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MARCH 2016 COMMENT

March on Yes it’s the time of year to get your marketing managers out of hibernation and ready to spring into March.

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NEWS FRONT

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NEW PRODUCTS

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NORTHERN LIGHTS

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Hot QPP news in print

GREEN ISSUES

The daffs are out and your ‘Spring Offers’ flyers should be too

Corporate social responsibility in practice

What’s new and in store for you?

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Practice what you preach and advertise your wares in print.

NEW PROFIT CENTRE Good practice shared in print

Duplo fun brewing in Leeds

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READERS SCRIBES More Ladies in print having a moan up!

SIGN & DIGITAL

Sneak trade only preview

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QPP preferred suppliers in print and on the web

IT’S SHOWTIME

Newtech and Fespa news

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DIGITAL IMAGERY

Martin Christie – pixel prophet

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What did you print this time last year? Posters for St. David’s and St. Patrick’s Day, Easter Cards, Womens History Month booklets, National Nutrition snack boxes, Fire Prevention lighters, menus for Pi Day or perhaps fluorescent leaflets for Daylight Saving Day. Opportunities in print all over the place.

Peter, mad as a hatter, Foulkes

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I am a 2016 PrintIT! Supporter

The UK’s Leading Schools into Industry Programme

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32 years in print 1984-2016

EDITORIAL: Marina Peirce EXECUTIVE PUBLISHER: Maureen Foulkes CONTRIBUTORS: Lara Groome, Rebecca Foulkes, Dan Tester, Charlotte Rolf and Helen Baxter FEATURES: Peter Foulkes

DIGITAL IMAGING & PHOTOGRAPHY: Martin Christie MAGAZINE PRODUCTION: Dean Cook, The Magazine Production Company. www.magazineproduction.com PRINTING: Newman Thomson When finished with the magazine please recycle it.

Quick Print Pro (QPP) is published monthly by Colourfast Group Limited, 36 Cheltenham Place, Brighton. BN1 4AB. A company registered in England Number: 2517164. Entire contents within this publication Copyright © 2016 Colourfast Group Limited. Quick Print Pro is an independent publication and not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or suppliers. Quick Print Pro print quantity is 6600 copies and is distributed directly, by mail, to Digital Printers, Copy Shops, On-Street Instant Printers, In-House Print Room Managers, CRDs (Corporate Reprographic Departments), PSPs (Print Service Providers), Sign Businesses, and CAD Bureaus. QPP is available on-line and on your desk: www.QuickPrintPro.co.uk. Re-use and reprint requests to editor@QuickPrintPro.co.uk.

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Can you take up the PassIT! baton?

PASSIT! is an annual fundraising campaign run by the registered charity Proskills raising much needed funds and awareness for the PrintIT! Schools into Industry programme, which encourages young people to work in the Print, Paper, Packaging and allied industries.

Last year PrintIT! Ambassador, Duplo UK and its London Calling partners ran the gauntlet and raised £4,340. For 2016 you need to all to get involved and help raise more for PrintIT! PassIT! is available to any print, paper or packaging company who want to take part. Led by Duplo UK, the race began in February 2016 and the baton will be passed from company to company until December 2016. Participants have the flexibility to select the month they would prefer to fundraise during and then you’re all set to go. Last year’s fundraising campaign activities included cake sales, charity barbeques, long distance runs and cycles, training services for free in exchange for donations, charity fun days and much more.

PassIT! encourages businesses within the printing industries to get involved and support PrintIT! in any way possible. PrintIT! is a nationwide education initiative that has been teaching students about the print, paper and packaging industries since 2005 with 150,000 pupils and nearly 2,500 schools taking part in the programme to date. The vital funds raised for PrintIT! will be used to improve the programme’s materials, contribute to schools visits into industry and the development of brand new learning activities and competitions. The charity Proskills is dependent on the industry to fund PrintIT! as it no longer receives funds from any other source.

Jonathan Ledger, CEO of Proskills UK Group commented: “We are all very grateful that Duplo UK has agreed to lead our PassIT! fundraising campaign for 2016, but Duplo alone cannot help us achieve the key industry ambition to showcase the industry to young people and to encourage them to take up careers in the sector – we need you all to be involved!

Gone are the days when PrintIT! can be supported from our reserves or other sources. It’s time for the industry to come together and help us keep PrintIT! vibrant and live for future generations of printers, paper manufacturers and more. Don’t be indifferent, get involved and make a difference.”

Proskills UK, together with Duplo UK are reaching out to all companies in the industry who would like to get involved. They welcome small and independent businesses to large international corporations. They are asking for any interest

to be filled out on their website, www.proskills.co.uk/printit-passit This webpage also includes all the information you need to know about the structure of the PassIT! fundraising campaign, ideas to raise money and awareness, how Proskills and Duplo will support your involvement and highlights from last year’s PassIT! campaign.

Sarah Crumpler, Marketing Manager of Duplo UK said: “Duplo has been supporting PrintIT! since its inception in 2005, we believe that initiatives such as this are key to driving fresh new talent into our industry by educating and enthusing young people about the opportunities available to them. I’d encourage suppliers and printers alike to get involved in the PassIT! campaign and have some fun raising money and awareness for an initiative which is an investment in our future.”

With a larger reach and more flexible industry involvement, Proskills and Duplo UK aim to double the fundraising impact! Help them to make the 2016 PassIT! fundraising campaign one to remember. Thank you for your support!

For more information, please contact the team on: 01235 833 844 | info@proskills.co.uk | www.proskills.co.uk/schools-into-industry. You can donate direct to the programme at: www.justgiving.com/proskills-uk

It’s two in a row for CMYUK! SPECIALIST wide format print company CMYUK is celebrating ‘the double’, after being awarded EFI European Sales Partner for 2015, beating all European countries to the coveted number one position for channel sales for the second year running. The award was presented at EFI’s Reggiani demo centre on 3rd February.

Building on its success in 2014, over the last year CMYUK has boosted its EFI printer sales further by a staggering 45% and increased its ink revenue by 21%.

EFI’s Wilfred Kleefsman (Sales Director Northern Europe) said: “CMYUK is renowned in the UK for its in-depth knowledge of wide-format digital print, products, materials and software, with efficient technical support and colour management services adding to its appeal as a distributor throughout the UK. “A worthy winner of this award, we have confidence that CMYUK’s holistic view of sales and customer support will continue to deliver future growth and success.”

“We’re delighted to have been given this award for the second time running, as it’s a tremendous recognition of our commitment to offering the best customer service and perfectly matched, complete solutions for our customers,” said Robin East, director of CMYUK. “With our specialist team’s in-depth knowledge and our focus on application-based solutions that include consumables as well as hardware and software, we pride ourselves on being the best place to come for EFI products.

“The continued investment in our team and vision for innovative consumables, are the backbone of this growth, ensuring we meet the evolving needs of both our existing and new customers, keeping them at the forefront of print innovation.”

Over the last year CMYUK has continued to invest in its new Demonstration and Training Centre in Shrewsbury and has run a series of open events and training days for customers from across the UK. For more information, visit www.cmyuk.com

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North East printing company expands into London

A North East printing company has continued its national growth with the opening of a brand new office in Central London. Full Colour Cards has taken up residence in the centre of a thriving London business community.

The Chester-le-Street based company has placed a strong focus on great customer experience and hopes its new location will provide further accessibility to customers and prospective clients.

Managing director, Andrew Knowles, said: “Full Colour Cards has a lot in common with the kind of modern tech start-ups we’re now sharing an environment with. It’s a very open, creative and collaborative community.” The new office features open-plan spaces for collaborative work, along with glass booths for privacy. Volcano Coffee is available throughout the building, with beer on tap and table tennis available for recreation.”

Andrew continued: “We wanted an environment

that was comfortable and enjoyable to work in and one that we could welcome our clients into.

Our Central London location means that we’re now much more accessible on a national scale and with customer experience being one of our top priorities, that’s very important to us.”

Improving customer experience also involves introducing new people to the opportunities available within Full Colour Cards, such as their unique Print Partner Affiliate Scheme.

A string of opening days will be held in the London office, where prospective clients can learn how they can earn a £25k second income as a Full Colour Cards’ affiliate.

The company is also searching for a new business development manager.

To keep up to date with the printing company’s new products and opportunities, visit: www. fullcolourcards.com

For more information about the opening days, email amanda@fullcolourcards.co.uk and to enquire about the business development manager role, email a.knowles@jakinc.uk.

The Printing Charity’s Chief Exec. steps down AFTER 12 years Stephen Gilbert, the Charity’s Chief Executive and Secretary, is taking early retirement.

The Trustees would like to thank him for his drive and vision that have transformed a little-known organisation into a vibrant, national charity.

During his time as Chief Executive, he developed a new strategic direction for the Charity, which saw the Charity relaunched in 2010 as The Printing Charity and the granting of a second Supplemental Royal Charter in 2014. The latter is a lasting memorial to his work as it enables the Charity to respond to changes in the print industry and help more people in new ways.

Under his leadership, the Charity has formed partnerships with other charities, organisations, and trade associations to help more people of all ages. He has also been instrumental in initiatives, such as the annual Print Futures Awards, to help train the new generation entering the UK printing, publishing, packaging, and graphic arts sectors.

When he joined in 2003, the number of people the Charity was helping was dwindling. By 2015, the year the Charity celebrated the 150th anniversary of the granting of its first Royal Charter, the Charity helped over 1,000 people, exceeding its 2015 target.

Stephen Gilbert said: “I’m grateful to the Trustees for the opportunity to retire a year early. I have enjoyed the 12 years I spent with the Charity and I’m delighted to be able to leave on a high in a year where we have almost doubled the number of people helped in 2014. Of course I will miss all the people I have worked with and who have made this achievement possible. I feel now is

the right time to pass the Charity on to the next generation to cherish and protect and deliver the vital work that it provides.

“I would like to say thank you to the team I worked with who have helped me make this happen. I’m so proud of them and everything that they have done and we have achieved together.

“I’m looking forward to an easier pace of life although I intend to remain in the charity sector carrying out part-time and project work. To all the many friends I have made down the 12 years, thank you for your friendship and support. I hope that we will be able to stay in touch.” www.theprintingcharity.org.uk

The Essential Spanish promotion IT will soon be time to reach for the sun-block, pour a glass of Rioja and prepare for a siesta, as the Premier Paper Group, the UK’s largest independent paper merchant, is set to launch a Spanish the med Essential Self-Adhesive promotion throughout March and April of this year, where customers and end-users will have the chance to win some very enjoyable prizes.

