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May 2013 COMMENT TOP GEAR PRINT

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News Front

25 QPP SOTM Award

Hot QPP news in print

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7 Win a Konica Minolta bixhub PRO www.digitaldraw.co.uk

Sharing best practice in £print

10 New Products

What’s new and in store for you

17 Northprint & Pack

29 Expand Your Print Business 1-2-3 Grow

30 Readers Scribes

Show preview

You’re ‘avin a laugh

22 Digital Imagery

Martin Christie Pixel Prophet

32 Finda Product / Supplier

QPP preferred suppliers in print and on the web

22 Digital Imagery

Martin Christie reports

24 Green Issues

26 New Profit Centre

Look who’s cleaning up in print

34 Business 2 Business

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QPP might just be the most influential magazine in print.

Not for the first time QPP has been likened to Top Gear for its approach to hands on road testing. It’s not hyperbole to suggest that when Maureen and me first appeared in old-style Copy Shop News, the style changed the face of modern frontline printing journalism. We did this by realising that people were less interested in being told about a copier’s first copy out timing, compression ratios and paper sizes, than they were in knowing whether; a), said printer would improve their general quality of life; and b), if being seen using one would make attractive people want to sleep with them.

When QPP rebadged in 2012, the 36,000 Quick Print Professionals took to this philosophy, enjoyed the added rocket-boosters and ran with it.

The rest, as they say, is history.

As far as the Team QPP print history goes, it’s fair to say we practice what we preach. Over the years, our beta test suite, (Colourfast print room) has played host to a variety of exotic print equipment including a Konica Minolta bizhub pro, Xerox digital press, Duplo DC6 series, UMG drop head Ghia and Neopost Gallardo Spyder. Well, you would, wouldn’t you? Call me a toner head but digital print matters.

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EDITORIAL: Marina Peirce executive publisher: Maureen Foulkes contributors: Steve Morris, Anna Freeland, Lara Groome, Louise Wickenden and Rebecca Foulkes features: Peter Foulkes

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Pantone introduces pantoneview.com Pantone is introducing PANTONEVIEW.com, a digital subscription service devoted solely to colour. Catering to designers across all areas of design, PANTONEVIEW. com features visual inspiration, critical colour direction and a global perspective on colour from the world’s leading experts, enabling users to make more informed decisions and perfect their colour strategy. With a focus on what’s really important, PANTONEVIEW.com provides both macro and local views on key colour stories, including insight and analysis on how colour is breaking across different industries and geographies worldwide.

Ideal for creatives around the globe — from students and independent designers to businesses of all sizes and large corporations — the service zeros in on the colour zeitgeist and features comprehensive colour direction, market validation and the psychology behind colour trends. PANTONEVIEW. com includes forecasting and orientation where key colour direction is mapped out six to 12 months ahead of the season, in addition to reporting and analysis as the season progresses, in order to provide colour confirmation and any new colour updates. The site will also feature topical colour news and live events where subscribers can hear directly from a variety of PANTONEVIEW.com’s global colour experts.

“Colour is the single most powerful communication tool, influencing 50 to 85 percent of ideas and product purchase decisions. With consumers looking at colour more holistically, colour has become the catalyst of crossdesign thinking and the connector across all areas of design,” explained

Laurie Pressman, vice president of the Pantone Colour Institute. “Offering an affordable digital service like PANTONEVIEW.com — which will be continually updated with valuable colour insights and unique colour perspectives across geographies and industries — will enable our users to stay on top of the latest colour information and gain the actionable colour intelligence they need to make more informed colour decisions.”

PANTONEVIEW.com includes: · Colour View: Colour forecasting reports and analysis by product sector across a variety of industries including apparel, homewares, interior design, graphic design, industrial design and food. In Colour View, the common language of colour is used to link our community to what’s happening in parallel areas of design. · Material View: Comprehensive colour direction and regular updates on the science of colour, i.e., the machines, dyestuffs and R&D, that will change how we choose and look at colour in the future. · World View: Regional and geographical colour and trend reports providing local viewpoints plus global overviews. · Expert View: Experts give their views on what is happening in colour in their world or product sector. · Future View: Strategic information and a long-term look at the influences that will affect colour in the future. · News and Events: Colour news from around the globe plus live webinars and events featuring PANTONEVIEW.com colour experts and special guests Subscriptions are available at PANTONEVIEW.com and select Pantone distributors worldwide for £15.95 per month or £104.95 annually.

Students can purchase an annual subscription for £62.95. A free 30-day trial is available now for download.

The Titans Draft in Manchester Printers as Sponsor Trafford Park based print and design supplier, Manchester Printers Ltd, has signed-up as main club sponsor of Manchester’s American Football team, Manchester Titans, for the 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 seasons.

As part of the partnership, Manchester Printers will supply the Titans with all club promotional materials over the coming two years, branded polo shirts for all players and coaches, as well as a significant financial investment that will help support upkeep of the club and grassroots development of American Football in Manchester and the surrounding areas.

From the start of the coming season, all of the Titans’ match day sportswear and helmets will carry Manchester Printers’ logo.

Founded in 2003 and now based at Salford City Stadium, Manchester Titans has grown significantly as a club over the last decade, culminating in the recent appointment of British American Football legend, Nigel Dias, as Senior Team Head Coach.

Gavin Page, Managing Director at Manchester Printers, said: “We have been looking to sponsor a local sports team for some time now and feel that Manchester Titans are an ideal partner for us. American Football is a rapidly developing sport on our shores with increasing terrestrial television

coverage of the NFL and annual games taking place at Wembley Stadium.

“We are confident that our production of quality print goods for the Titans will help grow their fan base across the region, as well as promote our print services, in a truly mutually beneficial partnership. Everyone at Manchester Printers is excited to see how our sponsorship can help develop the sport in and around Manchester.”

Jonathan Homer, General Manager of Manchester Titans, added: “We are delighted to be able to welcome Manchester Printers as our official team sponsors. One of our key aims as a club is to build lasting relationships with businesses in our community.”

Manchester Printers supplies flyers, leaflets, brochures, business cards, POS and other items to SMEs via its online store, and boasts an enviable portfolio of clients including the BBC, NUS, Performance Products, Guinness Partnership Housing Trust, Northwood Housing Trust and the NHS, to name but a few. www.manchesterprinters.com

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Duplo offers Guillotining Benchmarking To coincide with the recent launch of the new IDEAL 4860-ET guillotine, print finishing specialist Duplo International has announced a nationwide “productivity assessment” programme inviting existing small format guillotine users to benchmark their current machine against the new model.

The German made 4860-ET has a 475mm cutting length and is designed to work alongside SRA3 format print engines. Crucially, it features light beam safety guards which Duplo herald as a technological first at this end of the market. Marc Legge, Marketing Manager at Duplo explained, “Light beam guards are usually only available on much larger format guillotines. At this level, plastic guards are the norm but these can really slow down production so the 4860-ET has the potential to cut guillotining time drastically for these customers.”

Duplo has set-up a “productivity test” tool on its ideal-uk.co.uk website to enable users to benchmark their existing guillotine against the new model. The simple tool allows you to enter some

basic information about your current guillotine and the type of work you produce. It then calculates and compares its productivity against the 4860-ET. Marc concluded, “This tool is really designed to get people thinking about their workflow and give them an idea of how productive their guillotine is against the best in the market today. Guillotines tend to be last in the queue when it comes to equipment upgrades because people don’t think the technology changes much. Of course every company is different but we’re certain that anyone with a physical style guard would see significant productivity improvements.”

IDEAL guillotines are available from Duplo’s UK-wide dealer network. As part of the current upgrade programme, registered dealers are offering consultations and favourable trade-in terms for anyone upgrading to the 4860-ET. Contact Duplo or your local IDEAL dealer for details.

For more information call Duplo on 01932 263 905 or email marc.legge@duplouk.com, www.duplointernational.com

Bozboz’s creativity showcases potential of Vitrocolour The meeting room in the new offices of Sussex based full service digital agency Bozboz fully exploits the potential of Lintec Graphic Films’ Vitrocolour non-PVC process colour film to realise vibrant, eye catching glass surface treatments.

On the room’s three metre high glass wall, richly coloured, robot like marine creatures swim in and out of a coral reef composed of USB sticks and headphone jacks — an arresting fusion of the technology focus and ‘thinking out of the box’ creativity that Bozboz prides itself on. The concept complements the equally stunning underwater themed wall murals that stamp the Bozboz brand on other areas of the offices — the work of artists (and Bozboz clients) Goldie and Tats Cru. Founded in 2008, initially to provide creative services to mostly local businesses, Bozboz’s expanding client list now includes major brands such as Virgin, Skint Records and Pets Corner.

Under the broad heading of web design and digital strategy, the agency provides a wide variety of digital marketing services, from bespoke support for single components of a project to end to end digital strategies.

The agency’s new offices are in a striking Victorian corner building — formerly a bank — in Church Road, Hove. Says CEO Mike Hollingbery: “We wanted a unique space that we could customise. It took a while to find Church Road, but with a wealth of 200 yea r old architectural features, like the 20 foot ceilings, it fitted the bill perfectly. Our business is built around people and ideas, and we want a visually inspiring workplace.”

Removing the interior walls exposed the original central pillars and restored the space to its original

proportions. To display these while also dividing the space into useable office and meeting areas, Bozboz specified partitions consisting of three metre high single panels of toughened glass.

Health and safety mandated that the glass walls had to be demarcated, and the all important meeting room area also had to have a significant degree of privacy — but Bozboz didn’t see why these relatively functional requirements shouldn’t be realised with the same creativity displayed in the rest of the space. Mike continues: “We wanted something that complemented the rest of the design, creating a seamless blend with the other visual elements and in keeping with the look and feel of the overall environment. The answer was a bespoke design and high end printing.”

Bozboz’s in-house graphics team came up with the USB and headphone jack reef, and after extensive research into environmentally friendly process colour films on the market, Vitrocolour from Lintec Graphic Films was specified for the meeting room walls. “We looked at a lot of film samples,” says Mike, “but nothing matched the quality and colour intensity of Vitrocolour. It was the only film that could match the striking colours in the office.”

Lintec Graphic Films’ Vitrocolour is a UV-printable gloss polyester with exceptional scratch resistance, which is especially beneficial for any unprinted areas. The non-PVC film combines exceptional optical clarity, ease of installation and impressive environmental credentials. Capable of being printed with any number of colours, Vitrocolour allows designers to devise vibrant, eye catching

glass surface treatments. Light transmission, colour and positioning can all be varied to provide bespoke treatments tailored to the nature of the space.

Fading can also be applied to all parts of the film, to create see through, privacy of manifestation as required. A high specification self adhesive coating ensures both installation and removal are quick and clean, causing minimal disruption to the working environment and enabling cost effective rapid re-brand and ‘refresh’ programmes.

Vitrocolour films are cleanroom manufactured to avoid contamination by dust particles, and hardcoated for scratch-resistance and durability.

“We’re delighted with the end result,” concludes Mike, “and our clients are equally impressed. It’s got a lot of attention, thanks in no small measure to the way Vitrocolour helped us bring our ideas to life. We like finding new ways to create lasting impressions, and in our new offices we’ve done just that.”

For further information on Lintec Graphic Films, please visit: www.lintecgraphicfilms.com

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Calling for entries to the Print Future Awards 2013

Cash grants available of up to £1,500 each to train for a career in printing, publishing and graphic arts The sponsors – The Printing Charity, Unite the Union and the British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF) – are calling for entries to the annual Print Futures Awards. The deadline for entries is 31 May 2013.

These annual awards are open to people aged 16-30 years who are resident in the UK and who: • intend or are already studying for a job and career in printing, publishing or graphic arts in the UK • are already working in those sectors and would like to improve their skills and increase their earning capacity Winners will be presented with their awards at a special event in London on 23 July.

