information.

Neopost can provide you with a range of specialist supplies to support your Neopost products.

E-mail: supplies@neopost.co.uk

Correct postage Please remember that 1st Class UK postage is not sufficient for posting to any overseas destination (including European countries like the Republic of Ireland).

A range of Guaranteed* UK express timed services through the Post Office® and www.parcelforce.c are available om

£27.96

max 460mm

max 160mm

£3.70

500g

750g

• Save staff time

• Respond quicker

• Reduce costs

• Satisfy customers

Each additional

£25.80

£23.76

1kg

2kg

and services?

To download Royal Mail’s 2016 Price Guides, visit www.royalmail.com/prices2 For more information about Royal 016.

Mail services, call on 08457 950 950 (textphone 08456 000 606) or visit www.royalmail.com

OKI, we’ve gone neon!

£2.95

Prices in this table are exempt

All prices in the above table include VAT at 20%. * On time delivery or your money back. Restrictions apply – find out more at www.royalmail.com/specialdeliveryguaranteed

max 25mm

Neopost Limited, Neopost House,

£3.15

or weight up to 2kg.

For more information visit www.royalmail.com/internatio

Franking/ Mailmark® Franking/ Account

by 9am® with Saturday Guarantee*

Up to £1,000

£23.56

Weight up to and including 2kg.

Small Parcels For items larger than letter format

*Only books up to 5kg can be sent to the Republic of Ireland. Maximum weight for printed papers is 2kg to Canada and Cambodia.

Up to £50

500g

£24.96

VAT at 20%.

£21.36

max 353mm

Exceptions apply – for more information

£2.30

2kg

£22.80

£22.96

£24.70

Stamps

max 250mm

max 165mm

Up to £2,500

£20.76

Compensation for loss or damage

from VAT.

Weight up to and including 100g.

£24.06

Up to £50

£22.50

Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed

£5.57

£21.35

£29.65

£20.56

Up to £2,500

100g

£5.57

£23.00

£34.50

£2.45

100g

Compensation for loss or damage

Weight up to

£14.85

£23.00 £23.00

£34.50 £34.50

Stamps/ Online

100g

Franking/ Mailmark® Franking/ Account

Europe

Franking/Mailmark® Franking

£26.94

All prices in the above table include

£1.99

£3.95

£6.32

£6.80

Stamps/ Online

Letters Letters may be sent up to 100g and mirror domestic letter dimensions.

Large Letters Large letters may be sent up to 750g, dimensions no greater than 353mm x 250mm x 25mm.

Where parcels are being sent outside the EU, please ensure you complete a CN22 or CN23 customs declaration.

World Zones 2

Franking/ Mailmark® Franking/ Account

250g

1kg

£2.29

£4.17

£6.60

1kg

Up to £1,000

World Zones 1

Stamps/ Online

Weight up to and including

by 9am®*

2kg

£2.78

£4.17

2kg

20kg

£18.36

500g

2nd Class

Stamps/ ® Franking Mailmark Online Franking

100g

Up to £50

Weight up to

£1.20

£2.03

Weight up to

500g

Stamps

£1.33

£2.25

up to £20.

Small Parcels and Printed Papers

VAT at 20%.

Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed

from VAT.

Stamps/ ® Franking Mailmark Online Franking

£1.37

from VAT. Includes compensation

Large Letters up to 750g, dimensions no greater than 353mm x 250mm x 25mm.

Prices in this table are exempt from VAT. Includes compensation up to £20.

£14.82

£19.80

£38.52

£28.55

£1.52

£16.32

£17.40

£36.12

10kg

100g

£14.04

£12.42

£13.92

£16.20

£34.92

Weight up to and including

Prices in this table are exempt

£11.64

£11.22

£12.72

2kg

10kg

Royal Mail Signed For®

1kg

£10.44

£15.30

£16.86

Up to £2,500

£21.90

Confirmed services offer a signature on delivery when you need extra peace of mind.