Spain is one of Europe’s top travel destinations and is also the country where Premier’s Essential Self-Adhesive range is manufactured. Premier’s ‘Sun, Sea, Sand and Self-Adhesive’ Spanish themed promotion will provide customers with the opportunity to win £1,000 of travel vouchers as well as bottles of a top label Spanish Rioja, through their Essential Self-Adhesive product purchases during the months of March and April 2016.

The Essential Self-Adhesive range is manufactured by Lecta, who also produced the core self adhesive range for PaperlinX and is one of Europe’s largest fine paper manufacturers. Essential Self Adhesive is available exclusively through the Premier Paper Group. The range is extensive in both variety and capabilities, and caters for a wide range of self-adhesive applications to meet most end-user requirements.

Essential Self-Adhesive products are made up of three components: Facestock, Adhesive and Release Liner. Each component plays a key role at a specific moment in a label’s life. The Facestock is the part that remains visible and that determines print quality; the Adhesive is essential to adhesion to the product; and the Release Liner protects the adhesive and allows for high-speed die-cutting or matrix stripping. More technical information about the Essential Self Adhesive range can be found in Premier’s new dedicated Essential Self Adhesive swatch.

For more information or to request a copy of the latest swatch you can contact your local Premier sales team or visit www.paper.co.uk.

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Xerox to separate XEROX has announced its plan to separate into two strong, independent, public companies. The separation, which Xerox expects to complete by the end of 2016, will create two industry-leading companies in order to maximise returns to shareholders and align the businesses to current market dynamics. Upon separation, the companies will benefit from greater strategic and operational focus, simpler organisational structures and more efficient allocation of capital. They will be better positioned to meet their clients’ needs and capitalise on the unique growth opportunities in

their respective markets • The Document Technology company will be

a global leader in document management and document outsourcing with superior technology, solutions and innovation capabilities and had approximately $11 billion in 2015 revenue.

• The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company will be an industry leader that helps clients improve their flow of work by leveraging its expertise in managing transaction intensive processes. In 2015, it had approximately $7 billion in revenue. www.xerox.co.uk

Royal Mail Announce Price Change MAKE SURE YOU GET THE RIGHT PRICE EVERY TIME If you are sending a large letter remember to change the settings of your franking machine to large letter. If you are sending franked mail abroad (including the Republic of Ireland), please choose from one of Royal Mail’s International services available through your franking machine.

ROYAL Mail has announced that franking postage prices will change from 29th March 2016. Full pricing details will be announced at the end of February, and to receive new pricing information straight to your inbox enter your details at www.royalmail.com/prices2016 Royal Mail Mailmark franking technology provides the lowest prices for franking products and services Mailmark franking technology offers the best prices for franking products and services, with automatic price updates, easy selection of Royal Mail products, an exclusive Pre Pay Reply product and much more. Visit www.royalmail.com/franking for more information.

HELPING YOU TO PREPARE AND PRESENT YOUR FRANKED MAIL CORRECTLY Whether you are getting your mail ready for collection or dropping it off at a Post Office branch, Royal Mail has a handy range of posters and videos that explain in simple steps how to prepare and get the very best service from your franked mail.

IMPROVEMENTS TO ROYAL MAIL’S PARCEL SERVICE Royal Mail has some great services available for customers to get even more from Royal Mail

parcel services, which include: • Local Collect: Offer your customers the convenience of having their items delivered to one of 10,500 Post Office branches of which over 5,000 have been modernised. Many are open from early in the morning until later in the evening with over 3,000 open on Sundays – it’s really convenient.

For more information visit www.royalmail.com/ localcollect • Sunday services: Royal Mail has opened around 100 of their busiest delivery offices on Sundays with around 250 more planned for 2016. They are also providing Sunday deliveries of parcels to addresses within the area of the M25.

• Systems investment: Royal Mail are investing in systems across their parcels operation to improve the visibility of items in its network.

These developments are dependent upon parcels in the network carrying 2D barcodes (available to parcels contracts).

For more information visit www.royalmail.com/ barcodeready • Later acceptance times: Royal Mail has improved access to their network, with later acceptance times and weekend collections to help businesses process orders and better meet your customers’ needs. www.neopost.co.uk

The Print Futures Awards are open for entries THE sponsors – The Printing Charity, the British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF), SAXOPRINT, St Bride Foundation, John Crosfield Foundation, Unite the Union GPM & IT Sector, and The Book Trade Charity – are calling for entries to the 2016 Print Futures Awards.

These annual Awards, which were launched in 2003, are cash grants of up to £1,500 each to help pay for any costs associated with relevant training courses for a career in printing, publishing, packaging or graphic arts.

The Print Futures Awards are open to people resident in the UK aged 16 to 30 years who: intend

or are studying for a career in printing, publishing, packaging or graphic arts in the UK; are already working in those sectors in the UK and would like to undertake courses or training sessions to develop their workplace skills; or are apprentices or studying for NVQs in print-related organisations

and need help with travel and living expenses while studying Entries should be emailed to awards@ theprintingcharity.org.uk by the closing date of Friday, 27 May 2016. Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed in London on 13 and 14 June and the Awards will be presented on 19 July at a special event in London.

For further information about the Print Futures Awards, please email awards@ theprintingcharity.org.uk or see www. printfuturesawards.com where application forms can be downloaded.

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The Stationers’ Company Innovation Excellence THE Stationers’ Company is calling for entries to its annual Innovation Excellence Awards, which celebrate innovation and creativity in the UK Communications and Content Industries.

The Awards, which have attracted a year-on-year increase in entries since they were launched in 2014, invite organisations to demonstrate best practice in product design, services, campaigns or business process development, highlighting the industries’ valuable contribution to the UK economy and society.

Entries are welcome from all sectors of the Communications and Content industries: book, magazine and digital publishing; paper, printing and packaging; printing supplies including inks and coatings; printing machinery; office supplies; design and advertising; website design, computer and mobile games; newspapers, telecommunications and broadcasting The Stationers’ Company is also encouraging entries from educational institutions and public bodies such as museums, as well as nominations from third-party individuals, companies, trade associations, and NGOs. To enter, download the entry form at https://stationers.org/about/ engagement-with-our-industries/innovation-excellence-awards/1389-launchof-stationers-innovation-excellence-awards-2016-2.html and email your completed entry by 15 April 2016 to communications@stationers.org Tony Mash, the Stationers’ Company Industry Committee Chairman, says: “Our panel of judges will evaluate entries on their innovation, ability to generate economic growth in the sector, and overall positive social impact.”

Winners will be announced at a special luncheon and exhibition of all entries at Stationers’ Hall on 27 June 2016.

Konica Minolta driving future at drupa KONICA Minolta is gearing up for an awe-inspiring 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 press, will help pull the crowds.

The Konica Minolta drupa-dedicated microsite (drupa2016.konicaminolta.eu) incorporates latest drupa information.

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. At drupa, we will be demonstrating thought leadership by presenting innovative business concepts. We will be illustrating how we enable our customers to grow their business and to generate more profit.”

He added: “We look forward to welcoming visitors to our stand, which is one of the largest at drupa. They won’t be disappointed.” www.konicaminolta.co.uk

New Workplace Pension Campaign

A new national advertising campaign has been launched by the Department for Work and Pensions and The Pensions Regulator to raise awareness of automatic enrolment among small and micro employers, business advisers and employees.

Employers are obliged to enrol employees into a workplace scheme, even if they only employ just one person, and that employee; • Is not already in a scheme.

• Is aged between 22 and State Pension age.

• Earns more than £10,000 a year.

• Works in the UK. The campaign also includes the twitter hashtag #DontIgnoreIt which can be used to follow how other small business owners are responding to the campaign.

Number of self-employed continues to soar

THE number of self-employed people has risen by 98,000 in the three months leading up to November 2015, compared to the same period in 2014, according to figures from the ONS. Self-employment is at its highest ever level (4.62 million), with the overall employment rate hitting another record high (74 per cent), with strong growth also recorded in full-time jobs.

The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed (IPSE) welcomes the significant increase and record high in the number of people who work for themselves.

IPSE economic policy adviser, Lorence Nye says that the labour market figures again show that more and more people are realising the benefits of self-employment and opting to become their own boss.

Full story at the www.smallbusiness.co.uk

Shop vacancy falls to lowest level since 2009

BRITAIN’S shop vacancy in January decreased to its lowest mark in six years to 12.5 per cent, a study shows.

The shopping centre vacancy rate dropped by 0.4 per cent in January 2016 when compared to the previous month, according to a study by the Local Data Company.

Wales (-1.0 per cent) and Greater London (-0.8 per cent) saw the biggest drops in vacancy rate across the UK nations and regions.

Compared to January 2015, Wales has seen the highest increase in vacancy rate over the 12-month period. Wales’ shopping centre vacancy rate increased by 2.2 per cent in the 12 months to January 2016.

The region with the best-performing retail parks is Yorkshire and the Humber, which saw a 0.9 per cent drop in January when compared to December.

Full story at www.smallbusiness.co.uk

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New Epson Super-fast, 64-inch printer EPSON has announced the launch of the latest addition to the SureColor SC-P series line-up, the 64-inch width SC-P20000. Combining new superfast printing speeds with the same superior photo quality already seen on current SC-P models, it is ideal for high volume production print environments who do not wish to compromise quality for productivity. As you would expect from a production device, the SC-P20000 is very robust while incorporating a range of innovative technologies and features that make it very easy to operate.

Designed for commercial print and copy businesses the SC-P20000 is ideal for any organisation looking for a cost effective inhouse production solution. The SC-P20000 can create high-quality, large-format POS, shortterm outdoor and interior signage, exhibition and display graphics, promotional graphics and photographs. The printer comes with a permanent PrecisionCore MicroTFP printhead for producing outstanding results up to 2400 x 1200 dpi, even at the highest print speeds. This is coupled with high-precision media feed technology, including a newly developed camera based paper feed stabiliser and media inductive roller system, to ensure the printer operates smoothly even when unattended.

Martin Johns, product manager, Epson UK, said: “We understand that the market has been waiting a long time for the next generation of our highly popular Epson Stylus Pro 11880 and, with the SCP20000, we have created a significantly superior successor. This printer combines new rapid printing speeds with the same high output quality that Epson customers have come to expect, while delivering a range of new features and enhanced usability.”

In order to deliver the high quality expected by the marketplace, the SC-P20000 includes a number of features to help ensure the most accurate, precise, productive and reliable results.

For excellent colour reproduction, a new Epson UltraChrome Pro 10-colour inkset consistently delivers fantastic looking prints. Blacks will be deep and rich thanks to new high density photo and matte black inks. Better gradation with reduced graininess is achieved thanks to the inkset containing four shades of black ink, and Multi Size Droplet Technology (MSDT), while a new printhead structure means fewer vibrations and more accurate ink droplets and dot placement.