For more information and an application form, contact Terry Ulrick, Awards Secretary, on 07850 105027, email: terryulrick@ tucommunications.co.uk or go to www.printfuturesawards.com where you can also download the application form. Completed application forms need to be returned to Terry Ulrick by the closing date of 31 May 2013.

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HP LFP Technologies on show at FESPA HP has announced that it will showcase an extensive range of HP Scitex and HP Designjet printers and presses for sign and display print service providers (PSPs) and corrugated packaging converters at FESPA Digital 2013, 25th — 29th June, at ExCeL London, UK. Visitors to the HP stand will have the opportunity to see the very latest roll to roll, flatbed and hybrid large format printers designed to undertake both flexible and rigid graphic arts projects as well as the latest HP Latex Ink Technologies. With new inks and substrates, as well as greater automation and features to streamline production, PSPs are granted the means to offer customers an ever expanding number of vibrant and creative indoor and outdoor applications.

Prints produced with HP Latex Inks are odourless, making them ideal for an extended range of innovative indoor and outdoor applications where odour is a concern, such as hospitals and schools. The printers can handle a variety of substrates, including vinyl, fabrics, paper, film and low cost uncoated options, while helping to meet the needs of environmentally conscious customers. These applications span a multitude of job types, including POS/POP graphics and posters, light boxes, soft signage, wall coverings, vehicle graphics and event banners.

Sign and display PSPs and corrugated packaging converters will also be able to explore the solutions offered by the HP Scitex flatbed

to add Orange and Light Black inks to extend the gamut and reach further into high quality applications and help achieve more corporate and brand colour coverage.

Enter the interior décor market with wallcoverings and textiles

presses for retail POP/POS displays, rigid signage and corrugated display for industrial applications.

The UV-curable HP FB225 Scitex Ink, developed for use on the HP Scitex FB7600 Industrial Press, enables PSPs to offer their environmentally conscious end-users products that use materials designed with the environment in mind. The new Enhanced Color Pack option enables PSPs

FESPA visitors will be able to discover how HP Latex Ink Technologies are allowing PSPs to enter new growth markets and undertake exciting graphic arts jobs such as interior décor applications. Wallpaper printing, using the new HP WallArt solution; canvases for photography and artwork, and textile printing for fabrics, soft signage and temporary textiles are all creating new revenue streams for PSPs. The HP WallArt solution consists of a modular range of design software, media, printing and finishing options to help customers expand their wall covering businesses. The solution is an easy to use, cloud based web service that simplifies the design, visualisation and production of customised wall coverings.

HP’s expert staff will be on the stand to provide information on how the latest HP Latex Ink Technology and high-end production presses can help PSPs expand their offering, drive profitable business growth and develop their environmental programmes.

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Mimaki’s FESPA Fun

Mimaki has unveiled its Fespa 2013 plans with the launch of a fun, customer based website MyMimaki.com and a photo competition. The show at London’s ExCel runs from June 25th to 29th and Mimaki can be found on stand J5S. To celebrate the unveiling of MyMimaki.com website, its customers are being asked to get creative for a photo competition by uploading fun images of their Mimaki systems. Dubbed as the “Me & My Mimaki Photo Contest”, the competition offers a prize package worth more than €5,000.

“We wanted to use the platform of FESPA to highlight the very exciting results achievable on our portfolio of systems and help customers celebrate the capabilities possible, which is why we have launched MyMimaki.com,” said Mike Horsten, Marketing Manager of Mimaki EMEA “Our solutions help customers be as responsive and proactive as possible but it is their energy and creativity that is vital to ensuring their long-term success.”

The emphasis on the fun is continued with the Mimaki-sponsored FESPA Wrap Cup Masters Series and the photo competition’s winner being flown to London with two sought-after VIP tickets to FESPA, paid on-site transportation, as well as FESPA gala invites.

On display at Fespa 2013 will be the JFX500-2131 grand format UV flatbed printer, tabled to have its UK & Irish launch on exclusive Mimaki distributor, Hybrid’s stand at Sign &Digital this month. With printing speeds up to 60 square metres per hour, the printer sets a new standard in speed, flexibility, quality and environmental sustainability.

Hybrid’s John de la Roche comments: “The Mimaki JFX500 incorporates a brand new printhead and advanced LED curing. It brings new efficiency,

quality and price/performance to the sign and graphics industry and wide format display marketplace. Its advanced head movement control produces an exceptionally high resolution image quality that can produce legible fonts as small as two point.”

The JFX500-2131 will be joined by Mimaki’s TS500-1800. With an unrivalled speed of 150 square metres per hour, it is the world’s fastest printer for transfer paper and is ideal for the textile market.

Also on show will be Mimaki’s UJF-6042 A2-format flatbed printer that builds on the success of the smaller UJF3042 series, while offering greater versatility and spectacular photoquality print reproduction onto an almost limitless range of media.

Furthermore, its larger print area opens up a whole new world of possibilities for end users in the higher volume production market, where even higher quality is demanded.

Promoting a mix of innovative technologies with social networking, Mimaki’s booth will feature its strong product portfolio, with latex/ eco corner, innovative UV printing solutions, creative samples, and an “aquarium” where creative young students will show visitors job concept/ design to realisation.

More details about Mimaki products, including those featured at the show can be found at www.hybridservices.co.uk. For the fun new website, visit www.mymimaki.com.

Tudor Specialist Print Finishers second Perfect Binder Four years ago Leicester based Tudor Specialist Print Finishers invested in a Bourg BB3002 Perfect Binder, enabling them to offer high quality adhesive binding with short lead times. They have recently bought, installed and are running their second machine, increasing their capabilities for digital on-demand finishing and continuing to offer excellent service, competitive pricing and assured quality to their clients.

Ian Chamberlain MD says, “The BB3002 is a unique design based on total automation. The touch screen controls brings to the BB3002 a great versatility and produces books of a durable and professional quality. We can now offer a quick turn around without customers having to absorb the heavy make ready costs of a multi-station binder.”

Such is the current success of the company, the purchase of a second perfect binder will ensure that any production downtime for whatever reason, will be kept to a minimum.

Ian continues, “A huge part of our business is ‘time sensitive’. Whether it’s an exhibition, demonstration for a sporting event such as football programmes, these are jobs that cannot go out late. Also, the nature of customers buying habits at this time means ordering is left right until the last minute. The BB3002 Binder allows us to meet those tight deadlines.”

Thanks to the new BB3002 Tudor Specialist Print Finishers are geared up for both small and large runs. Currently they have an order for 60,000 copies with variable print data which they can run over 30 days.

The Bourg BB3002 Perfect Binder also features in-line creasing to ensure full quality control and is capable of producing 6pp or 8pp covers. It has a

full size range of DL to A4 landscape to a maximum of 320mm x 385mm with book thicknesses from 1mm to 60mm and a maximum production speed of 500 books per hour. It is suitable for digitally printed loose leaf collated sets and available in PUR and EVA glue options.

Having worked with the BB3002 for four years, Ian Chamberlain’s decision to purchase a second was an easy one. Impressed with the quality and reliability of the product, there would be no extra demos or training required either. Within two hours of installation the second machine was on its first job, and hasn’t stopped since.

Both Bourg BB3002 binders were supplied by TCS who are exclusive UK distributors for Bourg products. Tudor Specalist Print Finishers have dealt with TCS for a while as they provide their guillotine servicing and parts and maintenance for the first Bourg BB3002.

For more information on the Bourg range of Digital finishing systems please visit www.terrycooperservices.co.uk or call: 0115 970 2248.

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Neschen display new range of products ArtSystems, having successfully taken over all sales responsibilities for Neschen AG’s UK & Ireland presence last year, plan to launch and showcase a wide variety of Neschen products at Sign & Digital 2013. Not only that, but are offering a sneak peak of the latest ‘window graphics products’ that won’t be officially launched until later this year!

In addition to being treated to an overview of all Neschen’s sign and display products, visitors will have the opportunity to test out some of the very latest Neschen media on the market. This includes the following.

Easy Dot An inexpensive, easy to reposition and digitally printable display film which is suitable for all manner of promotional applications. Neschen is expecting this high performance film to prove increasingly popular in stores and shops with constantly changing advertising messages. The films — glossy, matte or clear — can be printed with solvent, eco-solvent, UV-curable and latex inks, all delivering outstanding print quality with bold and vibrant colours.

The dot-type adhesive coating provides a channel for air to move, enabling the films to be evenly applied by inexperienced staff without bubbles or creases. After use, the film can then be removed from almost any substrate residue-free. The PE backing paper ensures that the film lies flat in the printer and there is no need for an additional protective film when used indoors.

Solvoprint and ERFURT Wallpaper Wall covering applications are a rapidly expanding marketing not only in traditional interior design but in the use of wall paper media in applications like event graphics, retail signage, corporate interior design and performance/ theatre graphics. The Neschen ranges work with both solvent and latex inks enabling sign makers to exploit their current printer investment to address new markets. www.artsystems.co.uk

OMNIJET adds new Canvas Media to range ILFORD has announced that it is expanding its OMNIJET range of commercial wide format offerings with the introduction of three new professional canvas products. The latest additions to the ILFORD OMNIJET line up offer robust, stretchable canvases that feature solid dimensional stability and great print performance to satisfy output needs from gallery wraps for decor, to POS display and signage for tradeshows.

Compatible with the latest generation of wide format printers, the new line up of fast drying and water resistant canvases includes a Bright White 335gsm and a Natural White 380gsm offering for solvent and eco-solvent printers as well as a 345gsm aqueous canvas. All three are compatible with Latex inks.

“The demand for commercial canvases only continues to grow. With clients seeking more control over the aesthetic appeal of the media surface, these new OMNIJET canvases for the commercial market will help printers meet and exceed the expectations of their clients,” said Jane Dixon, Director of Global Marketing for ILFORD Imaging. “The superb handling and finish of the products combined with the versatility of the range and economical price point, will allow printers to present a tailored, value for money solution for their most demanding client.”

OMNIJET Bright White Solvent Canvas 335gsm — OMNIJET Bright White Solvent Canvas is a PVC-free, 100% cotton canvas with a satin finish for use with solvent and eco-solvent printers. With excellent colour reproduction and low bleed for sharp edges, this canvas is ideal for décor, point of sale and commercial displays utilising high impact imagery. Its superb handling

and finishing characteristics combined with an economical price point ensure this canvas provides excellent value for money. The bright white tint ensures dense colour reproduction for high impact graphic displays. The Bright White Solvent Canvas is available in 20 metre long rolls that accommodate 36”, 42” and 60” printer set-ups.

OMNIJET Natural White Solvent Canvas 380gsm — OMNIJET Natural White Solvent Canvas is a cotton/polyester blend canvas that is free of Optical Brightening Agents (OBAs) for a stable natural white tint and semi-matt finish for use with solvent and eco-solvent printers. Ideal for décor, fine art prints, portraits and commercial displays, this canvas offers excellent colour reproduction and image quality to give a true fine art look to solvent prints, belying its competitive price point.

The Natural White Solvent Canvas is available in 18 metre rolls and varying widths from 36”, 42” and 60”.

OMNIJET Production Canvas 345gsm — OMNIJET Production Canvas is a matt finish cotton/ polyester blend canvas with a 1:1 weave. Designed for use with aqueous pigment wide format inkjet printers, this product is also Latex compatible.

With a high opacity, excellent image reproduction and low bleed characteristics, this canvas offers an outstanding price/performance ratio making it ideal for decorative and commercial applications such as signage, exhibition graphics or point of sale displays. With no edge cracking when tested at a 90° angle, it is perfect for mounting or framing, as well as digital photo prints. Available in 24”, 36”, 42” and 60”, all Production Canvas rolls are 18 metres in length.