750g

Up to £1,000

£33.40

20kg

£0.95

250g

Compensation for loss or damage

Up to £500

£21.90

1kg

500g

n/a

£33.40

UK Confirmed/Royal Mail Signed For® and Franking prices using Mailmark®

Small Parcel

n/a

Franking/Mailmark® Franking

Up to £2,500 £14.34

£12.90

£14.46

Franking/Mailmark® Franking/Account

£1.05

Europe

by 1pm® with Saturday Guarantee*

Stamps

Compensation for loss or damage

Up to £500

Stamps/ Online

£0.95

£0.95

Large Letters

exempt from VAT.

Compensation for loss or damage

Medium Parcel

n/a

World Zones 1 & 2

Franking/Mailmark® Franking/Account

£1.05

£1.05

Prices in this table are exempt

£9.85

£8.10

£10.40

£21.90

2kg

250g

£9.20

£7.85

£11.55

£14.00

£33.40

5kg

Letter

£7.20

£6.85

£9.55

£12.00

10kg

Prices in this table are exempt

Large Letter

£6.20

£10.25

£8.55

£11.00

£26.60

Stamps/ Online

10g

20g

Up to £2,500

2kg

Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed

£15.85

Up to £1,000

20kg

2nd Class

Format

Up to £500

£9.45

£8.25

Europe

Weight up to

Compensation for loss or damage

Up to £2,500

£7.45

£7.25

Letters up to 100g

by 1pm®*

Franking/Mailmark® Franking

10kg

Weight up to

£7.57

£15.85

Up to £1,000

All prices in the above table are

£4.87

£7.57

£15.85

Up to £500

£5.22

£2.57

£2.57

£5.70

2kg

5kg

1kg

£3.07

£5.22

£2.85

£2.85

MEDIUM PARCEL

1kg

500g

£1.46

£2.46

£0.75

1st Class

100g

£1.10

£1.50

750g

0-100g

1st Class

Weight up to

£0.79

£1.14

£1.71

Stamps

Compensation for loss or damage

myneopost is a FREE online service which allows Neopost customers expenditure. Manage all your franking to analyse postal machines across single or multiple access to information, 24 hours sites and get a day, 7 days a week. To register visit www.myneopost.co.uk Business benefits include: • Access copies of invoices and statements • Make credit and debit card payments for invoices and postage • View and analyse franking machine activity Update your contact and address reports details • Access support for your franking machine

STAY ON TOP OF TARIFF CHANGES

Please note Singapore is in World Zone 2.

For a full list of country destinations by zone, please go to www.royalmail.com/worldzones

With Tariff Change Protection you are guaranteed automatic on-time delivery of the latest tariff change updates. To find out more about Tariff Change Protection and the latest Royal Mail tariff change information call:

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON NEOPOST PRODUCTS AND SERVICES CALL

EMAIL

OR GO TO

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Although correct at the date this poster was produced (April 2016) Royal Mail fees and other conditions are subject to revision from time to time and services may be added or withdrawn. Up to date information may be obtained by contacting the Royal Mail Sales Team.

All services referred to on this poster are provided under schemes made or deemed

by Royal Mail Group Ltd under section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000, as amended by the Postal Services Act 2013.

Royal Mail, the Cruciform, Parcelforce Worldwide and Parcelforce Worldwide global are registered trade marks of Royal Mail Group Limited. Post Office is a registered trade mark of Post Office Ltd. Stamp prices © Royal Mail Group Ltd 2015.

All rights reserved. Registered Number 4138203.

Registered in England and Wales.

Registered office: 100 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y0HQ. © Royal Mail Ltd 2014. Royal Mail, the Cruciform and the colour red are registered trade marks of Royal Mail Group Ltd. Tariff International Wallchart © Royal Mail Group Ltd 2014. All Rights Reserved.

Profit engraved on my mind TURN £500 of blank promotional stock into a fully paid for, circa £2500, Roland impact printer from Rayner’s.

How? You may well ask.

And leading by example we are proving that by upgrading some of the souvenir, prize and present products we produce in-house, to a personalised engraved gift, that our customers delight will keep them loyal to our printing service for many a year to come.