To ensure consistency without the need for expensive add-ons, the Epson Colour Calibration utility means users can easily manage their colour reproduction.

The SC-P20000 not only produces great results,

but it makes operation and maintenance clear and simple, allowing users to enjoy hassle-free production printing. Getting started is easy with a clearly illustrated user guide and colour LCD Panel. When it comes to handling, changing and switching media, the process is quick and effortless. During printing, a transparent printer cover window and roll cover window allows users to check the status of printing and remaining media. After printing has finished, the position of the printhead means that it can be cleaned by the user, along with the ink cap, to help save on maintenance costs.

User efficiency and workflow can be improved further with an optional Adobe post script module; while an optional HDD allows jobs to be reprinted directly from the printer panel, without the need for a PC. www.epson.co.uk

Easier Weeding with 123!

THEMAGICTOUCH has marketed their unique range of 123Flex and garment vinyl products for many years with the current range now in excess of over 160 different colours and effects. However, as with all flex products cut using traditional plotters, the transfers need to be weeded, which is considered as probably the most laborious, tedious and costliest part of the garment decoration process. However, innovation is on its way to help.

TheMagicTouch announce the introduction of “easy-2-weed” a new improved feature for the existing white 123Flex at no extra cost.

Using the latest gravure precision engineering during the manufacturing an embossed effect on the hot melt backside is applied enabling cut lines to be more visible thus making the weeding process easier and quicker.

This unique innovation will apply initially to the white 123Flex with other colours and products to follow in the future.

The 123Flex with its lower tack carrier sheet

and 123Flex Premium version with the higher tack carrier sheet, for more precise and complex designs, are recognised as the best value flex products on the market. Both versions offer the unique option of lower temperature, as low as 120°application, to ensure mixed fabrics and performance fabrics don’t scorch or leave heat

press marks on the garments.

Contact TheMagicTouch direct to receive your samples of the new innovation: sales@themagictouch.co.uk www.themagictouch.co.uk

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Colourgen Presents New Mutoh Range COLOURGEN will be at Sign and Digital for the 16th year running, presenting a brand new range of Mutoh large format sign and display printers and a new garment printer.

Also on display will be Mutoh’s desktop gadget flatbed printer, laminators from Kala, plus a broad range of media products and Caldera RIPs. New at the show are the Mutoh ValueJet 1638X (64”) and ValueJet 1624X (64”). The two new printers incorporate high performance micro piezo head technology.

The ValueJet 1638X has two print heads mounted in a staggered configuration, whereas the VJ-1624X has a single print head. Both printers incorporate Mutoh’s new DropMaster technology for precise media handling.

Also new is the Mutoh VJ-405GT, Mutoh’s first ever direct-to-garment printer. The VJ-405GT has CMYK + white with a dedicated ink

circulation system for the white. This desktop printer has been specifically developed for direct printing on t-shirts, caps, canvas bags, shoes and more.

Key products also on show include

the Mutoh 426UF, an A3+ LED UV printer designed for printing personalised products, labels and gadgets. Since its launch at Sign and Digital last year, the printer has been installed in many locations, delivering

a broad range of applications, from labels and gifts to trophies and even condom wrappers!

Colourgen will also be showing the Mutoh print/cut solution, the ValueCut 600 cutter with the 24” wide ValueJet 628 . Finishing applications will be shown on the Kala Arkane 1650 laminator. All printers will be supported by Caldera VisualRIP+.

Jeff Biggs, managing director of Colourgen, comments, “Colourgen will be focusing very heavily on the excellent range of Mutoh printers, particularly those models that are brand new to the UK market.

Also we are actively encouraging signmakers to see the capabilities of those printers that are ostensibly outside of their core business, such as the ValueJets 426UF and 405GT, that could open doors to new applications, incremental revenues and increased profitability.” www.colourgen.com

Mimaki adds Light Black high-performance MIMAKI has announced that a light black ink will be added to its range of SB410 sublimation ink spot colours from February 2016.

The light black joins the recently released neon yellow and pink fluorescent inks, which are ideal for low-volume, high-quality use in fashion and sportswear and swimwear. This addition will expand apparel production possibilities for users and will increase the versatility of the TS300P-1800 wide format printer; a dedicated dye sublimation inkjet printer for apparel and textile applications. The new light black inks will be available in two litre ink packs and the TS300P-1800 is scheduled to demonstrate some of the innovative and creative capabilities of the inks at FESPA Digital 2016 in March.

“These new spot colours can add real value to

fashion and sportswear,” states Stephen Woodall; National Sales Manager – textile and apparel at Mimaki’s exclusive UK and Irish distributor, Hybrid Services Ltd. “The new light black improves the already high print quality, enhancing photographic images and gradations even further. Alongside the fluorescent pink and yellow inks, users now really have the capability to create highly unique garments.”

He concludes; “The fluorescent samples we have produced on the Mimaki TS300P-1800 are spectacular, so we anticipate that combining this with the new light black will deliver even more eye-catching output. We look forward to demonstrating this to visitors to FESPA Digital in March.” www.hybridservices.co.uk 34 | CLASSIFIEDS | QUICK PRINT PRO | MARCH 2016

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Welcome to the new QPP regular feature in every hard copy magazine and promoted on the website through our e-mag version.

QPP Favourite PSPs (Print Service Supplier) star on page 34 where we display the very best top trade suppliers to our 6600 UK print shops. Still not a pre-requisite to suppliers free editorial as we love sharing best practice and adding value to our 36,000 quick print pros.

To claim a regular marketing message you are invited to pick the advert that suits you: 1/8 page for £150+VAT per issue; 1/16 for £100+VAT per issue; or 1/32 for just £50+VAT.

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Roland DG’s Latest Technology LAST month Roland DG held a New Product Creative Centre Open Day; an event held at their HQ in Clevedon where, for the first time, QPP were able to see the newly launched VersaUV LEF-300, SOLJET EJ-640 and Texart RT-640; learn about the innovative products including new accompanying RIP software and see profit-driving demonstrations.

Within the new product line up on display there was something to capture the imagination of anyone in the business of print: The LEF-300 desktop UV flatbed printer; the latest, largest and fastest printer from the successful VersaUV LEF desktop series, the LEF300 benefits from a host of new features that make customisation on an industrial level easier and more profitable than ever. A large 770 x 330mm vacuum flatbed table for speedy object positioning and dual LED lamps for super-fast printing, the LEF-300 can be used to personalise virtually any item or substrate.

Roland DG’s latest addition to their Texart range of sublimation technology is the XT-640. With a print speed of up to 63m2/h and a wide colour gamut including orange and violet Texart inks; the XT-640 delivers outstanding productivity, exceptional print quality and renowned reliability.

Roland DG’s latest SOLJET printer; the EJ-640 uses new EJ Ink supplied in one litre ink cartridges developed specifically for use with the EJ-640

to deliver economical running costs below £1 per m/sq. Available in either dual CMYK or CMYKLcLmLk configurations, the EJ-640 is a true high-production printer able to produce stunning quality graphics as stunning speeds.

Finally Print Product Manager, Mark Elvidge will be on hand to demonstrate the workflow advantages of the powerful new VersaWorks Dual RIP software which features both postscript and PDF RIP engines for superior file rendering and spot colour generation tools for quick and easy printing of white and gloss files. For Mac OSX users, Mark will also be demonstrating Rolandprintstudio, an exciting RIP and print management software for Roland DG machines.

Roland DG’s expert Business Managers were on hand to talk through the new products, in addition to the wider range of Roland DG

technology on show. Roland’s creative team gave demonstrations and tips on file creation through the Roland DG Academy VersaUV LEF Digital Print course. Alongside the opportunity to experience the RolandCare support centre and the Roland DG Care team offered advice on machine maintenance and management.

Visitors had the chance to explore the Creative Centre; the inspirational hub of Roland DG UK, with a distinctive collection of creative works from top Roland artists and craftsmen from around the world on display. The list of samples is vast, with everything on display created using Roland DG technology - from surfboards, beer pumps, guitar wraps and mini motorcycles to custom-printed suits, Russian dolls and arcade machine wraps.

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Route One Adds Perfect Service THE success of its online print operation Route One prompted Rotherham general commercial printer Bluetree Design & Print to add perfect binding to its list of services with investment in a Horizon BQ470 perfect binder from IFS. “We set up Route One in 2012 as the trade arm for the Bluetree business,” E-commerce Director James Kinsella explains. “the brand has grown very quickly which we put down to our slightly different approach, rather than just offering competitive prices Route One’s primary focus is on service and its relationships with clients.”

He continues: “Route One already produces a lot of stitched books but customers have been increasingly asking us for perfect bound options.

It is important for us to have full control of production and quality management so if we were going to offer perfect binding it had to be something we did in house.”

IFS was the first port of call as the business already had a StitchLiner. “We did look at other options but having a StitchLiner we were aware of the Horizon quality, ease of use and reliability. It is our reputation that is on the line with customers so we needed to be sure.”

The small-footprinted 1,350 books per hour PUR BQ-470 four-clamp perfect binder is ideally suited to mid-range soft back book production with higher production speeds, instant make readies for runs-of-one. It can bind up to 65 mm

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The investment follows the addition of a Xerox iGen 150 to support the group’s output from existing iGens, B1 and B2 Heidelbergs and two large format HP Scitexs.

“We also needed a system that could handle both litho and digital work,” states James. “The perfect binder does that and also gives us the

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Northern Lights hotting up Ha-ha! Or is it tea-hee? Whatever your take, the fun is brewing for 200 businesses in and around Leeds.

Duplo’s show is hotting up on March 8-9 2016, to be held at the Royal Armouries Museum.

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TAFF FROM DUPLO, renowned for its print finishing technology, visited companies over two days to make a special cuppa to promote a free-to-attend event in the city.

Teams armed with hampers of tea and biscuits are confident that this novel way of marketing is guaranTEAd to hit the right spot in promoting Duplo’s second ‘Northern Lights’ at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds from March 8-9.

Around 200 businesses in the area were visited by 10 tea-ms over two days to highlight the show.

Targeted at anybody with an interest in printassociated technology, the event will spotlight latest innovations from Duplo and their event partners.

Sarah Crumpler, Duplo UK Marketing Manager, said: “Our staff really warmed to this fun initiative.

They were all tea-d up for visits to businesses in and around the Leeds area! With the time-saving efficiencies that automated precision from Duplo products deliver, there’s more time for a cuppa!

She added: “We made time for tea with these companies because our relationships with the people are really important to us and it has been a great opportunity to meet them face to face. We want people to know about and, more importantly, come along to and gain value from our event.”