For more information on these new ILFORD OMNIJET canvas products, or to place an order, please contact sales.europe@ilford.com

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Xerox’s New Production Printer Brings in More Jobs

Print service providers can capture more variable data print jobs with the new Xerox Colour 8250 Production Printer — an economical choice that is versatile enough to meet the demanding needs of this marketplace.

The system is targeted for 800,000 to four million impressions per month and will deliver variable, vibrant colour. It eliminates the need for pre-printed offset shells – allowing print service providers to offer the additional value of one pass colour on statements and direct mail pieces.

Additional features include: • A full complement of workflow offerings supported by the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server, delivering seamless integration into any print environment.

The print server is also equipped with IPDS, PDF, PCL and PS licences and supports LCDS data streams through Xerox FreeFlow VI DesignPro, Lytrod Proform Designer and Solimar PrintDirector Enterprise.

• Automated features move more jobs through production faster, including an optional roll feeder and a variety of inline finishing options.

• Patented technology called Auto Density Control detects streaks in output before they occur and fixes them without operator intervention – ensuring consistent image density across the page.

• Inline Spectrophotometer allows for PANTONE matching and more accurate, repeatable colour.

The introduction of the 8250 follows Xerox’s acquisition of Impika, representing another example of the company’s commitment to ensure customers have technology choices to compete in the transactional marketplace.

The Xerox Colour 8250 Production Printer will be available from 1st July. www.xerox.com

Xerox’s New iGen4 delivers more automation Technology that keeps print operations profitable is in high demand. Xerox is answering that call with the next generation of its award winning iGen4 platform — the Xerox iGen4 Diamond Edition.

With the iGen4 Diamond Edition, job set up is easier and production times are faster, giving print solution providers a competitive edge when producing brochures, catalogues, magazines and direct mail pieces. The newest iGen4 also has precise, repeatable colour image quality so the first printed piece looks the same as the last one — a must when matching corporate colours and logos.

Many of the enhancements of the iGen4 Diamond Edition are time saving, automated features found on the Xerox iGen 150 Press, including the 660mm (26”) stacker and colour maintenance that takes the complexity and manual labour out of analysing colours.

All the enhancements of the iGen4 Diamond Edition will be available to current iGen4 customers, including: • Automatic Image to Paper Setup — manual setups are replaced with a predictable, automated routine, eliminating time consuming paper registration adjustments.

• IntegratedPLUS Finishing Solution for Booklets — using JDF technology, booklet production is simplified with one touch job submission and prepress through automated finishing setup.

• Increased Efficiency — with either the EFI Fiery Controller or Xerox

FreeFlow Controller, the iGen4 Diamond Edition can handle various workflow solutions to increase production efficiency.

• Automated Colour Maintenance — replaces and eliminates manual steps by analysing colour and notifying the operator when the press is ready for production.

Print solution providers can also use Xerox’s Profit Accelerator Digital Business Resources, the largest collection of business development tools and services in the industry, to make the most of their technology investment.

The iGen4 Diamond Edition will be available from May. For more information, visit www.xerox.com

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FESPA’s platform for Canon’s Bigger Picture At FESPA 2013 (25th-29th June 2013, London) Canon will showcase its entire wide format portfolio on one stand for the first time since the acquisition of Océ.

With Océ’s expertise and technology now part of its wide format portfolio, Canon is better positioned than ever to help Print Service Providers (PSPs) to extend their service offering and expand their businesses, and the Canon stand will be designed to help visitors see the bigger picture and explore the wide format opportunities it presents.

Whatever a customer’s core business, the Canon stand will provide the insight, inspiration and innovation to help them identify areas in which to grow their business across the fast growing wide format market. It will demonstrate to visitors how the combination of Canon’s imaging heritage with industry leading Océ technology provides customers with the ultimate business partner, supported by real-life examples of its customers’ success stories.

Further inspiration will be provided by demonstrations of the vast range of applications possible in wide format.

These applications are made possible by Canon’s expanded portfolio of wide format technologies. This full portfolio of solutions being demonstrated will range from roll fed inkjet printers and UV flatbed devices through to solutions and digital cutting tables. These will include: • The market’s most versatile UV flatbed printer - the Océ Arizona 480GT — with its eight independent ink channels and capability to spot and flood

varnish or white layer on a large variety of substrates, including glass, lenticular media and membrane switch overlays. It can create exciting and high value applications for Point-of-Sale (POS), signage and specialty applications • Océ ColorWave 650 Poster Printer with its Océ CrystalPoint imaging technology for instantly dry poster prints for cost effective, high quality POS prints delivered on demand • The high speed eco-solvent wide format printer — the Océ CS9360 — ideal for advertising, including fleet graphics, banners, backlits and posters • Océ ProCut digital flatbed cutter – an automated cutting system that can streamline wide format digital printer workflow from prepress to finishing, delivering exceptional cut quality, versatility and productivity for all display graphic applications • Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6450 and the award winning Spectrophotometer, which delivers unrivalled colour consistency across a fleet of wide format printers, all managed from one host device Jaap van’t Ooster, Director of Technical Document Systems (TDS) and Display Graphic Systems (DGS), Canon Europe, comments: “In June, FESPA in London will provide us with the perfect platform to demonstrate the breadth of our combined portfolio, and visitors to the Canon stand will begin to see the full benefit of the acquisition.”

He continued: “The fast evolving wide format market offers many opportunities through a variety of exciting applications, and the expanded Canon portfolio has all the necessary qualities to meet the demands of this growing market. There is increasing customer demand for higher quality output, colour stability, serviceability and productivity and Canon delivers all of these. We are ideally positioned as an organisation to provide customers with the product design, vision and financial services to help them see the Bigger Picture and to help them be a success over the long term.” www.canon.co.uk

Antalis Complete Greetings Card Collection Antalis UK has launched a hand picked range of papers and board to serve the needs of the Greetings Card industry. Its new ‘Complete Greetings Card Collection’ is presented in a beautifully crafted A5 ring bound swatch displaying the most comprehensive range of papers, board and speciality grades for the greetings card community.

The new collection offers a one stop shop for all greeting card publishers and printers. The carefully selected products range from the more traditional grades such as ‘Trucard’ for timeless classic card production, digital materials for short run and personalised cards, 100% recycled grades, specialist gift wrap and insert products, through to some of the most textured and tactile, coloured and creative papers for high value luxury and bespoke designs.

Natalie Thomas, Antalis marketing manager for the Greetings Card project comments: “We want to give our customers a totally hands-on experience of the new collection and central to this is our new swatch binder which will provide them with an inspirational guide to help choose the best product for their needs.”

Included in the collection are a number of unique creative offerings such as ‘Rives Shetland’, which has a wool textured finish which not only enhances the design, but adds significantly to its overall look and feel. Other creative papers include the ‘Curious Metallics’ range with its iridescent finish to add visual power to the finished product.

Natalie continues, “We have taken our time in researching the market and have carefully selected the very best products that will give the widest possible choice from one single source.

Whether our customers are looking for traditional coated board for more standard card production, or looking for inspiration from the latest materials on the market, our ‘Complete Greetings Card Collection’ will have something to offer.

The new ‘Complete Greetings Card Collection’ A5 swatch ring binder is available exclusively from Antalis, displaying the complete range and providing a wealth of product information, and printed samples.

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Roland’s fastest most advanced wide format printer Roland DG introduces the 64 inch SolJet Pro4 XF-640 — the company’s fastest wide format printer to date. The XF-640 incorporates next generation dual print heads and redesigned take up and pinch roller systems, plus a host of other advanced features for high quality imaging at a maximum print speed of 102m²/hr.

“Today, more than ever, high speed large format printers are in demand across our industry,” said Brett Newman, Technical Director, Roland DG (UK). “While high volume production is the goal for many of these businesses, quality imaging is equally important. The XF-640 answers this need in the marketplace by combining exceptional print quality with reliable, high speed performance.”

Designed for both outdoor and indoor applications, the XF-640 is the ideal production tool for signs, banners, vehicle wraps, window graphics, POP displays, exhibition show graphics, posters and more. The XF-640 features new, advanced print control technology that incorporates the industry’s most advanced print heads in a staggered design for maximum productivity. Roland’s newest eco-solvent inks, Eco-Sol Max 2, offer an expanded colour gamut for accurate image recreation as well as fast drying times to boost production and the dual

mirrored CMYK ink configuration virtually eliminates banding for consistent colour imaging.

Like the rest of the Roland printer line, the XF-640 is easy to operate. A redesigned front loading ink cartridge unit provides easy ink access. With the XF-640, media loading levers are positioned in both the front and back for maximum convenience. Special media brackets support even the heaviest media rolls as they are loaded into place.

The XF-640 joins the SolJet Pro 4 XR-640, Roland’s widest and fastest printer/ cutter to date. The XR-640 also features advanced print head technology, mirrored print head configuration and Roland’s Eco-Sol Max 2 inks, but the integrated print/cutter streamlines production by automatically printing and contour cutting printed graphics with extreme precision. www.rolanddg.co.uk/beast

Hey Press Go helps your business add value A new range of pre-packaged templating products for digital press users has been launched to positive acclaim from industry professionals.

The new product, HeyPressGo!, enables anyone with a digital printing press to offer pre-die cut products or goalpost glued mailers to clients who seek smaller runs without racking up any serious expense.

The idea was developed by managing director Peter Melkowski of Print Solutions Print Finishers in Peterborough, who saw potential by preparing pre-cut and pre-glued SRA3 sheets for commonly requested items such as tent cards, presentation folders, surveys and mailers.

‘The concept is not new,’ he said. ‘I started by developing the products my clients wanted

into a more standard format which meant the process of producing what originally had been a complicated affair became simplified.’

He added, ‘All I have done is reverse the production process by pre-cutting or gluing virgin stock which the printer places straight into the digital press, they simply position their artwork, print, trim in the normal way and ‘HeyPressGo!’ the job is done!’

The products have led to the formation of HeyPressGo Products Ltd, which will market and sell the items both online and through approved

networks. ‘HeyPressGo may be in its infancy but it intends to roll out new products on a regular basis’, Peter explained ‘We actively welcome new ideas to develop further, this will enable us to keep our clients up to date with market trends.

W+e also hope to offer a good selection of general print room consumables too, so getting to know us will be a key advantage in the production cycle’.

Print Solutions is a dedicated bespoke print finishing company based in Peterborough and offers a full range of services to both litho and digital printing companies.

It is obvious from this latest development that it is in tune with what is needed in the modern print market, so watch out for more innovative ideas coming through in the future. www.heypressgo.co.uk, www.printsolutions.uk.com

Tetenal’s Epson offering expands wide format Tetenal announced back in October the opening of their dedicated Epson showroom at the Leicester offices, which was to make way for the SureColor solvent printers, alongside the T series and ProStylus range.

The Epson Pro Graphics specialist partner has announced that they have been appointed as official distributiors of Epson’s latest production printer, SureLab D3000, the retail photographic dry lab. Tetenal are excited to be able to offer the customer an entire printing package encompassing retail through to large commercial print runs (from large runs producing up to 51.8m²/hour*).

“Our Epson line up enables us to help print shops offer photographic services alongside their standard print offering, with changes on the high street recently we want to help retailers create more opportunities for their business” Craig Bird, Tetenal Marketing Manager.

The SureLab D3000 is Epson’s first dry lab retail printing solution, providing a cutting edge solution in the professional imaging market, with its compact, efficient and flexible design. There are three print finishes available, Matt, Lustre and Gloss, from 4” to 12” width.

Panoramic printing and large images are no problem with available print lengths of 48”.

“The SureLab completes our Epson hardware line up and our new dedicated demonstration suite has the benchmark ProStylus 7890 and 9890, the T-series and SureColor solvent printers on display. The Epson showroom shows our commitment to offering this professional equipment as a main line product.”