Attracting new business is a must these days just to top up for any customers falling off the other end. New products secure extra business for your traditional services too, as well as securing your existing user base.

So looking for something new, Maureen and I met Louisa Burrows at a recent local Newtech exhibition. We watched a speedy demonstration

Euro ‘16

of personalising a screened photo onto a polished metal keyring. The outstanding quality secures a mark up from a blank £2 to a unique one off gift of £10. Yes proper profit from minimum outlay in stock.

Now as we go to print the kit is just arriving along with our first batch of shiny metal blanks. We have asked our customers to help choose our initial start up items and shown them samples of the quality, which has resulted in several pre-orders. One being to design a coat of arms for a Scottish dancing group to engrave onto a hip flask. All very classy including our toast to turning a wee £7 into £35.

Do drop in when next in Brighton for a demonstration from our counter machine set to entertain our walk in customers.

Much more on this next month, in the meantime please contact Louisa at Rayner’s for brochures pricing etc. and do ask for the very special QPP pricing that could secure you a ROI in a remarkably short time. www.KPRayner.co.uk

Opportunity knocks with another tournament to get all dressed up for. Banners to be made for events and flags to show our allegiance. Any excuse for a print promotion, flyers for special deals and prizes for winners. Prime your sales team and get out in the field; it’s just the weather for a bit of canvassing! Why not hand out some fixture wall charts?

Discover a New Dimension in Colour Printing Visit the OKI Europe stand at drupa 2016 31st May to 10th June Hall 5 Stand B21

Pro9541

CMYK + WHITE or Clear Gloss

Large Format ColorPainter M-64s

Pro7411WT White toner

Meet our expert team and experience at first hand OKI’s powerful range of high-performance solutions for graphic arts and creative businesses.

To find out more visit: www.oki.com/eu

Print Smart, Print OKI

28 | NEW PROFIT CENTRE | QUICK PRINT PRO | June 2016

Profit in Thank You Notes THIS is a polite reminder to say thank you and set a trend for our customers to get all viral about. Do you remember the days when we thanked customers and they thanked us? Thanking was in fashion and although not obligatory was certainly the done thing.

Firstly we must thank our friends at Paper Innovation for producing a sample pack for every quick print business in the UK, and some a touch further afield too.

We have commissioned our own supply of thank you notes to give to our shop customers as, yes you’ve got it, a small thank you in appreciation of their business. We personalise the top copy, with a marker pen or the like with a message of thanks for their custom. In turn with the rest of the pad, our customers can thank their own customers, suppliers, family and friends with their own personalised thank you note and then share a photo on social media. We have received a ‘thanks for the artwork,’ ‘staying late one night’ and ‘Your Patience’. Some of the best examples posted on our message board in our shop’s reception are really personal. ‘Thanks for being you’, how sweet. ‘A sunny day’, ‘Fish n Chips’ ‘CATS’ ‘our trip to Wembley’ There is nothing so rewarding as setting a trend and spreading good manners.

I’m thankful for all you QPP readers, sponsors and work colleagues xxx Truly I am. Especially Steve and Lauren at Print Innovation, for without them this good spirit could not be spread. Thanks too for the QPP special readers offer price for each shop to order their own batch of thank you notes. 25 sheet pads, 400 @25p each, 800 @ 22p each, 1200 @20p each, 1600 @18p and 2000 @15p. Ask becky@colourfast.co.uk for the artwork template to change to your shop name. www.paperinnovation.co.uk

Customers create their own Print on tables Promotional Products

FOR print professionals looking to expand their offering without spending money or holding stock, No-Minimum Bespoke is an exciting solution. Print pros can get a free eCommerce site which they can customise with their own branding and use to sell low quantity orders of printed and engraved promotional products with no additional outlay or effort.

One of the key features of No-Minimum Bespoke sites is a comprehensive yet easy to use artwork tool.

The artwork tool is ideal for your customers who don’t have print-ready artwork — it allows them to create a design on a promotional product online. Your customers can view the available print area and start customising their item using an intuitive interface. They can upload artwork from their computer, or a picture from social media and file-sharing sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Dropbox and Google Drive. Alternatively, your customer can search a huge library of royalty-free images to find something that suits their brand or message.