At Northern Lights, Duplo will be introducing the latest breakthrough print finishing technology and showing real-live applications, together with partners. Doors open on both days at 10am, with the event closing at 7pm on Tuesday 8 March and 5pm on the Wednesday 9 March.

Follow the campaign on twitter by searching #duplotea For more information and to register for your free place visit: www.duplonorthernlights.com

Making time for tea: Duplo’s Matt Brown, regional business manager covering Leeds, and Andy Pike, product manager, multifinishing, know there’s a lot of interest brewing in Northern Lights in Leeds from March 8-9.

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Sign & Digital UK returns with Creativity, Innovation and Choice Returning from 19 to 21 April 2016, this year’s Sign & Digital UK will showcase the very latest innovations in products, technologies and services from across the sign making, display solutions and digital printing industry.

the industry’s top companies and get expert help and advice, visitors will also be able to update their skills in the ever-popular Adobe, Corel and SignLab software theatres. Hosting a wide variety of sessions and topics, they offer an opportunity for visitors to keep up to date with the latest developments, gain new insight and learn practical new skills.

To help visitors navigate the show and find the right products and seminars, there are three highlighted trails — the Textile Trail, the Retail Route and Materials World. Details of these will be announced in the weeks leading up to the show.

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ITH THE SHOW on target to be at least 10% bigger than in 2015, visitors can make the most of more than 200 leading suppliers, with names not to be missed including Agfa Graphics, Antalis, Atech, Canon, Epson, GDL, GPT, Hewlett- Packard, Hybrid Services/Mimaki, i-Sub, KIP, Papergraphics, Perfect Colours, printMAX, QPS and Roland DG. 2016’s theme — Creativity, Innovation and Choice — sums up what visitors can expect to see at the show this year: new products, new technology, new applications and the best range of choice. As well as seeing the very latest in wide format printing technology from the industry’s top suppliers, visitors will also be able to meet technical staff from suppliers who can explain the fastest and most efficient ways of generating new business with the huge range of wide format output and applications.

This year’s exhibitor line-up will also be supported by a diverse range of new show features, including a schedule of live product demonstrations, highlighting when exhibitors are doing full demonstrations throughout the show.

Visitors will be able to add these to their diaries to make full use of their time on site.

Another new feature is the online meeting planner, which will allow visitors to pre-schedule meetings with suppliers at the show. Full details of these features will be announced in the c oming weeks.

Visitors can also make the most of a

comprehensive programme of free seminars and workshops that take place every day throughout the show. This year’s seminar topics include colour management, and looking after your wide format eco-solvent machine. For the first time in 2016 the seminar programme will also feature a series of case studies, allowing visitors to learn from the best practice of awardwinning end-users.

As well as the opportunity to meet face-to-face with

ROLAND DG has confirmed it is set to return to Sign & Digital UK, and will be showcasing an impressive portfolio of machines and applications on stand H30. Print professionals will be able to meet with experts on the stand to find out how they can use the latest Roland DG technologies to drive top line growth within their business.

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AGFA GRAPHICS TO SHOWCASE JETI MIRA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE UK AGFA Graphics, a leading supplier to the printing industry, will showcase the Jeti Mira 2716 with the RTR option for the first time in the UK at this year’s show, on stand F30.

The Jeti Mira is a true flatbed printer, featuring a moving gantry for printing on x- and y-axes with pinpoint precision. It produces industry-leading quality in six colours with or without white and/ or varnish. The 7pl droplet size produces stunning detail and razor-sharp text even in something as small as 4-point type, both positive and negative. The printer also features ‘Print & Prepare’ technology that allows you to load new media while the printer is still working.

For the first time at the show visitors will be able to view the latest addition to Roland DG’s VersaUV series of UV-LED flatbed inkjet printers, the LEF-300.

Also on show will be the newly launched Texart XT-640 and SOLJET EJ-640, which is the latest edition to the Roland DG’s range of dye sublimation transfer printers and has been designed for professionals in the dye-sublimation market.

Visitors to Sign & Digital UK 2016 will have the opportunity to enter into the Roland DG Scratch and Win Prize Draw. To enter, they will need to visit the stand (H30) to collect a Scratch and Win Prize Draw scratch card. Those lucky enough to draw a winning scratch card could win a variety of prizes — from a set of ECO-SOL MAX 3 inks, a place on a Roland Academy course, to one lucky company winning a cost-efficient, high-performance SOLJET EJ-640 printer.

COLOURGEN PRESENT A BRAND NEW RANGE OF PRINTERS COLOURGEN, a leading specialist distributor of large format digital colour printing solutions, consumables, bespoke software, engineering and support services, will return to Sign & Digital UK for the 16th year running.

They will present a brand new range of Mutoh large format sign and display printers on stand E40, as well a new garment printer. Also on display at the show will be Mutoh’s desktop gadget flatbed printer, laminators from Kala, plus a broad range of media products and Caldera RIPs. Also new for this year is the Mutoh VJ-405GT, Mutoh’s first ever direct-to-garment printer. The

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VJ-405GT has CMYK + white with a dedicated ink circulation system for the white. This desktop printer has been specifically developed for direct printing on t-shirts, caps, canvas bags, shoes and more.

Other products on show include the Mutoh 426UF, an A3+ LED UV printer designed for printing personalised products, labels and gadgets.

Colourgen will also be showing the Mutoh print/ cut solution, the ValueCut 600 cutter with the 24” wide ValueJet 628. Finishing applications will be shown on the Kala Arkane 1650 laminator, all of which will be supported by Caldera VisualRIP+.

PERFECT Colours is returning to Sign & Digital UK and will demonstrate the latest technology in large and grand format printing on stand D10.

They will also be holding personalised printer demonstrations for visitors who sign up through their website — those interested can choose from a wide range of graphics, flatbed and latex printing technology, including HP PageWide for Large Format and the Kongsberg XN 24 flatbed cutter.

THEMAGICTOUCH SHOWCASE AWARDWINNING PRODUCTS THEMAGICTOUCH, which offers image transfer solutions for the production of full and single colour garment transfers, will be back at Sign & Digital UK on stand F60. Highlights for 2016

include the award-winning WOW transfer paper for full colour decoration of almost any garment or fabric, including polyester, cotton and nylon.

Other new applications include UV certified HD Metal for POS and signage, entry-level printers as well as a host of new non-textile promotional business products. www.signanddigitaluk.com

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Newtech Corby Exhibitor team celebrate T

HE LATEST COACTIVE event, Newtech Corby, attracted over 200 personally invited guests from the commercial print, wide format, sign, display, textile and branded goods markets this week.

Fiona Cox of Creative Design and Print said ‘I think it’s great, the atmosphere is brilliant. I have had the time with people to understand exactly how the equipment works.

I’ve really enjoyed it’.

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range at the show and visitors were able to have in depth demonstrations from the Service Offset Supplies team as well as the dozens of other innovative products and brands at the show. QPP distributed an extra print run of our much admired 2016 year planner.

The happy team of exhibitors together with the organisers, Coactive Events, gathered for a photo opportunity at the end of the show.

The Newtech team rolls on to Glasgow next at the Hilton, Bellshill March 15th 2016 Venues: Glasgow, Brighton, Manchester, Bristol, Brentwood, Leeds, London.

For further information or to register as a visitor: www.coactiveevents.com

Roland DG to celebrate at FESPA ROLAND DG is inviting visitors to this year’s FESPA Digital in Amsterdam to join the celebrations on their stand to mark 35 years of Roland innovation.

To commemorate the impressive milestone, Roland DG has got off to a busy start with the launch in January of the largest and fastest new addition to the popular VersaUV series; the LEF-300. FESPA will be the first chance many customers have to see this highly productive LED UV inkjet flatbed printer in action.

The Roland stand will be divided into five exciting technology zones which will showcase devices and software from across the Roland product portfolio; including personalisation, integrated print and cut, print, textile and UV. The LEF-300 takes the digital customisation of merchandise and promotional print products to a whole new level of productivity and live

complimentary copies of Roland’s NEW print and cut business opportunities guide will be available on the stand. Packed with inspirational ideas and creative applications, the guide will help ambitious signmakers and print providers to stand out from the crowd.

In the print zone, visitors will discover the cost-efficiency and high performance production capabilities of Roland’s latest 64” eco-solvent printer; the SOLJET EJ-640. demonstrations in the personalisation zone on Taking pride of place in the textile zone will the Roland stand will highlight the speed and be the latest addition to Roland’s Texart dye efficiency with which the device can transform an incredible range of ordinary objects into high-profit sublimation transfer range, the XT-640 64” printer. personalised items. From mobile phone covers and The XT-640, available in four or eight colour ink configurations, is ideal for textile applications USB sticks to pens, golf balls and much more. such as soft signage, sportswear, fashion, interior For anyone interested in finding out more about decoration and promotional merchandise. the considerable commercial benefits offered Show tickets at www.rolanddg.eu/Fespa2016 by integrated print and cut technology, or those wanting to get even more from their printer/cutter, www.rolanddg.co.uk

Mimaki to Inspire Print Heroes at FESPA MIMAKI will have a significant presence at FESPA Digital 2016, 8th – 11th March 2016 in Amsterdam. Mimaki’s stand will be one of the first that visitors to the show will encounter and it will not disappoint. Alongside the Mimaki team, the company’s exclusive UK and Irish distributor; Hybrid Services Ltd, will have key personnel on the stand to welcome customers and resellers from the region visiting the show.

“FESPA Digital is an important European exhibition,” says Hybrid’s National Sales Manager – Textile & Apparel, Stephen Woodall. “It affords us the opportunity to reveal new products and welcome visitors to an international stage.”

Wrap Masters Competition: Crowning a superhero — Mimaki and Avery Dennison are joining forces as sponsors of the World Wrap Masters competition, which will run across the four days of the show. From 8th – 9th March, the competition begins with the FESPA European Wrap Masters competition, where wrappers will battle it out to participate in the World Wrap Masters Series Final on 10th – 11th March, where the European Wrap Master will join winners from South Africa, Mexico, Denmark, Eurasia, Brazil, Ireland and

France, who have already qualified. Series finalists will compete to become FESPA World Wrap Master 2016 by wrapping Audi A1 Sportback vehicles using materials printed by Mimaki, as well as more challenging items, including clogs and a superhero-related item. This annual competition is an event that show visitors will not want to miss.

Digital Textile Conference — The one-day Digital Textile Conference being held on 8th March in conjunction with FESPA will feature an international line-up of digital textile printing experts, including Mike Horsten. He will be speaking at 15:30 on the hot topic of Digital Print in Fast Fashion. “We had great success at Heimtextil in January with our full line-up of solutions that make it easy for visitors to expand their digital textile printing capabilities or implement new ones, printing vibrant, durable colours on a broad range of materials. We are pleased to be bringing these solutions to the FESPA Digital audience as well,” adds Horsten.