For a demonstration at the Leicester showroom contact Chris Castle on 07912 842 509 or Phil Barker on 07595 203 764. For more information on TETENAL Ltd, please visit www.tetenaluk.com *The Epson SureColour SC-50600 Solvent prints at speeds of up to 51.8m².

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North Print & Pack 2013

North Print & Pack 2013, which takes place from 14th to 16th May in Harrogate, will have the widest industry reach ever, with a range of new features and content that offers additional benefits for you.

Stand by Stand Guide Arrange your visit with the stand preview and contact checklist here:

A B Graphic International Ltd

www.abgint.com Matthew Burton: info@abgint.com An extensive, innovative range of label converting machinery and comprehensive technical after sales support are amongst the prime reasons for their continuing success within the label and packaging industry. A B Graphic International Ltd also produce machines for many specialist applications including RFID insertion, laser die cutting, booklet label machines and 100% camera inspection systems.

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he extension of the long-established event to embrace printed packaging – leading to its rebranding as North Print & Pack 2013 – demonstrates how far the print sector is turning its attentions to packaging as a strand in its success strategy.

The diversity of exhibitors will ensure that every area of the commercial print and packaging industry is represented at North Print & Pack 2013; from press-press, MIS and software to digital print, labels, mailing systems and inkjet output devices, plus post-press and consumables.

Visiting the event will be time well spent: the commercial print industry is represented by exhibitors including Crawford Technologies, EFI, Imprint Business Systems, Intelligent Finishing Systems, Konica Minolta, Ricoh, Tharstern and Watkiss. The narrow web world is represented by the likes of AB Graphic International, Alphasonics, Domino, Edale, Flexo Wash (UK), Flint Group, GEW, Herma UK, ISG, K2 International, Nilpeter, RotoMetrics International, Sandon Global, Screen, Teknek and Xeikon International.

www.alpha-card.co.uk Andy Milner: andy@thinkalpha.co.uk Michelle Kerwin: michelle@thinkalpha.co.uk Alpha Card Compact Media is highly effective for communicating marketing messages, product information in a concise, retainable and cost effective way. Their aim is to supply customers directly and offer them great savings.

Alphasonics (UCS) Ltd www.alphasonics.co.uk Christopher Jones: chris@alphasonics.co.uk

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S’print speed networking event. Divided to focus on commercial and packaging printers respectively, the event gives you five minutes per contact to exchange details and expertise, attendees could quickly gather six valuable new business contacts.

With this line-up of exhibitors and a diverse education programme devised specifically for commercial and packaging printers, North Print & Pack 2013 is maturing successfully from its commercial print roots to tackle the topics that are important to the UK’s packaging printers.

Visitors to North Print & Pack 2013 will see a big focus on educational content in The Knowledge Centre, with the launch of three free theatres.

The sessions, with top industry brands like Tesco and Twinings amongst the confirmed presenters, comprise informative talks, panel discussions and case studies, all offering great opportunities to develop your technical and business skills.

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On the last day of the exhibition, North Print & Pack 213 will provide the venue for the finalists of Proskills’ award-winning PrintIT! programme. This is the initiative’s eighth Annual Awards Ceremony, which will provide the opportunity to present category winners with individual awards as well as prizes for their schools.

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Alphasonics will be on hand to discuss your anilox roll cleaning needs. Staff will be on hand to discuss any cleaning requirements the flexographic printer may require

AMS Ltd www.ams-gb.com Victoria Christen: victoria.christen@ams-gb.com AMS is a supplier of mailing equipment in the UK. At North Print and Pack they will be officially launching their intelligent mailing applications, which includes software to ensure accuracy and integrity where personalised documents are enclosed in the same envelope.

Autobond Ltd www.autobondlaminating.com Kerry Rice: krice@adcomms.co.uk Autobond is a manufacturer of thermal and water-based film laminators, digital inkjet spot UV machines, UV roller coating machines, and encapsulating machines 17

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Flexo Wash UK Ltd. www.flexowash.com Claus Nielsen: claus@pgm-graphics.co.uk Flexo Wash is a supplier of high quality, environmentally friendly cleaning technology for the whole print industry including flexo, rotogravure, rotary screen and, of particular interest for North Print & Pack visitors, Offset Coating Unit Anilox Rolls. Fully automatic solutions for anilox and gravure cylinders, plates and sleeves, machine parts and rotary screens.

GEW (EC) Limited www.gewuv.com David Lyus: sales@gewuv.com

B & R Moll International www.mollinternational.co.uk Tom Bray: tbray@mollinternational B & R Moll International will be showcasing their dual converting machine, as well as its tearstrip applicator and double-sided tape application.

Bobst UK and Ireland Ltd www.bobst.com Alistair Smailes: alistair@stromansmedia.com Bobst is keen to show through innovation in its products and services that it can add value and quality to its customers and end users.

Clinical Print Finishers www.clinical-print.com Jamie Court: jamie@clinical-print.com Clinical are innovators in the field of miniature and pharmaceutical print finishing and have a huge range of small format finishing solutions to offer.

Compact Foilers Ltd www.compactfoilers.com James Self: jself@elitecameron.com The Compact Foiler Cold Foil, Cast and Cure module is the only floor mounted, portable solution for use in multiple locations.

Crawford Technologies Inc www.crawfordtech.com Stewart Rogers: srogers@crawfordtech.com Crawford Technologies is a leader in print-stream transformation, document re-engineering, workflow, document accessibility and archiving software solutions.

D & K Europe Ltd www.dkeurope.co.uk Karen Turner: karen@dkeurope.co.uk D & K will be featuring two new laminators at the show, both refinements of very successful current models. Europa has over 150 installations worldwide, and will now be made available with an in-line embossing unit for high end short-run digital work. Embossing will be carried out after lamination and before separation, while there will be the facility to disengage it in order to laminate conventionally.

Domino Printing Sciences www.N600i.com Pierre Despres: pierre.despres@domino-uk.com Digital Printing is a division within Domino Printing Sciences plc. The company has established a global reputation for the development and manufacture of digital ink jet printing technologies, as well as its worldwide aftermarket products and customer services. For the Label sector, Domino’s next generation N600i is the only full colour digital label press that combines the productivity of flexo with the flexibility of digital printing delivering the highest quality 600dpi resolution onto a variety of coated paper and plastic label stocks.

Edale www.edale.com Jessica Gong: jessica@edale.com Edale are the manufacturer of narrow web printing presses and converting machinery specialising in four dedicated market sectors; Flexographic Printing, Digital Printing, Commercial Security and Converting Solutions.

EXILE Technologies Limited

GEW launches its new E2C “low energy” UV curing solutions for narrow web presses. The new technology reduces energy consumption by 42% compared with conventional UV systems, whilst enabling maximum productivity on the widest range of heat-sensitive substrates. E2C is also the most environmentally sustainable choice, saving more than 320 tonnes of carbon emission over the life of a typical eight colour press.

GMG Color UK www.gmgcolor.co.uk Barry Singleton: barry@gmgcolor.co.uk GMG is a developer and supplier of high end colour management software solutions, With more than 25 years of experience in the graphic arts industry, the GMG brand is synonymous with a guarantee for high quality solutions for everything to do with colour.

Herma UK Ltd www.herma-material.co.uk Helena Jones: helena.jones@herma.co.uk Thanks to a whole new kind of multi-layer coating technology, Herma has the capability of simultaneously coating different layers of adhesive.

With this method, Herma produces a broad spectrum of adhesive paper and film products from which its customers all over Europe manufacture labels for all kind of applications.

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Exile Technologies will be showing the new TECHSETTER 2 Thermal Imagesetter. Eliminating the chemistry of traditional film Imagesetters, this environmentally friendly TECHSETTER 2 produces film positives and negatives for Flexo, PAD and screen printing applications.

Built on over 30 years experience of providing dedicated MIS solutions to all sectors of the printing industry Imprint is able to understand the big and small issues you may face and provide solutions to them. With all modules linked to the MyData Report Generator, live information from the system is at your fingertips, giving you the chance to act before a problem becomes a crisis.

FASTSIGNS www.fastsigns.co.uk Garth Allison: garth.allison@fastsigns.com Fastsigns International is the worldwide franchisor for the more than 530 FASTSIGNS sign, graphic and visual communications centres in eight countries including the UK. They will be offering their newly launched co-branding programme which is designed to help independent print businesses join the FASTSIGNS franchise system at a significantly reduced investment, including lower franchise fee and royalties.

Intelligent Finishing Systems www.ifsl.uk.com Vic Fletcher: vf@resolutionsformarketing Intelligent Finishing Systems is the exclusive distributor of Horizon quick response finishing solutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Its product portfolio also includes other world class manufacturers Perfecta, Dürselen, Foliant, Petratto, CEM, SCS, Photobook Technology, Italdibipack and Lasermax.

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IST (UK) Ltd www.ist-uv.com Simon Mitchell: simon.mitchell@uk.ist-uv.com IST — UV systems for the graphics arts and related UV markets. With a versatile range of UV systems ranging from air-cooled, water-cooled, LED UV and industrial UV systems, IST have a solution for any UV requirement.

K2 International www.k2flexo.com Russell Oddy: russell@k2flexo.com K2 International is a British manufacturing company specialising in the design, sales and service of its own offering of narrow to mid web printing and converting machines. Its products range from simple, low cost water based flexo label printing machines through to high end full servo uv flexo presses with digital variable data printing.

KAS Paper Systems Limited www.kaspapersystems.com Harry Patel: harry@kaspapersystems.com KAS Paper Systems are manufacturers of mailing and addressing solutions, paper handling systems and print finishing equipment. Their high quality, high speed addressing and mailing solutions are designed for use in industries where performance and reliability are critical. As well as the standard range of paper handling products they also design and manufacture bespoke systems to meet a client’s requirements.

KTEC GROUP Labels-U-Print www.KTECGROUP.co.uk Robert Knox: robertknox@ktecgroup.co.uk KTEC has a large choice of full colour digital label printing machines, from small desktop label printers to commercial systems able to print all you label needs.

Learn2print www.learn2print.co.uk Jon Bray: jbray@learn2print.co.uk Learn2print is now one of the largest nationally recognised print training providers working alongside colleges and training providers throughout the country to bring education in print to industry.

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Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper UK will present its newly expanded digital printing portfolio. Mondi will be showcasing its well known digital printing papers Color Copy and NAUTILUS SuperWhite and DNS high speed inkjet. A new paper DNS color print will have a UK launch at the show, which is designed especially for colour laser printers, copiers and digital colour presses. Its super smooth surface produces excellent digital print results with sharper, more vibrant colours. Eye catching images are achieved effortlessly due to a higher whiteness level (170 CIE) that is optimal for marketing collateral.”

Nilpeter Ltd www.nilpeter.com Anne Emborg: ae@nilpeter.com

Renz (UK) Ltd www.renz.co.uk Stephen Partington: stephenpartington@renz.co.uk

Nilpeter is a global manufacturer of label and narrow web printing machinery, based on Flexo, Offset and InkJet technologies. With manufacturing facilities in Denmark, USA, Brazil, and India, Nilpeter offers press sales and customer care in 65 countries across the entire globe.

Perfect Bindery Solutions www.binderysolutions.co.uk Shaun Stanley: shaun@binderysolutions.co.uk PBS are showcasing the new Palamides Smartflat Binder producing Layflat books with special cold adhesive. The Smyth F1088 Large Format Sewer (510 x 550) will produce Large Format A3 landscape ‘Photobooks’ finished on the ODM Sticker XXL / Smasher XXL for Hard Cover production. The world launch of the “MotionCutter” laser system with laser head speeds of 6m per second allowing intricate, personalised runs in both packaging and traditional print will be available to view on video.