Text can also be added in a wide choice of fonts and colours, then resized and repositioned, all while a real-time proof shows the customer how their created design will print on their product, whether it’s a pen, mug, bag or item of clothing.

All orders are created and fulfilled using the automated online ordering system with no intervention from the print pro themselves. Products are shipped directly to your customer in plain packaging and the gross profit deposited in your bank account.

The benefit of No-Minimum Bespoke for print professionals is that they can sell printed promotional products as an additional offering to complement their core business and attract customers who might be put off by minimum order quantities.

Contact support@no-minimum.co.uk to find out how you can get a free No-Minimum Bespoke eCommerce site. View a tutorial of the artwork tool at http:/ow.ly/10zdYB

PAPERGRAPHICS is continuing to drive innovation in the growing interiors market, by launching its new digidécor creatable Table Covers.

Developed to help service providers explore new creative opportunities, this digitally printable table covering is ideal for both domestic and commercial markets. Its versatile finish ensures it can be used both inside and outdoors, making it suitable for restaurants, cafes, events, schools, weddings and other parties.

These innovative table coverings will be available in three finishes — linen weave, fine linen and a brushed texture. Made from 100% PVC, they benefit from a non-woven backing that adds a soft quality to the material, making it ideal for draping over any type of table surface. It can be easily cut, with a blade or scissors, without the edges fraying, allowing for an easy and fast finishing process.

The table cover can be printed using latex, UV, eco-solvent and solvent ink technology. Importantly, it is fully waterproof and wipe-able, and its tough, resistant finish means it can be clipped securely to tables without causing damage to the covering.

Michelle Dellow, Product Manager at Papergraphics, commented: “We are thrilled to be able to offer our new digidécor creatable Table Covers that will enable businesses to take personalisation to the next level at a particular event, product launch or office space.” www.paper-graphics.com

June 2016 | QUICK PRINT PRO | 29

Believe It A division of KP Rayner Ltd

www.KPRayner.co.uk sales@KPRayner.co.uk Tel: 01869 325 248

The Roland MPX90 Impact Engraver

The business in a box

Super fast precision engraving

Great in your shop, front of house

Personalise corporate gifts

Instantly engrave text, and images including photos

Endless ecommerce opportunities

Engrave to demand live in front of your customers

Versatile & affordable

Now only ÂŁ1999 + vat Was ÂŁ2750.00!!

30 | READERS’ SCRIBES | QUICK PRINT PRO | June 2016

PLEASE STOP SENDING IN BLONDE OR SALESMEN JOKES Dear QPP readers, thanks for sending in and sharing your jokes. But really, enough is enough with the constant targeting of sales professionals, blondes and ladies in general…

There was a blonde saleslady, a brunette saleslady and a redhead saleslady stuck on a deserted island.

They were searching for food one day when they found a genie lamp.

They each rubbed it and a genie popped up. He said, “Since you all found my lamp I will give you a wish each. The brunette said “I wish I was 10% smarter so I can get off this island.” She swam off the island. The redhead seeing what the blonde did said, “I wish I was 25% smarter to get off this island.” She built a raft out of leaves and branches. The blonde seeing what they did said “I wish I was 50% smarter to get off this island.” The blonde turned into a man and walked over the bridge.

CLOSE FRIENDS Although the photographer and the art thief were close friends, neither had ever taken the other’s picture.

MAKING A SMALL FORTUNE Question: What’s the best way to make a small fortune in the stock market?

Answer: Start off with a big one.

CHANGE FOR AN £18 NOTE A big-city counterfeiter decided the best place to pass off his phony £18 bills would be in some small, out of the way, town. So, he got into his new wheels and off he went.

He found a tiny town with a single shop. He entered the shop and handed one of the bogus notes to the man behind the counter. “Can you change this for me, please?” he said.

The shop assistant looked at the £18 bill a short time, then smiled and told the man, “Sure, Mister. You want two nines or three sixes?”