“The Digital Textile Conference is an ideal opportunity for visitors interested in finding out what’s happening at the cutting edge of the textile sector to benefit from some expert insights,”

remarks Hybrid’s Woodall. “Mimaki’s peerless textile printing heritage puts us in a very strong position and we’ll have a number of our latest textile offerings on the stand for people to investigate further.”

Inspiration for a profitable future — “With our full portfolio of current and brand-new products showcased on the Mimaki stand, there will be no lack of inspiration,” Horsten concludes. “We believe that visitors to our stand will leave the show with several new ideas that will make their businesses more profitable in the future, and we look forward to talking with them to learn how we can help even more.” www.hybridservices.co.uk

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Spring is in the air Spring is in the air, or will be by the time you read this, and the longer days also bring the start of the exhibition season for the print trade.

As the core of this column from the start has been digital imaging, it’s no surprise that Martin Christie should headline the first, and most comprehensive of these, for that section of the industry.…

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HE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW is relatively new as a title, but is the successor to a long line of annual events covering all things to do with cameras, and the capture, print and presentation of images. Since this tradition began when digital technology was little more than a novelty, it has witnessed a remarkable transformation in how we process what we see and chose to save and share.

At one point it looked as if photography, as a discipline, would go into decline and be absorbed into the general media soup, but instead it has thrived as the technology has put the potential of image making into the hands of the masses, and thus encouraged a wider interest in everything related to it. For good or bad we are bombarded by images, not just daily, but minute by minute, and though most quite rightly disappear into the ether to be lost forever, a good many are worthy of being turned into something more permanent if only for sentimental reasons.

So the print industry will always have a place in modern culture, at least for the forseeable future, and photography, in all its various guises, will have its part to play in it.

This year the Photography Show will probably host the widest variety of options from the most simple camera to the most sophisticated — wider than ever before reflecting the many ways that snapping our world and our ways has taken a hold of popular demand. At the one end the technical arms race to develop more complex specifications based on evolving technology, and at the other a desire to return to something more basic with just one button where simplicity is its own beauty.

There’s a place, and a consumer for both, and every variation in between.

The Photography Show is at the NEC, Birmingham, from 19th to 22nd of March, which is the week before Easter. The significance of the dates is that it starts on a Saturday and runs till Tuesday. Unlike a standard work day trade show, this is a consumer led expo with a strong trade influence. This provides a broad exhibitor base and provides for a wide range of general and special interests. For the trade visitor it gives you the option of visiting at a weekend, rather than taking a valuable working day, and even, given the nature of the event, the possibility that other

family members might enjoy the visit.

Obviously all the major brands are represented, not just with cameras, but printing and other related kit. So you have the like of Canon, Epson, Fuji and Ricoh alongside Nikon, Sony, Olympus and Panasonic. And there are a couple of names more familiar to photographers that have refused to be drowned by the digital tide in Pentax and Leica. As well as the headline products, there are those equally important contributors like Adobe and other software specialists not just being there but actively giving demonstrations and discussions on all matters relevant.

Because it’s a public show, there’s very much a feeling for visitor involvement and entertainment which gives it a particular buzz, and the large crowds attracted daily are a reassuring sign that there is still plenty of business to be done.

The significant thing about a consumer directed exhibition is that it’s not just dictated by what the trade wants, but equally by what the customer expects, and as such is a very direct thermometer of current trends and demands. The distinction between trade and public has been largely

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eroded by the phenomenon that is the world wide web as we all know. But the importance of meeting face to face with the buying public cannot be overestimated as the relationship works both ways.

It’s all very well comparing prices and specifications on a computer screen, but it’s only when you have the product in your hands that you can really know if it’s the right purchase for you. This is true for a camera, as much as it is true of any printing service. The net may have its place, but it can’t provide that essential contact in the real world that actually benefits both parties.

It’s a point that I have stressed before in these pages, but is worth repeating, that the hands on exchange at the counter is the most significant advantage a retail outlet has over an internet based competitor. You get to hear what the customer actually wants, which is not always what they may have originally asked for. Technology has empowered a whole new generation of potential print consumers, but hasn’t necessarily equipped them with any of the necessary knowledge or skills needed to provide print ready files or images. That’s why they need to talk to a sympathetic human being with that knowledge rather than a machine with a confusing amount of options.

I also find that a public exhibition is a bit of a reality check to some of those who spend most of their time in the trades ivory towers, particularly those who work in marketing and public relations. All those glowing descriptions of the very latest product can start to whither under the experience of a user who has purchased it and found them wanting. It should be an essential right of passage for anyone who thinks dealing with the public is easy.

The final point about an exhibition like the Photography Show, or any similar worthwhile event, is what I call the serendipity factor. That is the pleasure of finding something useful or interesting entirely unexpectedly. It’s coming across something, often tucked away out of the main spotlights, that you would never have found otherwise, because you never knew it existed.

You would certainly never have found it on a search engine, because you were never looking for it. I don’t know what this year’s find will be at the Photography Show, but I’m sure there will be something.

Around the sides of the main exhibitor platforms are dozens of smaller stalls featuring all manner of gadgets and products from the technical to the simple — from sophisticated colour management and calibration to cutting cardboard mount and stretching canvas. There can’t be many exhibitions that have such a wide range of diverse products and services. That’s what makes it such an interesting expedition, and why it is so appropriate for the digital print industry as we have all had to adapt to changing times and customer demand.

While embracing new technology, we still need to preserve some traditional skills which can only be provided by the direct counter service, and not the impersonal interchange of the internet. If we lose that we may become as redundant as the Kodak Box Brownie (google it if you’ve never heard of it!).

Although having said that, giving current trends in the novelty of the basic, someone will probably have re-invented it by the time I get to the NEC. The Photography Show is open 10am till 6pm daily apart from the last when it closes at 5. www.photographyshow.com

KEEPING IT IN FOCUS

AS mentioned photography now spans a massive range of products and possibilities, more than could ever have been imagined a decade ago. Digital technology has enabled image capture not only by cameras, but many other devices including tablets and phones. This has had a profound influence, not only on how people take images, but how they view them and actually relate to therm.

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Because they are mostly shared electronically where previously they would have been printed, and taken so casually, they are no longer treasured or appreciated in the way they would have been if a film had to be taken or prints anxiously awaited. This may seem a simple and obvious point, but if you think about it, has had long term implications for our handling of images.

Because the electronic version transmits so quickly, a printed version is expected to be produced just as fast.

And because the quality looks good on a portable device the print is assumed to be of similar quality and appearance despite being presented in entirely different way. The world is being viewed through a high resolution backlit screen, not the hard copy reality.

Almost certainly a reaction to this rose tinted — or rather sRGB tinted — world, is the popularity of very basic film photography in Lomography, actually celebrating the lack of quality by a simple device, and extoling the virtue of patience in processing. Even the Polaroid — that often frustrating self developing plastic toy — has become trendy again, as has that ultimate temple of horrendous self portrait, the PhotoBooth. While sportsmen, film stars and even Presidents and politicians go out of their way to shoot selfies that make them look attractive and important, others strive to look as ordinary and old fashioned as possible. Such is the wonder of photography that there is a place for all.

At the top end of technology, it will be interesting to see where the current developments lead. It was assumed that specification would naturally progress with digital camera resolution — measured in megapixels — just increasing year by year. Once six megapixels was the standard for a professional level DSLR, then it was twelve, then twenty four. But now manufacturers have hit the forty eight megapixel ceiling they seem to be having second thoughts, at least in the short term.

In the days of film, manufacturers could develop their cameras and lenses, and produce a better product, but the size of the film and the cost of processing, was the same. With digital, more pixels mean bigger file sizes, mean bigger and faster memory cards, more processing power and more storage. Photographers are baulking at this financial escalation without a significant improvement in quality and or, a commensurate increase in the fees paid by clients.

Increasing the pixel count has produced other technical issues. The greater the number of sensors, the more sensitive the captured image can be to errors caused by focusing, vibration and electical noise and interference. So bigger is not necessarily better, at least not yet, until other issues have been resolved. For the moment the manufacturers main attention seems to be not on the headline grabbing big guns, but on the medium spec models in the 20 to 24 megapixel range.

Nikon is just launching a D500 model, successor to a much cherished series, which on paper specfications alone — only 20.9 million pixels and small frame sensor — may look like a step backwards, but may well prove to be one of the smartest camera moves of the year.

There is a certain amount of misplaced snobbery amongst some photographers comparing camera sensor sizes and spec, but my experience is that there is not as much difference in performance as many would like to claim. Then there is the old elephant in the room of whether digital has really surpassed film, or how you would rate a 35mm negative in terms of equivalent megapixels. I shall try and shed some light on this and more next month.

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ClimatePartner has been established in Europe since 2007, working with more than 700 print, packaging and paper companies to measure, manage, reduce and offset their carbon impacts. This knowledge is now being offered to printers, packaging and paper manufacturers in the UK. Nick is well known within the industry and has a wealth of experience working with companies such as Konica Minolta, Xerox, Kodak and Sharp.

He is also a freeman of the city of London and is actively involved with organisations including the BAPC, BPIF, APCOM, IPIA, APME and PICON, to name but a few.

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CARBON Balanced Paper, the initiative that enables printers and their customers to boost their environmental credentials, has been re-launched in the UK, administered by CarbonCO in partnership with international conservation charity World Land Trust (WLT). The re-launch of the Carbon Balanced Paper initiative marks a significant step forward for printers to source paper that has been specifically Carbon Balanced, enabling them to help their customers meet growing environmental targets and differentiate themselves as market leaders in environmental responsibility, as well as offer a ‘value-add’ service to attract new and prospective eco-conscious customers.

Carbon Balanced Paper offers a simple way for printers, paper makers and distributors to balance the carbon impact of the paper they use through the work undertaken by WLT. As part of its activities, WLT has identified areas of forest which, through protection and reforestation projects, can offer opportunities for specific Carbon Balanced Programmes. Carbon is offset or ‘balanced’ through the purchase and preservation of ecologically important forestry under imminent threat of clearance, which then ‘locks’ carbon that would otherwise be released. www.carbonbalancedpaper.com

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In the video, PEFC underlines the fact that it promotes sustainable forest management practices, based on a local stakeholder approach, and uses independent third-party certification and accreditation. PEFC connects forests to the marketplace, helping businesses and companies to provide transparency and reassurance to consumers in their product offerings, with thousands of companies around the world now producing, buying using PEFC-certified products.