RCS www.rcs-plc.uk Michael Todd: mtodd@rcs.plc.uk Screen EUROPE Tim Taylor: tim.taylor@screeneurope.com CONVERSION UK (SCODIX & HIGHCON) Mark Nixon: mnixon@conversion-uk.com

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packaging, will show the range of innovative added value gift products it is producing using the Screen Truepress JetSX B2 digital press and the Scodix B2 digital embossing press range in its Retford factory. RCS is joined by Screen and Conversion, UK distributor for Scodix and the Highcon Euclid digital cutting and creasing machine, to present the tremendous versatility of personalised labels, cartons and creative print applications that can be produced using their advanced digital print and finishing technology.

RCS unites with Screen, Scodix and Highcon: visitors will be able to see, feel and discuss the business potential of a range of creative personalised print and packaging applications using the very latest digital print and finishing technologies – and all on one stand, “ says Bui Burke, VP Sales, Screen Europe.

Mark Nixon, MD, Conversion UK adds: “By joining together at North Print & Pack we can show the impressive capabilities of a streamlined digital production workflow that enables the cost effective production of high impact, highly personalised short run print and cartons.” RCS, a leading supplier of high margin, short run personalised print and

Renz has addressed new pressures in the finishing sector from the print-on-demand market with faster, more automated equipment. These machines are designed to meet the needs of clients who use both professional and desktop solutions for small / medium and large print runs and will be on display at North Print and Pack. DTP 340 A — Semi automatic modular desktop high speed punch with an output of up to 21,000 punched sheets per hour. Ability to handle mixed stock including tabs, polyprop covers etc. A range of various binding styles can be produced using interchangeable punching dies. This machine bridges the gap between fully automated floor standing systems and heavy duty bench top punches. Punch 500 — High end desk top punch.

Ideal for all book and calendar work. A range of various binding styles can be produced using interchangeable punching dies. Mobi 360 — Semi automated wire binding machine for all book and calendar work with a very fast and easy make ready.

Renz MOHR 56 NET — The RENZ MOHR guillotine is the new brand from Adolf Mohr Maschinenfabrik more commonly known under the brand name ‘POLAR’. They will be showing the 56 Net machine which has all the latest guillotine technology. Bindomatic 5000 — Renz has recently become the exclusive UK distributor for the Bindomatic 5000 machine. This thermal binder produces perfect bound professional documents and is ideal for any copy shop, in house document centre or small print room. Covers by Renz — Customise your binding covers in minutes and they’ll print them for you….

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This product allows any company, whatever its size, full control over the complete personalisation of all their document presentation requirements; from run lengths of just one document cover upwards. Visit: ww.coversbyrenz.com to have a look at this exciting and completely unique web to print platform. Show highlights....what Renz will be producing: Using the latest desk top and semi automatic machines they will be producing writing pads and calendars in both A4 & A5 formats. They will also have information on all their new fully automatic systems.

Ricoh UK www.ricoh.co.uk

Ricoh is a global technology company specialising in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services.

Ricoh is known for the quality of its technology, the exceptional standard of its customer service and sustainability initiatives. Under its corporate tagline “imagine change”, Ricoh helps companies transform the way they work and harness the collective imagination of their employees.

Sandon Global www.sandonglobal.co.uk Richard Millington: richard.millington@sandonglobal.co.uk Sandon Global, part of NP&P ‘Label City’ manufacture and refurbish anilox rolls, sleeves and gravure cylinders from their engineering facility in Runcorn, Cheshire. Their modern plant offers laser and mechanical engineering departments allowing them to produce their anilox internally and helping to guarantee standards and expediency.

Swemko UK Limited www.swemkoknife.com David Medd: dmedd@swemkoknife.com Swemko UK Limited — supplier of machine knives and print finishing consumables backed with its four service centres can offer a quality sharpening service all over the country. Working with IKS Klingelnbverg of Germany for over 25 years they supply the highest quality blades made in HSS and TCT all backed with LIfetime guarantee to perform.

Technotrans Graphics Ltd www.technotrans.co.uk Nicola Green: nicola.green@technotrans.co.uk Technotrans will announce a new product for the heatset web offset market at the show.The new loop 40 system promises a consumable free

approach to dampening solution filtration using tried and tested technology. The company will also launch its ink.dos m manual and ink.dos auto automatic ink dispensing systems which allow printers to match up to 30,000 Pantone colours in-house. Either will dispense and/or mix both conventional and UV inks.

Tecnico Solutions Limited www.tecnicosolutions.com Richard Ogando: richard@tecnicosolutions.com Tecnico Solutions Limited are fast becoming a market leader in the supply of digital print and mailing equipment solutions.Having already established an enviable reputation for the supply of quality factory refurbished mailing equipment they are now pleased to confirm they have enhanced their product portfolio with the addition of a range of new products.

Teknek Ltd www.teknek.com Roy Cannon: royc@teknek.com Teknek is a leader in innovative design and manufacture of high performance contact cleaning system. Now part of the ITW (Illinois Tool Works) group of companies, Teknek has extended its global reach in the supply of highly effective surface cleaning systems for the removal of dust particles.

Equipment installed throughout many industries can dramatically reduce scrap, improve yield and increase productivity and Teknek web cleaners are fitted as standard to many label print presses.

Terry Cooper Services www.terrycooperservices.co.uk TCS are a leading provider of new and used print finishing and paper handling equipment and exclusive UK distributors for leading brands in the industry such as CP Bourg digital finishing systems, Bagel laminators, CCM Premier and Challenge guillotines.

Tharstern Ltd www.tharstern.com Kate Bancroft: kate.bancroft@tharstern.com Tharstern is recognised as a market leader supplying innovative Management Information System (MIS) technology specifically tailored to support the exacting needs and requirements of commercial printing and graphic arts industry.

VeriVide www.verivide.com David Leedham: d.leedham@verivide.com VeriVide has been supplying the graphics and printing industry with specialist lighting equipment, achieving or surpassing British and International standards, for approaching five decades. As an official PANTONE distributor they can offer advice on the best Pantone products to match your needs and budget

Watkiss Automation Sales Ltd www.watkiss.com Jo Watkiss: jowatkiss@watkiss.com At North Print and Pack, Watkiss is giving three products their UK debut: the new PowerSquare 200 with full bleed trim for the colour digital print market; the Mohr 66NET guillotine and the Tauler SmartMatic laminator.

Xeikon International www.xeikon.com Frank Jacobs: frank.jacobs@xeikon.com A pioneer in digital printing, Xeikon designs, develops, and delivers high end digital colour printing systems covering the entire spectrum of professional printing applications. Its systems are composed of advanced web-fed presses using led array dry toner electrophotography, cutting edge workflow software, and peripheral equipment.

The X-800 digital front-end is the benchmark for high-end variable data production and fully automated workflows in any production environment.

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Offsetting cost, quality and speed In printing terms the mythical search for the Holy Grail would be to find print room equipment that would do it’s job with incredible quality, fast speed and at a ridiculously cheap price.

Martin Christie asks do you need to accept some compromise in price, performance and specification?

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arge format printing — anything over A3 — tends to go in two apparently opposite directions, one for speed and economy and the other for quality at a cost.

Toner based printers have serviced the plan print market for some time, and are fast, but with a high initial cost, especially for colour, it was inevitable that the affordable inkjet would take a good slice of the market, dominated for some time by HP. Epson tended to be associated with the high quality art and photographic applications, though it always produced several functional machines for posters and proofing. The introduction, at Drupa last year, of a new range of SureColour wide format printers marked a serious attack upon the most popular customer demand.

The range has 44 and 36 inch width sizes but we chose to test the 24 inch T3000 which is likely to be the most practical in the print shop environment, printing up to short edge A1 from roll, cut sheet and even board. This immediately makes it the most adaptable machine as it will print items as small as several inches as long as the paper will fit in the machine, and the heads can be adjusted to take several thicknesses of media.

The printer shares Epson’s sensible formula of placing the media above the print heads so that gravity assists the operation, although the print platform itself has been widened to ensure the paper is kept flat and wrinkle free during printing.

Roll media uses individual bobbins at either end rather than a spindle making changing paper much easier, and large shoulder guides ease installation for perfect positioning.

This still gives the machine a small footprint, and additionally all necessary access points, like the maintenance and ink tanks are at the front, allowing it to be placed against a wall for space saving.

Although only a four colour in operation, it has an additional black option — photo black and matte black are swopped automatically depending on media settings — and newly developed Ultra Chrome XD inks mean both high density blacks for detailed drwawings, and fine quality colour saturation for posters and other artwork.

Pigment inks mean a high degree of water resistance, and quick drying means even full coverage items can been trimmed and laminated straight out of the box.

Epson printers have always had a good reputation for being robust and user friendly.

The Surecolour range takes this to another level, aware that it is likely to be used by operators new to large format, or who don’t have time to mess around with multiple media settings and colour profiles. You can still do all that, but in automated mode, you can rely on the printer to work out the complicated stuff. On start up it checks the status of the inks and adjusts accordingly.

When loading new roll media you can set the length and it will print a bar code when you change paper, letting you know how much is left when you next load it. It will also remember to trim this off before you start printing.

A nice big readable status panel on the printer, and friendly, clearly marked buttons help the operator select options, and even the warning light has been made extra large so that it can be

seen across the studio, instead of having to go over to the controls to see why something hasn’t printed. Lots of thoughtful detail have gone in to this machine for its intended use.

At the computer end, the user interface has a layout manager that can nest jobs automatically and manually, and can also print multiple pages, booklet style for presentations, or tile large sizes with trim margins for stitching oversized posters.

All of this is done with easy to follow graphics on the screen.

In draft mode, the T3000 can print an A1 in just 28 seconds, but even at maximum quality, 2880x1440dpi, a full colour poster will pop out ready to rock in minutes. An accurate monitoring of media and ink usage means jobs can be costed to the penny and prices adjusted accordingly.

The printer achieves the remarkable trick of providing both speed and quality optioins by running two paired heads for each colour. If any blockage occurs the heads can be cleaned in pairs to save ink usage.

A number of optional extras include a powered take up roll for long run printing, and a 250GB HDD drive for spool printing. With the addition of a scanner, like the Epson DS6500 the T3000 can also be turned into a straight copier/colour enlarger without the need of a computer. It just plugs straight it.

The speed and usability of the printer were fairly predictable, but the quality of output was a surprise.

We have been running an eight colour Epson Stylus Pro 7890 for more than a year to cater for the professional photography and artists speciality market, so have a pretty good reference point.

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While the T3000 may not be able to match the fine extended colour range drop for drop, it’s vibrant inks, matched with suitable media, will flatter a large percentage of regular customer’s offerings, and certainly produce acceptable results for the price. You would have to be pretty picky to fault it.

Pound for pound on both puchase price and economical running costs, it’s a very adaptable and potentially very profitable peice of kit.

ENCAPSULATING SPEED, EFFICIENCY AND PROFIT Let’s be fair, a laminator is not one of those pieces of kit you are going to get too excited about in the scale of things. It’s a functional device, an essential piece of finishing, but not exactly a high profile part of the print room.

It’s for that reason it might be worth a second look to see if you are making the most profitable use of the service, especially if you have an older, tired and much neglected machine currently doing the job.

Although cheap desktop A4 laminators are generally available to the consumer, A3 and larger are still in the domain of the professional, with the options being either sheet or roll fed, and between single sided lamination and double sided encapsulation.

If you only output digital print up to short edge A3 then it may be that a small footprint sheet feeder is the answer for most tasks, but up-sizing opens

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so many more opportunities, not only for finishing customers originals but creating composites from combinations of smaller items.

Lamination obviously improves the longevity and appearance of print, and in doing so increases the range of options available to the digital printer from mere paper to a flexible, scratch-proof water resistant product of adaptable size.