“What happened to the wooden car?

LIFE AFTER SALES A woman hired a contractor to repaint the interior of her house. The woman walked the man through the second floor of her home and told him what colours she wanted for each room. As they walked through the first room, the woman said, “I think I would like this room in a cream colour.”

The contractor wrote on his clipboard, walked to the window, opened it and yelled out, “Green side up!” He then closed the window and continued following the woman to the next room. The woman looked confused, but proceeded with her tour. “In this room, I was thinking of an off blue.” Again, the contractor wrote this down, went to the window, opened it and yelled out, “Green side up!”

This baffled the woman, but she was hesitant to say anything. In the next room, the woman said she would like it painted in a light rose colour. And once more, the contractor opened the window and yelled, “Green side up!”

Struck with curiosity, the woman mustered up the nerve to ask, “Why do you keep yelling ‘Green side up’ out my window every time I tell you the colour I would like the room?”

The contractor replied, “Because I have a crew of ex-salesmen laying the turf across the street.”

TAKING ADVICE FROM YOUR BOSS My boss told me yesterday, “Ken, you shouldn’t dress for the job you have, dress for the job you want.”

But when I turned up at the office today in Ghostbuster’s clothing, she said I was fired.

How Far we’ve come in Equality Whenever I see a woman driving a bus I smile and think about how far we, as a society, have come in equality.

And then I wait for the next bus.

With wooden wheels…

SINGING HAPPY BIRTHDAY After much convincing from her husband, Linda finally agreed to call an old family friend to sing her happy birthday. It was only after she finished singing, that the voice at the other end of the line informed her that it was the wrong number.

“Oh, I’m so sorry,” she said, embarrassed.

“It’s okay,” the voice said, “you need all the practice you can get!”

TELL ME SOMETHING I DON’T KNOW I told a digital printer saleslady canvassing our print shop that she was very smart. She replied, “Tell me something I don’t know.”

So I asked if she knew how long her minimum period rental was?

DID YOU SEE WHO IT WAS? The young copier salesman comes running into the shop and says to his buddy, “Tommy, somebody just stole your company car from the car park!’

Tommy reacts, “Did you see who it was?”

The young salesman answers, “No, I couldn’t tell... but I did get his number plate!”

ARE YOU WIPING OFF MY KISS? A grandmother lovingly gives her granddaughter a kiss on the cheek upon seeing her at a family get together. Afterwards, she noticed the little girl wiping her cheek.

“Are you wiping off my kiss?” she asked.

“No”, she smartly replied, somewhat embarrassed but quick on her feet, “I’m just rubbing it in!”

THAT’S NOT GOING TO HELP A woman notices her husband standing on the bathroom scale, sucking in his stomach. “You know, that’s not going to help,” she says.

“Sure it does,” he answers. “It’s the only way I can see the numbers.”

And wooden engine?”

COUNTRY REFRESHMENT A man was on a long walk in the country. He became thirsty so decided to stop at a little cottage and ask for something to drink. The lady of the house invited him in and served him a bowl of soup by the fire.

There was a baby pig running around the kitchen, running up to the visitor and giving him a great deal of attention. The visitor commented that he had never seen a pig this friendly.

The lady replied, “Ah, he’s not that friendly. That’s his bowl you’re using.”

MI5 RECRUITMENT The Secret Service was looking for more employees. They put up a sign and the next day they picked the next three people. They brought the first guy into a room and gave him a pistol and said” Your manager is in that room go in and shoot her” The guy looked at them and said” No I can’t do it” So the Secret Service brought out the next guy and told him the same thing and handed him the gun. “He went into the room and came back out but he didn’t want to shoot her.

So the Secret Service who was really desperate brought the last person in.

She was a blonde saleslady so they were worried. They said,” Your manager is in that room and I want you to shoot him.” “Alright” she announced.

She went into the room and the Secret Service heard a lot of crashing and banging. They went in and found the man dead. “What the hell is going on” “Oh The gun was a blank so I beat him to death with a chair.”