Stocking and selling PEFC- certified products helps companies meet consumer expectations while helping to secure future supplies of responsiblysourced products. PEFC’s first global consumer survey clearly demonstrated that there is growing demand for more environmental information to be displayed on packaging to help consumers make informed choices. 54% of consumers said that they trusted environmental labels that are displayed on their packaging. It also demonstrated that consumers want companies to label with more than 80% of respondents wanting to see companies sourcing certified material from sustainably managed forests to use a certification label on product.

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Today, more and more companies from SMEs to global brands are keen to demonstrate that the fibre they use in their materials comes from a certified sustainable source. This is important as consumers are increasingly conscious of the impact of their purchasing decisions.

PEFC has been working hard with stakeholders to spread the message of sustainable forest management, in order to support and promote the expansion of forest certification and help to grow the demand for certified forest products.

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Print on metal pens METAL pens make great corporate gifts or beautiful campaign giveaways.

And to make them even more impressive, No-Minimum.co.uk now offers a range of executive writing instruments in appealing presentation sets.

The Giotto Metal Ballpen is made from brushed chrome and comes with a Parker-style refill. It is paired with its Mechanical Pencil sibling to make an attractive and functional set. They come with the PB50 presentation case which has a satin interior and a hinged lid.

The Techno Metal Set is a flock-lined PB30 presentation case containing the contemporary-styled Techno Metal Ballpen, with its satin finish and polished trim, and the Techno Metal Rollerball, which is a capped pen with a quality German refill. Both pens are available with black, blue or silver barrels.

Also presented in the PB30 case, the Harrier Metal Ballpen is paired with the Harrier Metal Pencil. These are available in black or blue and offer a high perceived value at a budget-friendly price.

Each of the above pens can be laser engraved and the sets are dispatched

with a rapid five-day lead time.

No-Minimum.co.uk is an automated web-to-print system designed to process online orders of digitally printed and engraved promotional products quickly and easily. Print outlets can even get their own free No-Minimum eCommerce site, which is customised with their own branding, and then sit back while customers place orders themselves.

To find out more, email support@no-minimum.co.uk or call 01252 796894. No-Minimum.co.uk will be attending The Photography Show at the NEC, Birmingham 19th-22nd March. Visit them at Stand A110.

Top Brands on No-Minimum.co.uk THE award-winning web-to-print platform NoMinimum.co.uk has announced its new brand partners for 2016.

Having become Pierre Cardin licensees, an exclusive range of writing instruments are coming to No-Minimum.co.uk. These are being developed in-house, based on the principles of superior design, manufacturing and writing experience.

No-Minimum.co.uk will also have high-quality notebooks carrying the internationally renowned Pierre Cardin brand.

Meanwhile, stunning executive metal pens will be available from Sheaffer and Cross, representing the chance to engrave a marketing message on a beautiful writing instrument recipients will want to cherish. These are products of superior quality and

built to last - Sheaffer pens come with a one year warranty while Cross guarantee their pens for life.

Finally, Zippo are also on-board, with US-made lighters in luxurious brushed chrome or brass, perfect for laser engraving.

These new brands are coming soon and will join the existing big-name brands already available on No-Minimum.co.uk. These include high-spec

memory products from Kingston Technology, a fun bottle opener iPhone case from Headcase, and quality printed clothing from Gildan and Fruit of the Loom.

No-Minimum.co.uk is an automated web-to-print system designed to process online orders of digitally printed and engraved promotional products quickly and easily. Print outlets can even get their own free No-Minimum eCommerce site, which is customised with their own branding, and then sit back while customers place orders themselves.

Like all products on No-Minimum.co.uk, these branded items will be available from just a single unit.

To find out more: support@no-minimum.co.uk or call 01252 796 894.

PhotoReal 3D from StackaWraps A leading manufacturer of innovative 3D replicas has launched a new range of furniture and signage that looks so much like the drinks it’s promoting that it’s guaranteed to make customers thirsty.

PhotoReal signage and furniture is the latest creation from StackaWraps, a North West company that already works with the top four advertising agencies in the UK supplying its patented pop-up product replicas.

The PhotoReal furniture uses realistic and sensory print to create 360 wraps that look exactly like a glass of beer or a cup of coffee - creating a thirst-inducing focal point for café exteriors, beer gardens or pop-up bars and restaurants at events or festivals.

The bespoke covers can be emblazoned with any logo, and StackaWraps are offering the chance for potential customers to see how their branding would look splashed across one of the eye-catching replicas. The StackaWraps studio will produce a free, no obligation mock-up on Photo Real furniture for any company that sends across its logo.

StackaWraps is also looking for trade distributors

for PhotoReal, which could be anyone with a network of contacts within the retail, leisure or events industry who could use the PhotoReal furniture to attract footfall and attention to their brand.

Richard Peter, founder of StackaWraps says: “PhotoReal is a totally fresh concept because it combines photo realistic photography with durable furniture, creating a lifelike effect which will remind consumers how much they would

like a beer or a coffee or whichever product it’s promoting. The material that we’ve used is also much better suited to outdoor advertising than fibreglass - it won’t crack in the heat or the rain, and the covers can be changed to reflect new products.”

PhotoReal furniture is unique because it’s flatpacked, and easy to assemble, which is the perfect solution for festivals or corporate events where hauling around conventional furniture and signage can be a real hassle.

StackaWraps has chosen beer and coffee as the initial products to develop within the PhotoReal line, but it envisages moving onto other concepts to meet demand. The technology behind PhotoReal furniture could be used to replicate any item from drinks to perfume bottles.

The PhotoReal furniture has already received rave reviews from existing StackaWraps customers who are impressed by the way the realism of the replicas can be transferred to furniture.

More information about becoming a trade distributor for PhotoReal, or sending across a logo for a free mock-up can be found at www.stackawraps.com

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Art on print FIFTEEN years after introducing their incredibly popular Fine Art range to industry success, PermaJet has adopted new technology to enhance the range for exceptionally high quality prints produced with modern printers and inks.

Following an eighteen month period of thorough market research, customer feedback and product development, PermaJet has refined their Smooth and Textured Fine Art papers to ensure they meet your current and future printing needs.

The new range comprises five enhanced products, which join some of the classic bestselling media in the World.

Utilising new coating technology processes and enhanced base materials, PermaJet has created a range of products that will deliver images of the highest quality. The superior coating, combined with modern ink technology ensures you get some of the highest Dmax ratings in the World today.

These iconic Fine Art papers have now evolved into a show stopping collection which is all available in advanced 15 metre length rolls and all sheet formats. PermaJet has managed to widen the range they offer the customer while reducing the confusion and making a much clearer division between the products they offer.

The new fine art media sits perfectly alongside the unchanged Portfolio Rag at 220gsm and Omega Rag at 315gsm which benefit from the same material base tone, surface and upgraded coating technology.

10 SHEET BOXES — PermaJet has also launched an exclusive NEW 10 SHEET PACK across each new product in this upgraded Fine Art range which provides incredible value for those working on smaller print runs that are after the same exhibition quality product.

PORTRAIT RAG 285GSM — A classic from the PermaJet range that retains its 100% cotton base and subtle texture while making it marginally lighter at 285gsm. This product is acid-free and meets the highest digital art standards. Certified by an independent UKAS Laboratory this material, like many PermaJet products, exceeds the Fine Art Trade Guild’s archival standards and is ideal for art and photo reproductions. Smooth skin tones and image sharpness can be achieved with the wide colour gamut and high D-Max that the new coating brings.

PHOTO ART SILK 290GSM — The popular surface and finish of the Smooth Art Silk has been updated to a 290gsm base offering printer friendly loading. The unique ink receiving layer that exhibits the silk/satin sheen once printed on has been developed to give greater colour vibrancy and increased scratch resistance.

This superb coating is undetectable on the surface until the ink is applied and then bursts with a subtle yet, vibrant silk sheen.

The new Photo Art Silk 290gsm media is ideal for all reproductions of landscape, wildlife and creative digital art as well as portraiture.

UNCHANGED PRODUCT — The New Portrait Rag 285gsm sits perfectly alongside the unchanged Portfolio Rag 220gsm,Omega Rag 310gsm and Portrait White 285gsm which benefit from the same material base tone, surface and upgraded coating technology.

PermaJet also have their OBA FREE fine art product in the line-up with the incredibly popular Alpha Natural Rag 310gsm.

ALPHA NATURAL RAG 310GSM — The final product in the Smooth range is Alpha Natural Rag 310gsm which has been in the range for 10 years and is credited as being a favourite of master printers across the World. Produced from 100% acid and lignin free cotton linters this product has no brightening agents in either the coating or the base. Being truly OBA free it is ideal for images that stand out on a media with a slightly warmer tone to the base.

The Textured Fine Art Range has an all new line up consisting of products which all share the same modern coating technology applied to their unique surface textures.

MUSEUM HERITAGE 310GSM — The new Museum Heritage has been developed in co-operation with high quality image reproduction labs to ensure it delivers the maximum structure where ink can reside and be retained making it the toughest art surface the world has seen to date. This is a 310gsm natural white art paper with a pH neutral base that is delicately textured.

Produced from a mix of cotton and Alpha Cellulose which give a soft feel while retaining the rigidity the art printing and framing makers demand. Museum Heritage 310 benefits from a wide gamut volume with low colour error, and promises to become an iconic addition to the range.

ARTIST WATERCOLOUR 250GSM — The Artist Watercolour 250gsm textured art paper has a sumptuous off-white base tone made from alpha cellulose. The mould-made base material with a highly defined rough surface that delivers incredible fine art prints.

Ideally suited to the reproduction of artists watercolour work or the output of photographic images from which you wish to achieve subtle artistic impressions. It has a very high colour gamut volume and a Dmax of 1.6 which combine to give you an elegant and versatile art paper.

GALLRY ETCHING 310GSM — This incredible addition to the textured fine art range provides one of the most interesting textures available whilst allowing the most detailed image reproduction possible. The heavy weight, alpha cellulose 310gsm base is reminiscent of a modern day etchings paper exhibiting a consistent and undulating matt coated surface. It’s natural whiteness works in harmony with any artistic or creative photographic image.

This is the ideal paper for those wanting to reproduce artworks with a rigidity, texture and feel of the most loved textured fine art materials available. www.permajet.com

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Print on envelopes INTEC Printing Solutions Limited and Canon, have announced a new partnership providing Canon customers with niche envelope printing requirements.

When ‘ABC Imaging’, one of Canon’s key accounts, required a dedicated digital envelope printing system Canon looked beyond their own world class portfolio and identified that Intec had developed the perfect system to meet their client’s exact needs!

ABC Imaging is a global company with more than 33 branches worldwide and provides print solutions and digital document management services to a wide range of market sectors.