But as with all machines in the shop, it has to be fast, convenient and easy to use. Enter the Vivid’s Matrix MD-650, a roll fed machine designed with a digital print shop in mind. With its own stand, it takes up a limited amount of space and despite being solidly built, can be easily manoeuvered around if not in immediate use.

A sightly smaller MD 450 is available that takes up to short edge A2, but for the extra cost the full width A2, short edge A1, is more adaptable and will be more economic on consumables.

The Matrix Duo is able to do both single sided lamination and double sided encapsulation. Its twin heated rollers operate on thermal film fed from above and below with the option of fitting both gloss and matt finishes at the same time when double siding. This way you don’t need to change rolls for one job, just place the print in the machine facing whichever surface is preferred.

The independently heated rollers give an even distribution of temperature and pressure and are separated from each other when not in use.

The control panel is simple and easy to follow, ideal for a machine that may be used by several operators with basic instruction. A set temperature is chosen, the rollers engaged and operating temperature quickly reached.

A speed control monitors the flow of film both forward and reverse, and there is an anti-jam mechanism. The laminator will seal film at an average speed of a metre a minute. It will run faster but you have to be very careful feeding the initial leading edge of a long print to avoid skew.

A unique anti-curl bar allows quite thin laminates to be used, maximising value on a roll. Vivid’s Boss range of film goes as thin as 27 mic, but even on an average of twice that thickness, that’s a lot of A1s and twice as many A2s on a 100metre or more roll.

Even allowing for a certain amount of extra run through wasted as the lamination feeds through the machine, a roll system scores heavily over sheet fed pouches which start at a minimum 150 mic and get expensive per unit as they go up to A1 size.

The wastage issue is an important consideration with either device as if a print gets trashed it’s a cost of time and material. The larger pouches can also be difficult to store, needing to be kept flat and dust free, and easily damaged from an open pack. On a roll the film is effectively self sealed, and a little run on to clear any marks or creases is a worthwhile loss for overall efficiency.

If you are doing large format inkjet printing then large format laminating in house is essential. Nobody wants to put up with the time delay of outsourcing these days. To stay ahead of the competition it has to be supplied on demand and the Matrix and consumables are a perfect complement to inkjet prints with even heavy colour coverage producing a seamless bubble free finish from prints straight from the printer.

The 650 is an ideal size, with the majority of prints being up to 24-inch short edge. Beyond that size is a step up in cost and kit needed for handling, as well as the space required.

Checking the printer forums, an interesting comment from an independent Matrix purchaser was that since acquiring the machine it has been used ten times more than expected, because of its ease of use and flexibility. And that’s certainly what we found having lived and worked with the machine for a month or more. It’s one of those essentials that becomes an asset, and at an affordable price.

Full details from vivid-online.com

Designers & manufacturers of laminating systems

www.vivid-online.com

www.wideformatlaminators.com

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Arjowiggins Graphic and Antalis unfolds the Magic of Paperworld Arjowiggins Graphic, a leader in the development of environmental paper solutions, in partnership with Antalis, has unveiled a high spec, beautifully designed; 80 second video to showcase to business the positive impact using recycled papers has on the environment. Using a combination of origami style animations, real and green screen footage to bring the subject to life, the video introduces the viewer to Paperworld – a magical world, thriving on the synergies between the natural environment and recycled papers.

Designed by production company Banana Split, the video shows a young girl’s journey through dark streets and bustling traffic – guided by a paper chain and brightly coloured origami animals – until she finally reaches the entrancing Paperworld,

buzzing with bright colours and wildlife.

Tom Jackson, Head of Programming and Production, Banana Split said: “We set out to conceive a creative idea that would allow us to showcase the beauty of paper – we believe Paperworld certainly achieves that goal. Working with three different elements on screen was challenging – but against the gritty real world footage, the origami animations do a brilliant job of creatively representing how recycled papers represent the hidden natural elements of the everyday.”

By positioning recycled papers as being ‘one with nature’, the campaign from Arjowiggins Graphic and Antalis aims to deliver a simple message to businesses about the positive impact

of recycled papers.

Shannan Hodgson, Arjowiggins Graphic explains: “Companies are more frequently looking to source supplies that match the requirements of their CSR policies, with 30% of respondents surveyed

by Arjowiggins Graphic believing that sourcing sustainable material is the biggest environmental challenge facing their business in the next twothree years. Choosing recycled papers is a simple way for businesses to meet sustainability targets and more and more, it’s what their customers will expect. Recycled papers contribute to a number of savings which include: carbon footprint – water use energy, wood and waste to landfill.”

The viral is available to watch at: www.QuickPrintPro.co.uk

Antalis launches Curious Matter Antalis is now stocking Curious Matter, a luxurious new paper with surprisingly humble roots – as a by-product of potato starch!

As the latest addition to Arjowiggins’ Curious Collection - which includes the innovative Translucents, Metallics, Skin, Touch and Cosmic ranges – Curious Matter is perfect for a wide range of innovative and distinctive applications, from attention-grabbing invitations to statement making clothing labels.

Curious Matter delivers spectacular results with four colour and spot varnish offset printing, digital dry toner printing, lithography and letterpress and is the perfect material for a full range of finishing techniques and processes.

As the paper lends itself well to folding, scoring, laser cutting and lamination processes, it is perfect for distinctive boxing and folding cartons.

Emma Linley, Antalis Creative Papers Product Manager, said: “We are very excited about the addition of Curious Matter to the Curious Collection range, which is exclusive to Antalis. Curious Matter is a whole new breed of paper, which is made using innovative manufacturing processes and recycling industrial waste – it’s hard to believe that such a luxurious paper can be made by recycling this waste!”

Curious Matter is the result of an eight year quest by the Arjowiggins’ research and development team to create daring papers with unique creative characteristics.

The team used microscopic spherical particles of raw starch to create the paper’s unique texture, which to the touch resembles a combination of sand and silk.

Curious Matter is available in four weights: 125g, 135g, 270g and 380g and is ideal for designers with clients in lifestyle-orientated sectors where it is essential to stand out from the ordinary, from food and drink, beauty and cosmetics, to luxury goods.

A swatch is available for the full Curious Collection, including the new Curious Matter range. The swatch also includes a new shade in the Curious Touch Soft Range, Nude, which is a perfect match to its counterpart in the Curious Metallics and Curious Transclucents ranges. The swatch clearly demonstrates all the ranges’ surprising colours, textures and weights.

To find out more information about the Curious Matter range, obtain a swatch or samples, please contact Antalis on 0870 607 9014 or visit www.antalis.co.uk.

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AuraPrint.co.uk wins QPP SOTM

The winner of the May QPP coveted site of the month award is Aura Print in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. A leading example in how to promote web2print to our UK eight million end users.

James Croisdale dropped QPP a line with an update on how Aura are creating a distinctive web presence with their new colour energising website. Check out how powerful print promotion can attract more customers and the menu of products and services are really quite enviable.

James shared news of growth; We’ve doubled in size over the last three to four years, despite the recession, and are always buying some new machine or another to help our cause — never a dull moment!

We currently have two SRA3 digital presses, two wide format Roland machines and various laminating and finishing options.

We do the bulk of our work from our website, which would seem to tie in nicely with your running e-commerce theme!

Aura Print specialise in full colour digital, lithographic and large format print, offering a complete service from artwork design to finished print, ‘from concept to conclusion’.

With more than 16 years’ industry experience they’re proud that their reputation for high quality and exceptional service has seen the business grow and thrive consistently. Investing in the latest technology to maintain the highest product standards, and working extremely hard to maintain a reputation for super-fast turnaround times.

Working with a wide range of clients that includes SMEs, universities and household names such as the NHS, Huddersfield University, Wakefield Wildcats rugby league team and the Yorkshire sculpture park. Aura provide design and print fulfilled and delivered with care, for every kind of printed matter from business stationery and training literature to marketing and sales collateral, banner stands and exhibition material. www.auraprint.co.uk

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Printmeit.com can print you (almost) anything Newcastle based Mimaki reseller YPS has further cemented its reputation for boosting local businesses with the sale of another Mimaki JV33, this time to promotional print specialist Printmeit.com. The County Durham based PSP is now hoping to expand its product portfolio to include complementary large format products thanks to the 1.3m machine’s versatility.

Printmeit.com started in 2008 by outsourcing ‘every bit of print’: now the company employs eight staff, has a turnover of around £800,000 and can produce 80 per cent of its work in-house. The core of Printmeit.com’s business is in stationery, flyers and promotional gift products, but its investment in the new Mimaki means it can keep more of its banner work in-house and enjoy bigger profit margins, as well as opening up new revenue streams with related products.

“We are delighted with the purchase; it’s been a very wise investment for us,” says Printmeit.com managing director Adam Chetter. “The machine has been running non-stop ever since we bought it and we’re beginning to wonder what we ever did without it.”

Adam has dealt with YPS for Epson inks and media since he met Garry and Paul at an auction a few years ago, and knew he could rely on the company for good advice. “When we were looking to buy a new machine we found that YPS giving us their time and great customer service was influential in our decision making, allowing us to visit them to test drive the JV33 ourselves,” he says of the pre-sale experience. Since the Mimaki has been installed, nothing has changed: “The customer service is second to none, both in terms of knowledge and response.”

So far Printmeit.com has mainly been using its JV33 to print posters and

banners for stands, but Adam says the company has the potential to start offering canvases, bespoke printed wallpaper and outdoor durable banners.

The machine’s quality and flexibility has impressed the team so much that Adam says he would definitely consider buying a second Mimaki. “Since the purchase of our JV33 it has been rewarding us increasingly every week,” he enthuses. www.printmeit.com

Blizzard forecast for FESPA 2013 FESPA 2013 (June 25th – 29th at London’s Excel) may see a Blizzard for the first time as DTG Digital launches its new pre-treatment machine at this prestigious show.

Direct to garment ink jet printing has come a long way in the, relatively, short time that it has been around and DTG Digital and Impression Technology Europe (ITE) have been at the forefront for much of that time.

Following intense development the company is launching the latest in pretreat technology, ‘The Blizzard’.

As with screen printing direct to garment needs a white base when printing onto anything other than a white surface. Unlike screen print though a direct to garment machine does not have the benefit of flash curing and it is here that the pre-treat comes into play. When the white ink hits the pre-treated surface a reaction takes place ensuring that the white ink is dry enough to accept the CMYK. Traditionally this process has been carried out manually using a spray gun but this has three major disadvantages. Firstly you can only guess how much pre-treat you are applying and human nature generally dictates that you over compensate. As too much pre-treat can be as bad as too little this is not an ideal situation. Secondly, to ensure that all of the area to be printed is covered there is a tendency to spray a bigger area than is actually needed. Finally there is the problem of contamination. If the spraying is done outside of a spray booth then there is no way to avoid airborn particles being deposited on other surfaces.

The new Pre-Treat machine from DTG Digital and ITE, “The Blizzard”, takes care of all of this for you. With its fully enclosed spraying area the risk of contamination is solved and, with the isolated garment holding section, even garment areas not to be printed are protected. To minimise the amount of pre-treat fluid used the stroke can be adjusted so that only the area to be printed is treated which, when combined with the control for the volume of liquid used, results in a reduction in the amount of fluid used (when compared with the manual method). The thickness of garments is not a problem either as the base, which holds the garment is fully height adjustable so it doesn’t matter whether you are printing a t-shirt or a hoodie.

Maintenance and cleaning have also been considered with The Blizzard, which boasts a purging system not only simplifying the cleaning process, but also saving valuable time. Although fully enclosed the unit has a ‘lift-up’ lid to

make cleaning simple and efficient.