FLOWER REQUEST “I’m sorry,” said the sales assistant in the florist, “we don’t have potted geraniums. Could you use African violets instead?”

Replied the customer sadly, “No, it was geraniums my wife told me to water while she was gone.”

PEDANTIC, OR WHAT? I just read that 524,481 people got married last year but shouldn’t that be an even number?

“It wooden go.”

FELIX THE COPY CAT

32 | PREFERRED SUPPLIERS HUB | QUICK PRINT PRO | June 2016

ABBOT PRINT

CUSTOM PRINTED

Tel: 01442 867600 Fax: 01442 867601 Email: sales@abbotprint.com www.abbotprint.com

Tel: 01970 808808 Mob: 0777 333 0203 Email: sales@customprinted.co.uk Web: www.customprinted.co.uk Glanyrafon Enterprise Park, Aberystwyth SY23 3JQ

ALLIED IMAGES

Manufacturer and distributor of business promotional items printed with your Company name, business logo and contact details. We have one of the largest ranges of promotional and packaging solutions including printed carrier bags, pens, mugs, coasters, key rings, trolley key rings, badges, wrist bands, fridge magnets and boxes customized to your requirements. We offer a top quality service, competitive prices and fast turnaround.

Manufacturers of business stationery, books and pads.

Tel: 01604 670679 Fax: 01604 670876 www.allied-images.com 53 Tenter Road, Northampton, NN3 6AX

Distributor of Contex Large Format Scanners and MFP solutions with touch controllers, Scan Copy Print. Large Flatbed scanners up to A1 size, Microfilm Scanners and Book Scanners up to A2 page size.

ALMABYTE

Contact: John Clark, tel: 020 7924 1087 1A Mallinson Road, Battersea, London. SW11 1BW

ART SYSTEMS LTD

Sales: 0870 224 2612 Units 10-12 Glaisdale Parkway, Glaisdale Nottingham NG8 4GP www.artsystems.co.uk marketing@artsystems.ltd.uk

Colortac Scanners, HP Designjets, MakerBot 3D printers, Canon wide format printers.

CALF HEY DESIGN

Tel: 01484 542 795 Fax: 01484 421 435 www.calf-hey.com Unit 23, Colne Valley Business Park, Manchester Road, Linthwaite, Huddersfield, W. Yorks HD7 5QG

Label manufacturer, trade-only, plain, printed, laminated, barcodes, numbering, one- to fullcolour, we do it all, total label solutions at trade prices. Call for free sample pack.

CANON UK

Tel: 01737 220000 Fax: 01737 220022 www.canon.co.uk Canon (UK) Ltd, Woodhatch, Reigate, Surrey RH2 8BF

Canon’s broad professional portfolio includes the revolutionary imagePRESS digital colour engines, high-volume monochrome and large format printers. With Canon, you can.

CASLON LTD

Tel 01727 852211 www.caslon.co.uk, info@caslon.co.uk Lyon Way, Hatfield Road, St Albans

Business card cutters, Digital print finishing,, Finishing products and systems, Foiling equipment, Print finishing equipment and Thermographic equipment & supplies

COLES COPYING SERVICES

Tel: 0208 502 2532 www.colescopying.co.uk Strerling House, Langston Road, Loughton, Essex.

COLOR CONFIDENCE

Tel: 0121 689 1042 Email: info@colorconfidence.com www.colorconfidence.com Spectrum Point, 164 Clapgate Lane, Birmingham, B32 3DE.

Tecco PHOTO – high quality inkjet papers, printer profiling devices, colour referencing guides and software, viewing booths and viewing lights.

COLOURFAST GROUP

Tel: 01273 674321 Fax: 01273 609135 Email: sales@colourfast.co.uk 36 Cheltenham Place, Brighton BN1 4AB

High Volume B/W and Colour Photocopying and Brighton’s Original Copy Bureau Centre.

Artwork, Design and Print. Trade work undertaken.

COPYMATTERS

Contact: Dan Tester Tel: 07957 291718 Fax: 01273 609135 www.copymatters.co.uk

Copywriting, proofreading, design, print and web services.