Investing heavily in Canon hardware and services, they had a need to produce high quality envelopes and turned to Canon for advice. Canon recommended the Intec CS4600 Envelope Printing System, and ABC Imaging therefore visited the Intec showroom in Poole, Dorset and brought with them, a range of envelope samples for testing — and were very impressed with what they saw.

The Intec CS4600XF ran all the samples with no issues and could also print C4 lengthways increasing throughput to over 900 envelopes per

hour. Running plain and window DL was equally impressive with speeds of around 3,500 envelopes an hour, in full colour.

ABC Imaging were shown how easy it was to disconnect the specialist envelope feeder, away from the main print engine and print multi-media applications up to 400gsm and 1,321mm in length allowing banner, landscape A4 and multi-page fan fold applications.

“ABC had a specific need to print onto a wide range of envelopes and needed the additional applications offered by Intec’s unique CS4600XF solution. The system excels at producing the expected variety and range of short run jobs covering circa 30,000 + envelopes per month,” states Kerry Button, Intec Sales Director (Europe).

The Intec CS4600XF and CS5600XF are the most cost-effective, productive and flexible solutions for short run four and five colour on demand envelope applications. ABC Imaging expect to be running around 30,000 envelopes each month and this will continue to grow as more customers take advantage of the new service.

“During our initial discussions with Canon it was obvious there was a synergy and our solutions

would work in total harmony,” says Kerry Button Intec Sales Director (Europe).

“There is no doubt that where appropriate, by including our products as part of their overall solution, Canon add even more value and allow their customers to enter new lucrative and less competitive markets which are currently demonstrating strong growth.”

The Intec CS4600XF Envelope Printing System — with its capability to cope with a wide range of envelope sizes and media weights - was the perfect choice! www.intecprinters.com www.canon.co.uk

Print on glass A new collaboration between Southern Counties Glass and specialist British photographer Richard Osbourne, coupled with the print capability of a Mimaki JFX200 and JFX500 from CMYUK is resulting in some stunning – and practical – art installations for interiors.

Southern Counties Glass has focused on manufacturing painted glass splashbacks for the kitchen industry for the last 15 years, and Director Derek Churchill saw the potential to take the products to the next level, by digitally printing high resolution images directly onto the glass.

It’s a move which has expanded their reach from kitchens to other applications ranging from shower enclosures, wall cladding, corporate signage and even wall art in public buildings.

Derek explained: “We were already spray painting the panels and using solid colours, and I saw an opportunity to create truly bespoke panels through digital printing.

“We’ve been in business for 70 years now so our glass working skills are second to none, and we knew we wanted to do the printing ourselves. We spent two years looking for the right printer and working out the best pre and post treatment methods to ensure a hardwearing yet beautiful result.

“I linked in with CMYUK at an open day and after working through some options with them through months of testing, we purchased a Mimaki JFX200.

“Once we had mastered the technical side, we focused on the photographic element, as we wanted to offer a complete solution including images that are optimised for these kinds of applications.

“We’ve teamed up with Richard Osbourne, a British photographic artist who specialises in images printed in large sizes, and his work is now seen by more than eight million people in Britain each year on the walls of hospitals, conference centres, offices, leisure centres and private homes.

“We now have a licence to use 4,000 of his works, which makes this a great opportunity for people to bring stunning images into their own environments.”

Southern Counties Glass recently invested in a new Mimaki JFX500, increasing the size of panels it can print from 2400 x 1400mm to 3100 x 2100mm.

Derek added: “Printing photographic images onto glass offers a high class finish with shine and definition. To achieve the best from this, you need the fewest number of joins possible – plus our customers are always pushing the boundaries as far as installation size goes, so the new printer was a necessary investment to stay ahead of the game.

“Our complete focus on glass, and our skill in handling this tricky substrate, makes us unique in this market. Working with the four biggest kitchen industry suppliers in the country we carry out installations across the UK, and we now produce show-stopping pieces for printing companies that don’t have the experience with printing onto glass.

“As well as offering the Richard Osbourne collection we can print any high res. image onto glass and customers can either use their own image or choose one of ours at no additional cost. They can also pay to use a stock image from a library such as Getty if they wish. A panel with a printed image costs just 20-25% more than a painted panel.”

The company has significantly increased production. They’ve also focused over the last 12 months on developing their marketing, with a completely refurbished showroom with a photographic gallery, a redeveloped website and a stunning new brochure featuring the Richard Osbourne images.

For more information, visit www.cmyuk.com, or go to www.southerncountiesglass.co.uk

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PARKING FINE At a traffic court, the judge asked the salesman. Tell me, why did you park your car here?

The salesman said: “Well, there was a sign that said “fine for parking.”

SEX ON THE FLY A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter.

“What are you doing?” she asked.

“Hunting flies,” He responded.

“Oh, killing any?” She asked.

“Yep, three males, two females,” he replied.

Intrigued by this she asked, “How can you tell?”

He responded, “Three were on a beer can, two were on the phone.”

DON’T FORGET TO CROSS YOUR IIIIS A straight eyed and cross eyed guy bump into each other, and the cross eyed guy said to the straight eyed guy.

“Why don’t you look where you are going?”

The straight eyed guy responded to the cross eyed guy.

“Why don’t you go where you are looking?”

DICTIONARY

BY GENDER THINGY (thing-ee) n. female: Any part under a car’s bonnet; male: The strap fastener on a woman’s bra.

VULNERABLE (vul-ne-ra-bel) adj. female: Fully opening up oneself emotionally to another; male: Playing cricket without a box.

REMOTE CONTROL (ri-moht kon-trohl) n. female: A device for changing from one TV channel to another; male: A device for scanning through all 25 channels every two minutes.

COMMUNICATION (ko-muu-ni-kayshon) n. female: The open sharing of thoughts and feelings with one’s partner; male: Scratching out a note before suddenly taking off for a weekend with the lads.

BUM (bum) n. female: The body part that every item of clothing manufactured makes look bigger; male: The organ for mooning and talking out of.

COMMITMENT (ko-mit-ment) n. female: A desire to get married and raise a family; male: Not trying to pick up other women while out with one’s girlfriend.

ENTERTAINMENT (en-ter-tayn-ment) n. female: A good movie, concert, play or book; male: Sex

SERIOUS FOURPLAY A woman was out golfing one day when she hit her ball into the woods.

She went into the woods to look for it and found a frog in a trap. The frog said to her, “If you release me from this trap, I will grant you three wishes.” The woman freed the frog and the frog said, “Thank you, but I failed to mention that there was a condition to your wishes. That what ever you wish for, your husband will get ten times more or better!”

The woman said, “That would be okay,” and for her first wish, she wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world. The frog warned her, “You do realise that this wish will also make your husband the most handsome man in the world, an Adonis, that women will flock to.” The woman replied, “That will be okay because I will be the most beautiful woman and he will only have eyes for me.” So, KAZAM — she’s the most beautiful woman in the world!

For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world.

The frog said, “That will make your husband the richest man in the world and he will be ten times richer than you.” The woman said, “That will be okay because what is mine is his and what is his is mine.” So, KAZAM she’s the richest woman in the world!

The frog then inquired about her third wish, and she answered, “I’d like a mild heart attack.”

Moral of the story: Women are clever and always in control. Don’t mess with them.

ROMANCE LIVES ON After 20 years of marriage, a couple were lying in bed one evening, when the wife felt her husband begin to touch her in ways he hadn’t in quite some time.

It almost tickled as his fingers started at her neck, and then began moving down past the small of her back. He then slid his hand across her shoulders and neck, slowly worked it down one side, then the other, stopping just over her lower stomach.

He then proceeded to place his hand on her left inner arm, caressed downward again, working down her side, passed gently over and then down her leg to her calf. Then, he proceeded up her inner thigh, stopping just at the uppermost portion of her leg. He continued in the same manner on her right side, then suddenly stopped, rolled over and became silent.

As she had become quite aroused by this caressing, she asked in a loving voice, “That was wonderful.

Why did you stop?”

“I found the remote,” he said.

FOUL PLAY A man went to a pet shop looking to buy a parrot. The shop had several parrots but one was priced much lower than the others. When the man asked why one was so much cheaper than the others, the pet shop owner assured the man that he did not want the cheaper one because it had a very foul mouth.

“I’ve tried everything, but I can’t get him to stop cussing”, he explained.

Eager to save some money, the man bought the parrot, sure he could teach the bird not to cuss.

He too tried everything to stop the parrot’s foul mouth.

Finally, in frustration, he put the bird in the freezer to cool off. After a few minutes, he opened the freezer to find the parrot with a totally changed attitude.

“Please, I’ll NEVER cuss again! Please let me out! By the way, what did the chicken do?”

NO BULL A young man stopped at a local restaurant after a day of roaming around in Mexico. While sipping his tequila, he noticed a sizzling, scrumptious-looking platter being served at the next table. It looked good. It smelled good. He asked the waiter, “What is that you just served?”

The waiter replied, “Ah senor, you have excellent taste! Those are bull’s testicles from the bullfight this morning. A delicacy!”

The visitor, though momentarily daunted, said, “What the heck, I’m on holiday down here! Bring me an order!”

The waiter replied, “I am so sorry senor. There is only one serving per day because there is only one bullfight each morning. If you come early tomorrow and place your order, we will be sure to save you this delicacy!”

The next morning, the man returned, placed his order, and then that evening was served the one and only special delicacy of the day.

After a few bites, and inspecting the contents of his platter, he called to the waiter and said, “These are delicious, but they are much, much smaller than the ones I saw you serve yesterday!”

The waiter shrugged his shoulders and replied, “Si, Senor. Sometimes the bull wins.”

A DISH BEST SERVED COLD Did you hear about the new restaurant called Karma?

There is no Menu — you get what you deserve!

PATERNITY TEST A married couple rushed to the hospital because the woman was in labour. The doctor said to the couple, “I have invented a new machine that you might want to try, it takes some of the labour pains away from the mother and gives it to the father.”

So the married couple decided that they would try this.

So the doctor hooked the machine up and put it on 10% of pain switched from the mother to the father and the husband said, “I feel okay turn it up a lot more.” So, the doctor turned it up to 50% and the husband said, “why don’t you just put it all on me because I’m not feeling a thing.”

The doctor warned them “this much could kill you if you’re not prepared.”

The husband replied, “I am ready.”

The doctor turned the machine up to 100% but the husband didn’t feel a thing so they went home happy with a pain free labour, but when they got home the postman was dead on the front drive!

HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE NEXT ‘SURVIVOR’ SHOW? • Six men will be dropped on an island with one van and four kids each, for six weeks.

• Each kid plays two sports and either takes music or dance classes.

• There is no access to fast food.

• Each man must take care of his four kids, keep his assigned house clean, correct all homework, complete science projects, cook, do laundry, etc.