This new pre-treat machine has been designed and built by a team that not only understand direct to garment printing but also the importance of efficiency and profitability. Built using modern materials The Blizzard runs on compressed air, so “no electrical mains” connections to worry about. All in all the New DTG Digital “Blizzard” pre-treat machine has been designed to improve efficiency and quality in the direct to garment arena, which it achieves without difficulty. If you are involved in direct to garment printing and you are attending FESPA you really cannot afford to miss The Blizzard, which will be on stand M66N. Roy Burton (Managing Director of ITE) said “We fully appreciate how prestigious FESPA is and we knew that it was a must for The Blizzard. We are really looking forward to seeing the industries reaction to a machine that has been needed for quite a while now” Impression Technology Europe will be on stand M66N at FESPA but can also be contacted on 01623 861173 or by email at info@impressiontechnologyeurope.com www.impressiontechnologyeurope.com

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Double your money – Robin, take it away…

The five ways to increase profit. Yes folks there are really only five fundamental ways to increase profit and we’ll explore them all.

1 Increase the price.

2 Sell less but at a higher price.

3 Reduce overheads (that includes getting paid quicker and working more efficiently) 4 Sell more, pretty obvious 5 Invest wisely.

I guess a sixth would be a mixture of any of these and just think how great it would be if you could do a selection.

So let’s start at number one (a very good place to start) increasing the price of your product or service.

Every organisation is different and what works for one might not work for another but generally the principals are the same.

Price isn’t everything Consider this, when Nomura bought the Victoria Wine retail chain the first thing they did was put up the price of all the peripheral items they sold, crisps, chocolate etc., you get the idea. They knew that a customer who buys a bottle of wine will not go next door to save ten pence on a packet of peanuts, therefore they could safely increase some prices without losing customers. Every few pence extra across all the items sold had an immediate positive effect on cash flow. So, do you have a product that is not price sensitive where you could adjust the price without losing market share? Remember every extra penny makes an impact on your bottom line, and if you sell substantial numbers of a particular item even a tiny increase will have a cumulative effect.

The actual price of a product is only part of the buyer’s consideration, and indeed often not that important. Can you deliver the goods on time and provide the service that goes with it are often key elements in the decision making process and of course does what you sell offer a solution to their current problem, if it does the cost will be secondary so don’t under price yourselves if you can recognise these needs in your prospect.

UK POS sells print faster

Our thanks to Helen Stott at UK Point of Sale Group for advising how to best promote our new business card business.

Pick of the easily driven website are the card holders and displays products CD54, DA40, SD4B and WD5 which are definitely a good fit for promoting our customers services at the point of need.

Many of the QPP 6600 print shops are planning to increase their business card services. The www.

PrintshopOnline.co.uk design online tool is very efficient and with a real shop interface will be a great new profit centre. We are also researching POS for their customers business cards, as all print shops need help displaying their services to our eight million customers.

UK POS products will raise the consumption of the end users business cards.

Join in and set a best practice by giving away a display with each order to quicken up the print re-order!

Please join in and buy online at www.ukpos.com

Sell Less, Earn More Don’t we all love that idea? Interestingly many businesses seem to get stuck with the idea that customers won’t buy if the price is too high. Sure you might lose some clients but if you get it right you will either earn more for the same effort or the same amount for less. I’m not suggesting an immediate massive hike in prices, try it and see what works and what doesn’t.

Reduce overheads Simple really, everything you spend reduces your profit so addressing costs makes sense, even a quick visit to price comparison websites can be hugely beneficial.

Sell more products Easy eh? Well not always, particularly in tricky times but the formulae is straightforward. The more you prospect for customers the more you will sell and never be tempted to cut back on marketing. That is what is driving customers to you.

Invest wisely We can’t always guess what is going to happen in the future, indeed if we could we could all be millionaires. However prudent planning and investment could make a huge difference to you financially. Investing in stock for example or just as relevant not overstocking, investing the time and effort to manage your costs and cash flow could be the best investment you ever make. Investing in machinery that will improve productivity and safety, and don’t forget yourself and the staff, investing in the training and nurturing of the human resource can be invaluable.

So there we are five areas where you could impact on the success of your enterprise, all you have to do is act on them!

ROBIN SMITH is a business consultant, mentor to The Princes Trust and numerous smaller businesses as well as lecturing on negotiating techniques. He has created several successful online businesses and is still active with many of them. Robin has written a number of books including: The Buy To Let Myth; Be A Successful Negotiator; The Mrs Green Stories; and Body Games.

Robinsmith@iib.ws, www.businessgurus4u.com

banner-king.co.uk Maureen, who runs our own shop Colourfast, is expanding into larger format printing with a bolt on banner shop from Scott at Venture Banners. Colourfast are thinking of using a third party name for the site rather than an obvious division of www.colourfast.co.uk so we can link to this from our existing shop and conduct specific new LFP marketing to share with all our QPP shops to appraise and join in setting some more best practice in print.

We will be reporting on the new banner shop build in our next issue but in the meantime we are pleased to introduce one of your fellow readers who is a few steps ahead. Try putting the template www.banner-king.co.uk open in one tab of your web browser and www.sewardprintsolutions.co.uk in another tab next door. Flicking between the two you will see that without too much work you can have your own branded shop, with a brilliant quote calculator that will save you so much time and embarrassment when next asked how much a banner will cost?

Our research to date warranted this reply: Dear Peter, Many thanks for your very welcome e-mail. I would highly recommend getting a version of the Banner King website. It has proved invaluable to our business. If you need any help when you get yours, please feel free to ask.

Our site was the first real ‘guinea pig’ site – so although it took a while for us to get it working correctly, we too are pleased with the results. Regards Ben Seward.

So good to have another test jockey on board the team at QPP, with all the early blips ironed out we can progress easily, watch this space…

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Seward table topping covers

Look what we have found while researching for our new online banner shop, a company producing custom printed tablecloths as a trade service to our 6600 print shops. Not only do they add a touch of class to any event, they are a great talking point for anyone that sees them.

Ben Seward the director of Seward Print Solutions has offered ‘all QPP readers a 25% trade discount off the selling price of £25/m2 so just mark up from the net price of £20/m2 and delivery of £12-50.

We are looking into personalising panels on gazebos too so get ready for some hot partying in Brighton.

I N CO R P O R AT I N G CO PY S H O P N E W S

MIXED MEDIA MARKETING

Printers require up to date information to make those important purchasing decisions.

QPP Daily News doesn’t wait for copy deadlines or the hard copy print run.

Move up to the next level of mixed media marketing with top stories delivered daily, direct to your in-box, followed by a real magazine in proper print through your letterbox. The popular CSN e-broadcasting service will continue for solus e-alert messaging.

A winning combination for professional quick printers and our preferred QPP media partners.

Suppliers get involved by emailing: editor@quickprintpro.co.uk Printers get your free subscription.

Just email: editor@quickprintpro.co.uk

Thousands of templates as easy as 123 We are happy to report real business is starting to roll in to our trial web2print shop www.PrintShopOnline.co.uk Yes we are now open an extra 16 hours each day taking new orders from complete strangers.

If you haven’t explored yet, start with a demonstration of how your shop can compete. www.PrintShopOnline.co.uk Choose a product from

the front page, a business card. Select a category of business, say architecture, and then decide on which design you prefer and start inputting your text. Where this system excels is that your chosen business card is personalised before your eyes, on each keystroke the text on the layout is updated..

We are offering a real hands on trial to all QPP readers where the PDF generated will be sent to

B2CPrint QPP promotion offer B2C only: £4,000 with the option to pay £400 per month over ten months B2C+B2B: £6,000 with the option to pay £600 per month over ten months With either you get everything you need to implement your website and take it live: hosting; about 3,000 pre-loaded templates; options to personalise the site; your preferred payment gateway integration; full training; and support.

You also get the Price Quotes module that allows your customers to get an instant quote and upload their artwork rather than using the templates and online design.

If you have B2B this gives each of your clients their own login portal with personalised landing page and they just see their products and templates.

At the end of the ten months the ongoing cost is £140 per month for service which includes continued hosting, storage, backup, support and up to 125 orders per month. If you regularly exceed 125 orders per month the next service level is £230 per month for up to 500 orders each month.

To work out your profit forecast allow £1 for each design and order process and you will have some change.

Contact John Clark at Almabyte 020 7924 1087 www.almabyte.co.uk

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you to appraise then print. Use this as a sample or a real design for a customer, just use this 100% discount qpptrial at the checkout and we will know not to print the cards and just email you the print ready artwork. Your case study delivery price will also cover the B2C licence and the admin here at QPP. This demonstration is priced at just £3-99 to generate print ready artwork direct to your inbox.

Please Join in

Further research is underway inclu ding local scenes on postcards, car stickers and double sided options including, loyal ty cards, appointment forms, maps, solid colou rs and special offers. Not forgetting our remi t to make our virtual shops real and offer three easy steps to ordering; 1, Choose a template; 2, Input text, cont act details etc.; 3, Place order, checkout.

To our delight we can also add othe r products too, which can all be desig ned, ordered and paid for online, all we have to do is the printing. To save on postage we really want our local customers to call in so we can show off all our other services.

As an industry we still want to serve our custo mers, talk them through any issues and if the situation requires a face to face meeting then we will do that too. After all we have a customer ready shop willing to interface with real people and help produce print fit for purpose. Not every case will fit Design Your Own neatly into an online ordering system Busin ess Card s with on-line and those shortcomings will be to our lates Free Temp advantage as we can offer the best of 0127 3 6743 21 both worlds.

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30 | READERS’ SCRIBES | QUICK PRINT PRO | May 2013

Well engineered joke from across the pond.

A mechanic who worked out of his home had a dog named Mace. Mace had a bad habit of eating all the grass on the mechanics lawn, so the mechanic decided he had to keep Mace inside.

The grass eventually became overgrown. One day the mechanic was working on a car in the backyard and dropped his wrench, losing it in the long grass. He couldn’t find it for the life of him so decided to call it a day.

That night Mace escaped from the house and ate all the grass in the backyard. The next morning the mechanic went outside and saw his wrench glinting in the sunlight.

Realising what had happened he looked towards the heavens and proclaimed: — ‘A grazing Mace, how sweet the hound, who saved a wrench for me!’

Quotes taken from call centre performance evaluations.

‘Since my last report, this employee had reached rock bottom and started to dig’ ‘His men would follow him anywhere but only out of morbid curiosity’ ‘I would not allow this employee to breed’ ‘This associate is really not so much a has-been, but more of a definite won’t be’ ‘Works well under constant supervision, and cornered like a rat in a trap’ ‘When she opens her mouth, it seems that this is only to change whatever foot was in there previously’ ‘He would be out of his depth in a parking lot puddle’ ‘This young lady has delusions of adequacy’ ‘He set low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve them’ ‘This employee is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot’ ‘This employee should go far — and the sooner he starts, the better’ ‘Got into the gene pool when the lifeguard was not watching’ ‘Got a full 6-pack, but lacks the plastic thingy to hold it all together’ ‘So dense, light bends around him’ ‘If he were more stupid, he’d have to be watered twice a week’ ‘He has the wisdom of youth, and the energy of old age’

Serious foreplay “How was your game, dear?” asked Jack’s wife Tracy.

“Well, I was hitting pretty well, but my eyesight’s gotten so bad I couldn’t see where the ball went,” he answered.

“But you’re 75 years old, Jack!” admonished his wife, “Why don’t you take my brother Scott along?”

“But he’s 85 and doesn’t play golf anymore,” protested Jack.

“But he’s got perfect eyesight. He would watch the ball for you,” Tracy pointed out.

The next day Jack teed off with Scott looking on. Jack swung and the ball disappeared down the middle of the fairway. “Do you see it?” asked Jack.

“Yup,” Scott answered.

“Well, where is it?” yelled Jack, peering off into the distance.

“I forgot.”