DURAWELD

Tel: 01723 584091 Fax: 01723 581509 Email: sales@duraweld.co.uk www.duraweld.co.uk Salter Road, Eastfield Industrial Estate, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 3UP Manufacturer of presentation products to package, present and protect printed paper and multimedia. Ring Binders, Tabbed Dividers and Indexes, Files and Folders, Wallets, Polypropylene Boxes, Multimedia Packaging, Self Adhesives and Presentation Ring Binders. Customise to your requirements through screen or litho print, pockets and accessories. Quality service, competitive prices and fast turnaround.

ELMSTOK

Tel: 01945 463434 Fax: 01945 582598 Email: sales@elmstok.co.uk www.elmstok.co.uk 4-6 Algores Way, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire PE13 2TQ A leading worldwide supplier in document presentation systems and finishing equipment including Binding Machines and Supplies, Manual and Electric Guillotines, Laminating Machines and Supplies, Paper Drills and Punches, Folders, Booklet Makers and Shredding Machines.

GFSMITH

Tel: 020 7407 6174 Fax: 020 7403 1037 Email: london@gfsmith.com www.gfsmith.com Paper and card suppliers of prestigious printing and presentation media.

HARRIER LLC

Tel: 01626 322680 Email: sales@harrierllc.co.uk www.harrierllc.co.uk Brunel Road, Newton Abbot, Devon. TQ12 4UH The UK’s leading HP Indigo digital printer and finisher offering unbeatable TRADE ONLY prices, litho qualty and customer service.

HARDY SIGNS & DIGITAL

Tel: 01283 569102 Email: sales@hardysigns.co.uk www.hardysigns.co.uk 11 The Maltsters, Wetmore Road, Burton upon Trent. DE14 1LS

Professional Signage, Digital Displays, Large Output Graphics and Vehicle Wrapping..

KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS (UK)

Tel: 01268 534444 Email: info@konicaminolta.co.uk www.konicaminolta.co.uk Miles Gray Road, Basildon, Essex. SS14 3AR

Manufacturers of the bizhub PRO range of high quality production print devices ranging from 55cpm colour to 105cpm black and white.

LINCSPRINT

Tel: 01507 327085 Email: lincsprint@rocketmail.com Web: www.lincsprint.com Centurion House, Manby Park, Louth. LN11 8UT

Printed clothing, football and sports kit, Embroidery and Hi-Vis clothing.

LISTAWOOD PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS

Tel 01485 529100 Fax 01485 529200 Web www.listawood.com Tattersett Business Park,Fakenham Norfolk. NR21 7RF

UK manufacturer of promotional products including mousemats, ceramics, liquid filled products, usb Flashdrives and magnets.

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Tel 01485 529742 Fax: 01485 529756 Web www.listawoodtradesupplies.com Tattersett Business Park,Fakenham Norfolk. NR21 7RF

A one stop shop for consumables and equipment for dye sublimation and chromablast. Authorised distributor of Hix heat presses and parts.

LUCAS FETTES

Tel. 020 7392 2800 Email: andrew.thompson@lucasfettes.co.uk www.lucasfettes.co.uk 1st Floor, 13-15 Folgate Street, London. E1 6BX Insurance – CSMA premier business policy.

THE MAGAZINE PRODUCTION COMPANY

Tel: 01273 467579 Web: www.magazineproduction.com Email: info@magazineproduction.com

Comprehensive cost-effective design, production and print solution for independent publishers.

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METRO UK

Tel: 01753 884811 Email: hunterslodge@onetel.net

A0 Plan Copiers, Plotters and Cad Printers.

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MORGANA SYSTEMS LTD

Tel: 01908 608888 Fax: 01908 692399 Davy Avenue, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes

Manufacturer of a comprehensive range of finishing products and systems. Booklet makers & Trimmers, Collators, Business Card Cutters, Creasers.