• The men only have access to television when the kids are asleep and all chores are done: There is only one TV between them and there is no remote.

• The men must shave their legs and wear makeup daily, which they must apply themselves either while driving or while making four lunches.

• They must attend weekly PTA meetings; clean up after their sick children at 3:00 am; make an Indian hut model with six toothpicks, a tortilla and one marker; and get a four year old to eat a serving of peas.

• The kids vote them off based on performance.

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ENTREPRENEURS TIP A young man asked an old rich man how he made his money.

The old guy fingered his worsted waistcoat and said, “Well, son, it was 1932. The depth of the Great Depression. I was down to my last nickel. I invested that nickel in an apple. I spent the entire day polishing the apple and, at the end of the day, I sold the apple for ten cents. The next morning, I invested those ten cents in two apples. I spent the entire day polishing them and sold them for 20 cents. I continued this system for a month, by the end of which I’d accumulated a fortune of $1.37.

“Then my wife’s father died and left us two million dollars.”

PROFESSIONAL ADVICE A fellow has been learning to be a balloonist and takes his first solo flight. Unfortunately the wind gets up; he is blown off course and is forced to land. He is in a paddock close to a road but has no idea where he is. He sees a car coming along the road and hails it. The driver gets out and the balloonist says, “Hello mate, can you tell me where I am?”

“Yes, of course,” says the motorist.

“You have just landed in your balloon and with this wind you have obviously been blown off course. You are in the top paddock on John Dawson’s farm, 13.5 kilometres from Canowindra.

John will be ploughing the paddock next week and sowing wheat. There is a bull in the paddock. It is behind you and about to attack you.”

At that moment the bull reaches the balloonist and tosses him over the fence. Luckily he is unhurt. He gets up, dusts himself off and says to the motorist, “I see you’re an accountant.”

“Good Grief,” says the other man, “you’re right. How did you know that?”

“I employ accountants,” says the balloonist. “The information you gave me was detailed, precise and accurate. Most of it was useless and it arrived far too late to be of any help.”

A husband and wife had a fight.

TAKE A SEAT AND A LONG BREATH As a young boy, Joe was completely obsessed with tractors. He had pictures of tractors all over his bedroom walls; he had tractor toys, tractor T-shirts, a tractor carpet, and duvet cover, the whole works. He ate, drank and slept tractors. On his 17th birthday he was thrilled to get an invitation to go to a tractor factory nearby and test-drive a brand new tractor. His excitement was incredible as he told his family and friends.

The great day came and he went to the factory for the test-drive.

Unfortunately something went terribly wrong with the tractor when Joe was driving it and it flipped over, trapping and breaking Joe’s leg and fracturing his skull. He was so upset and tried to sue the tractor company for negligence. But the company would have none of it and told him there was no liability and He could get lost! You can imagine he was very annoyed with tractors after this and vowed to shed them from his life completely and forever. All the posters came down, the toys were given away — tractors were GONE. Many years later, Joe went into a bar for a drink. Inside, the cigarette and cigar smoke was terrible but through it he saw a beautiful girl seated at the bar on her own. Tears were streaming down her face.

Joe asked her what was wrong and she said that the smoke was making her eyes sting and stream with tears.

With that, Joe looked around and then took a huge breath, sucking in all the smoke. He then walked outside into the car park and blew all the smoke out again. He goes back into the bar where the air is now clear and sweet and sits down next to the girl.

“That was amazing!” she said, “How did you do that?”

“No problem”, said Joe … “I’m an ex-tractor fan.”

Wife called her mum: ‘He fought with me again; I am coming to stay with you.’

CORNERS FIRST A sales lady calls her boyfriend over and says, “Please come over here and help me. I have a neat jigsaw puzzle, and I can’t figure out how to get it started.”

He asks, “What is it supposed to be when it’s finished?”

The sales lady says, “According to the picture on the box, it’s a tiger.”

Her boyfriend decides to go over and help with the puzzle. She lets him in and shows him where she has the puzzle spread all over the table.

He studies the pieces for a moment, then looks at the box, then turns to her and says, “First of all, no matter what we do, we’re not going to be able to assemble these pieces into anything resembling the tiger on that box.”

He takes her hand and says, “Second, I want you to relax, and then…” he sighed, “lets put all these Kellogg’s Frosties back in the box.”

NEIGHBOURLY TEXT A guy sends a text to his next-door neighbour: “Bob, I’m sorry. I’ve been riddled with guilt and I have to confess: I have been helping myself to your wife when you’re not around, probably more than you. I know it’s no excuse but I don’t get it at home.

I can’t live with the guilt any longer.

I hope you’ll accept my sincerest apology. It won’t happen again.”

Feeling outrage and betrayed, Bob leaves his wife and puts the house on the market.

Next day the guy sends Bob a second text: “I really should use spell check! That should be ‘WiFi’.”

CHEERS HONEY A couple are sitting in their living room, sipping wine. Out of the blue, the wife says, “I love you!”

“Is that you or the wine talking?” asks the husband.

“It’s me,” says the wife. “Talking to the wine.”

Mum: ‘No dear, he must pay for his mistake…

COPY SALESMEN Two young men applied for a sales job. Both applicants, having the same qualifications, were asked to take a test by the sales manager.

Upon completion of the test, they missed only one question.

The sales manager went up to one of the guys and said, “Thank you for your interest, but we’ve decided to give the job to the other applicant.”

The salesman said, “But why, we both got nine questions right?”

The sales manager said, “We made our decision not on the correct answers, but on the one you missed.”

The salesman asked, “And how would one incorrect answer be better than the other?”

The manager replied, “Simple Simon the other salesman put down on question number five, ‘I don’t know,’ you put down, ‘neither do I’.”

SALES QUOTE One night, Tim the telephone salesman was walking home when, all of a sudden, a thief jumped on him.

Tim and the thief got tangled up and began to wrestle. They rolled about on the ground and Tim put up a tremendous fight. However, the thief managed to get the better of him and pinned him to the ground.

The thief then went through Tim’s pockets and searched him. All the thief could find on Tim was 25 pence.

The thief was so surprised at this that he asked Tim why he had bothered to fight so hard for 25 pence.

“Was that all you wanted?” Tim replied, “I thought you were after the two hundred pounds I’ve got in my shoe!”

ADDRESS THE QPP BALANCE Gentlemen of the professional print industry please share your jokes as the quick wit pro Ladies keep getting the last word…

…I am coming to stay with you!’

FELIX THE COPY CAT

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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

Contex Scanners, Canon Large Format, HP Large Format, Xativia.

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.

100% trade only

LISTAWOOD TRADE SUPPLIES

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.

In-house company newsletters, brochures and magazines – we can send print compliant artwork back to you for printing for your customers.

METRO UK

Tel: 01753 884811 Email: hunterslodge@onetel.net

A0 Plan Copiers, Plotters and Cad Printers.

Specialists in the supply of quality preowned Océ and Xerox plan copiers.

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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NCR PADS LTD

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 Industries, Romsey, 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.

OKI SYSTEMS (UK)

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

PEN WAREHOUSE

Tel: 01252 400270 Email: sales@pens.co.uk, www.pens.co.uk Trade pen supplies.

PERFECT COLOURS

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.

PDC PRESENTATION SOLUTIONS

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.

PRINT ON

www.printonbeermats.co.uk www.printoncoasters.co.uk Email: info@printonbeermats.co.uk New, easy entry, full colour printing system.

Advertising in print has become more refined. It’s cooler, more refreshing and its smooth message lasts to the bottom of the glass.

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).

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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).

SHARP ELECTRONICS (UK)

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

SMETHWICK ADVOCATE PUBLISHING

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

Screen printing as a trade service onto many materials. Labels, binder covers, estate agent boards, point of sale, plastic business cards, fire & safety signs, vehicle promotional items, etc. For a competitive quotation call now.

STANFORD MARSH

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

Official dealer for all main manufacturers, allowing us to supply best fit solutions for all users. Please visit our website.

SUPREME LABELLING

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

Label Suppliers, Roll Labels, Laser Labels, Warning Labels, most formats available.

MAGIC TOUCH (THE)

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

Tel: 0800 915 4263 www.uchida.uk.com Jasmine House, High Street, Henfield, West Sussex, BN5 9HN

VIVID LAMINATING TECHNOLOGIES

Tel: 01530 510946 Fax: 01530 510979 www.vivid-online.com.

St Georges House, Whitwick Road, Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 3FA

Vivid offer a wide range of innovative and exclusive Laminating Systems ranging from Desktop to Wide Format Laminators. Visit the website to view the full range which also includes Binding and Print Finishing solutions.

XERETEC

Tel: 02380 574100 Fax: 02380 574200 Email: info@xeretec.co.uk. www.xeretec.co.uk Brickfield Trading Estate, Brickfield Lane, Chandlers Ford, Hampshire. SO53 4DR

Xerox Technology, Document Consulting, Office Supplies

XEROX UK

Tel: 01895 251133 Fax: 01895 254095 Bridge House, Oxford Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 1HS

The Document Company supply a full range of office equipment.

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34 | PRINT SERVICE SUPPLIERS | QUICK PRINT PRO | MARCH 2016

QPP Favourite PSPs Welcome to the new QPP regular feature in every hard copy magazine and promoted on the website through our e-mag version.

QPP Favourite PSPs (Print Service Supplier) star on this page where we display the very best top trade suppliers to our 6600 UK print shops. Still not a pre-requisite to suppliers free editorial as we love sharing best practice and adding value to our 36,000 quick print pros.

To claim a regular marketing message you are invited to pick the advert that suits you: 1/8 page for £150+VAT per issue; 1/16 for £100+VAT per issue; or 1/32 for just £50+VAT.

What’s the worst that can happen?

Please supply finished artwork to the following sizes: 1/8 90x60mm; 1/16 = 42x60mm; 1/32 = 42x30mm; or supply the elements so we can create your advert free of charge.

To book call Peter Foulkes on 01273 674321 or email: editor@quickprintpro.co.uk

GETTING SMART FOR 2016

Suppliers to the instant print industry Marketing to the UK’s 36,000 frontline printers Appraise the cost of direct mail, aiming for…

Results in winning new and repeat business Targeted for an improved return on investment HERE’S AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS PRICE COMPARISON FOR YOUR MARKETING STRATEGY

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• Print 6600 mailers at circa...£650 • Insert, address, purchase envelopes .............................£250 • Hire un-defined non-qualified database.............................£1000 • Post 6600 @ 63p each .........£4158

• Quarter page advert in QPP for just ......................£500

Shelf life: In time given to attract readership – 30 seconds (estimated).

Shelf life: QPP is read and kept for reference. Next issue 30 days.

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