Dopey diet A blonde saleslady was terribly overweight, so her doctor put her on a diet.

‘I want you to eat regularly for two days, then skip a day, and repeat this procedure for two weeks. The next time I see you, you’ll have lost at least five pounds.’

When the blonde returned, she shocked the doctor by losing nearly 20 pounds.

‘Why, that’s amazing!’ the doctor said, ‘Did you follow my instructions?’

The blonde nodded, ‘I’ll tell you though, I thought I was going to drop dead that third day.’

‘From hunger, you mean?’ asked the doctor.

‘No, from skipping.’

Purfect hubby A very traditional elderly woman was enjoying a good game of bridge with her girlfriends one evening. ‘Oh, no! I have to rush home and fix dinner for my husband! He’s going to be really ticked if it’s not ready on time!’ she exclaimed suddenly.

When she got home, she realised that she didn’t have enough time to go to the supermarket, and all she had in the cupboard was a wilted lettuce leaf, an egg, and a can of cat food. In a panic, she opened the can of cat food, stirred in the egg, and garnished it with the lettuce leaf just as her husband pulled up.

She greeted her husband and then watched in horror as he sat down to his dinner. To her surprise, the husband really enjoyed his dinner.

‘Darling, this is the best dinner you have made for me in forty years of marriage. You can make this for me

any old day.’

Needless to say, every bridge night from then on, the woman made her husband the same dish. She told her bridge cronies about it and they were all horrified.

‘You’re going to kill him!’ they exclaimed.

Two months later, her husband died.

The women were sitting around the table playing bridge when one of the cronies said, ‘you killed him! We told you that feeding him that cat food every week would do him in! How can you just sit there so calmly and play bridge knowing you murdered your husband?’

The wife replied, ‘I didn’t kill him.

He fell off the mantel while he was licking his ...

Once a knight is enough Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighbouring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved

by Arthur’s youthful happiness. So he offered him freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer.

If, after a year, he still had no answer, he would be killed.

The question was: What do women really want?

Such a question would have perplexed even the most knowledgeable man, and, to young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. Since it was better than death, however, he accepted the monarch’s proposition to have an answer by year’s end.

He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everybody; the princess, the prostitutes, priests, the wise men, and the court jester.

In all, he spoke with everyone but no one could give him a satisfactory answer.

What most people did tell him was to consult the old witch, as only she would know the answer. The price would be high as the witch was famous for the exorbitant prices she charged.

The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no alternative but to talk to the witch. She agreed to answer his question, but he’d have to accept her price; the old witch wanted to marry Gawain, the most noble of the Knights of the Round Table and Arthur’s closest friend!

Young Arthur was horrified; she was hunchbacked and awfully hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like a sewer and often made obscene noises.

He had never run across such a

repugnant creature. He refused to force his friend to marry her and to have to endure such a burden.

Gawain upon learning of the proposal spoke with Arthur. He told him that nothing was too big a sacrifice compared to Arthur’s life and the preservation of the Round table. Hence, their wedding was proclaimed, the witch answered Arthur’s question; What a woman really wants is to be able to be in charge of her own life.

Everyone instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth and that Arthur’s life would be spared.

And so it went. The neighbouring monarch spared Arthur’s life and granted him total freedom.

What a wedding Gawain and the witch had! Arthur was torn between relief and anguish. Gawain was proper as always, gentle and courteous. The old witch put her worst manners on display. She ate with her hands, belched and farted, and made everyone uncomfortable.

The wedding night approached: Gawain, steeling himself for a horrific night, entered the bedroom.

What a sight awaited! The most beautiful woman he’d ever seen lay before him! Gawain was astounded and asked what had happened. The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when she’d been a witch, half the time she would be her horrible, deformed self.

And the other half, she would be her beautiful maiden self. Which would he want her to be during the day and which during the night?

What a cruel question! Gawain began to think of his predicament; during the day a beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy of his home, an old spooky witch? Or would he prefer having by day a hideous witch, but by night a beautiful woman to enjoy many intimate moments?

What would you do?

What Gawain chose follows below, but don’t read until you’ve made your own choice… honesty pays, decide now.

Noble Gawain replied that he would let her choose for herself.

Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the time, because he had respected her and had let her be in charge of her own life.

What is the moral of the story?

The moral is that it doesn’t matter if a woman is pretty or ugly, smart or dumb.

Underneath it all, she’s still a witch!

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YOU KNOW YOU’RE GETTING ‘MARVELOUSLY MATURE’ WHEN… 1. You and your teeth don’t sleep together.

2. Your try to straighten out the wrinkles in your socks and discover you aren’t wearing any.

3. At the breakfast table you hear snap, crackle, pop and you’re not eating cereal.

4. Your back goes out but you stay home.

5. When you wake up looking like your driver’s license picture.

6. It takes two tries to get up from the couch.

Two cows are standing in the field.

7. When your idea of a night out is sitting on the patio.

8. When happy hour is a nap.

9. When you’re on vacation and your energy runs out before your money does.

10. When you say something to your kids that your mother said to you and you always hated it.

11. When all you want for your birthday is to not be reminded of your age.

12. When you step off a curb and look down one more time to make sure the street is still there.

13. Your idea of weight lifting is standing up.

14. It takes longer to rest than it did to get tired.

15. Your memory is shorter and your

complaining lasts longer.

16. Your address book has mostly names that start with Dr. 17. You sit in a rocking chair and can’t get it going.

18. The pharmacist has become your new best friend.

19. Getting ‘lucky’ means you found your car in the parking lot.

20. The twinkle in your eye is merely a reflection from the sun on your bifocals.

21. It takes twice as long — to look half as good.

22. hurts, and what doesn’t hurt — doesn’t work.

23. You look for your glasses for half an hour and they were on your head the whole time.

24. You sink your teeth into a steak

The one turns to the other one and asks …

‘So what do you think about the mad cow disease?’

— and they stay there.

25. You give up all your bad habits and still don’t feel good.

26. You have more patience, but it is actually that you just don’t care anymore.

27. You finally get your head together and your body starts falling apart.

28. You wonder how you could be over the hill when you don’t even remember being on top of it.

Fat Wallet A salesman asks a trainer in the gym: “I want to impress that beautiful girl, which machine can I use?”

The trainer replied; “Use the ATM outside the gym!!!”

Other one turns and says: blimey, a talking cow.

FELIX THE COPY CAT

Congratulations Speedprint Here at QPP we are always pleased to hear from you, our readers, and having received an email from Vincent of Speedprint it occurred to the editorial team that you too may have been asked some questions that bear no relevance to printing. So read on…

My printing shop based in Gants Hill, Ilford is celebrating 30 years in June, which I think is quite an achievement for a small, family run print shop. We have outlasted Kall Kwik and Prontaprint in this area and so wondered if you could give us a mention! You may like to include some “stupid questions” that we have been asked by our discerning customers over the years... they include such gems as “Do you sell cameras?”

“Where is William Hill?”

“What time does the Internet Café open?”

“Do you ever need the services of a Japanese interpreter?”

“Is there a builder’s merchants round here?” “Yes Arnolds up the road” “Do they sell scrapers?”

“So you don’t do international phone calls, then?”

“Do you sell hinges?”

“Do you sell cups?”

“How much are your Sofas?”

“Do you re-ink Cartridges?” “No you need Cartridge World just over there” “How much to they charge?”

Kind regards, Vincent Goode, Speedprint, Gants Hill.

Tel: 020 8518 6131 Emal: info@speedprint.co.uk or visit: www.speedprint.co.uk

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ABBOT PRINT Tel: 01442 867600 Fax: 01442 867601 Email: sales@abbotprint.com www.abbotprint.com Manufacturers of business stationery, books and pads.

ALLIED IMAGES Tel: 01604 670679 Fax: 01604 670876 www.allied-images.com 53 Tenter Road, Northampton, NN3 6AX Large format technology distributor. Scanners from Colortrac, Contex and Proserv. Wide format printers from Mutoh. Full software support including document management.

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

CUSTOM PRINTED

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

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.

FRAMA UK

Tel 01992 451125, Fax 01992 466453 Email info@frama.co.uk www.frama.co.uk 15 Limes Court, High Street, Hoddesdon, Herts.EN11 8EP

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.

Tel: 01273 441560 Fax: 01273 441562 Email: info@paperco.co.uk Local branches throughout the UK

Listawood Trade Supplies

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

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

100% trade only

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

Paper & Board Mechants including Digital substrates through to business card boxes.

PEN WAREHOUSE

Trade pen supplies.

PERFECT COLOURS

Tel: 020 7820 0333 Fax: 020 7735 5308 www.perfectcolours.com Unit 1A, Canterbury Court, Kennington Park, London SE5 0TG Supplying HP DesignJets. PosterJet Software Rip Mac & PC. Canon distributors.

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.

ATTENTION SUPPLIERS TO ADVERTISE HERE FOR ONLY£115pa.

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gfsmith

Morgana systems ltd

A comprehensive range of equipment and supplies for print finishing, presentation and display. Order by 3.30pm next-day delivery on most products. Phone for our free tradepriced catalogue.

Paper and card suppliers of prestigious printing and presentation media.

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

PAPERCO

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

Tel: 01793 716300 Fax: 01793 716303 Email: sales@presco-uk.com Kiln Lane, Swindon SN2 2NP

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

COLOURFAST GROUP

Listawood Promotional products

A0 Plan Copiers, Plotters and Cad Printers.

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

Tel: 020 7407 6174 Fax: 020 7403 1037 Email: london@gfsmith.com www.gfsmith.com

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

Wide Format Printers, Copiers, Scanners, Folders and Multifunctional solutions from KIP. Direct Sales and Service to the Copy Shop Sector.

OKI Printing Solutions

550 Dundee Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4LE, UK Tel: +44 (0)1753 819819 Fax: +44 (0)1753 819899 Email: ukenquiries@okieurope.co.uk www.oki.co.uk

Franking Machines • Letter Openers • Folding Machines • Folder Inserters

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

COLES COPYING SERVICES

KIP UK

Tel: 01327 304601 Fax: 01327 871097 www.kipuk.com Stephenson Close, Drayton Fields, Daventry NN11 8RF

HARRIER LLC

Tel: Tel. 01626 322680 Fax 01626 322023 Brunel Road, Newton Abbot, Devon. TQ12 4UH Email: sales@harrierllc.co.uk www.harrierllc.co.uk Innovative digital print, photo print and gift products.

HOWARINE CALVERT

Tel: 0845 456 1544 Fax: 0845 456 1545 Howarine House, First Floor, 5/6 Empire Way, Wembley, Middlesex HA9 0XA Email: sales@howarine.co.uk Originators of adhesives for printers.

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.

NELSON PRESS

Now part of the Whitehill Print Group, Nelson Press offers competitive trade prices on Draw tickets and other numbered/perforated tickets & books.

Tel: 0845 009 8455 Fax: 0845 009 8456 www.purecoloursolutions.com Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 3FL

Tel: 01794 340100 Fax: 01794 340696 Email: sales@nelsonpress.co.uk www.nelsonpress.co.uk Unit 5, Home Farm Industries, Romsey, Hampshire. SO51 0JT

OCÉ IMAGING SUPPLIES

KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS (UK)

Wide format materials: 0800 623 623 Small format materials: 0800 212 943 Chatham Way, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4DZ

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

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.

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

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.

PURE COLOUR SOLUTIONS

A Xerox accredited reseller offering a full range of colour/mono printing, photocopying, colour management, wide format printing and finishing solutions.

RENZ UK

Tel: 01707 270001, Fax: 01707 271769 www.renz.co.uk Hatfield Park Estate, Hatfield, Herts. AL9 5PQ Renz Onepitch® ring wire system now allows binding from just a few sheets through to 350 sheets (1/4”-1 1/2” wire).

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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.

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