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Tel: 0330 111 5040 Email: lets.talk@ncrpads.co.uk www.ncrpads.co.uk NCR Pads Ltd, 6 Waterside Gardens, Shrewsbury, SY3 9AG Bespoke printing​in the UK for trade NCR pads, sets, books and continuous forms.

NELSON PRESS

Tel: 01794 340100 Fax: 01794 340696 Email: sales@nelsonpress.co.uk www.nelsonpress.co.uk Unit 5, Home Farm Business Centre, East Tytherley Road, Lockerley, Hampshire, SO51 0JT Now part of the Whitehill Print Group, Nelson Press offers competitive trade prices on Draw tickets and other numbered/perforated tickets & books.

OCÉ IMAGING SUPPLIES

Wide format materials: 0800 623 623 Small format materials: 0800 212 943 Chatham Way, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4DZ Reknowned supplier of copying and printing equipment to copy shops, carries one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive range of consumables, for both small and wide format machines, from A4 white paper to display graphic materials such as backlit films.

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Blays House, Wick Road Egham, Surrey. TW20 0HJ Tel: 01784 274300 Email: ukenquiries@okieurope.co.uk www.oki.co.uk

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Tel: 0845 680 9000 Fax: 0845 680 9014 Web: www.perfectcolours.com Email: info@perfectcolours.com Unit 2 Glengall Business Centre, 43-47 Glengall Road, London, SE15 6NF HP Preferred Partner specialising in large and grand format printing and finishing solutions, supplying Durst, Jetix, HP, Canon and Epson LF printers. For more information or to book a free printer demonstration call or email us.

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Tel: 020 8810 5770 Fax: 020 8810 9190 Email: sales@pdcuk.com www.pdcuk.com

PDC are the UK’s Coil/Spiral experts, we manufacture 45 coil colours in any length up to one metre, in diameters from 6mm up to 50mm and in a range of 45 colours. Call or email for free samples and pricing.

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Tel: 01794 340100 Email: info@raffletickets4u.co.uk www.raffletickets4u.co.uk Unit 5, Home Farm Business Centre, East Tytherley Road, Lockerley, Hampshire, SO51 0JT Now part of the Whitehill Print Group, RaffleTickets4U offers competitive trade prices on Draw tickets and other numbered/ perforated tickets & books.

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RAFFLE TICKETS DIRECT

Tel. 01933 411332 Fax 01933 411514 Email sales@raffleticketsdirect.co.uk Web: www.raffleticketsdirect.co.uk Lower Farm, High Street, Irchester, Northants. NN29 7AB

One colour to full colour raffle tickets. Fast free express delivery. Cheapest prices in the UK at the best print quality. All tickets are glued within the stub (no metal staples used to fix books).

RENZ UK

Tel: 01707 270001, Fax: 01707 271769 www.renz.co.uk Hatfield Park Estate, Hatfield, Herts. AL9 5PQ

Renz Onepitch® ring wire system now allows binding from just a few sheets through to 350 sheets (1/4”-1 1/2” wire).

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Tel: 020 8734 2000 www.sharp.co.uk 4 Furzeground Way, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB11 1EZ

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1 Lowry Close, Church Hill Street, Smethwick West Midlands. B67 7QT Tel. 07760 197974 email info@sapublishing.co.uk web sapublishing.co.uk

SOVEREIGN

Tel: 01495 248300 Fax: 01495 248419 Prince of Wales Ind. Est., Abercarn. NP11 5AR

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Tel: 01905 458000 Fax: 01905 754057 www.stanfordmarsh.co.uk Haycroft Works, Buckholt Drive, Warndon Business Park, Worcs. WR4 9ND

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Tel: 01924 402111 Fax: 01924 412993 www.supremelabelling.co.uk Unit 6, Valley Road Business Park, W. Yorkshire WF15 6JY

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Tel. 01582 671444 Fax 01582 671555 Email sales@themagictouch.co.uk www.themagictouch.co.uk Unit 4 Apex Business Centre,Boscombe Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU5 4SB

Supplier of transfer papers, colour laser printers and heat presses to open up exciting opportunities to print on a limitless range of products.

UMG UK

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