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Paper Matters The sad demise of Paperlinx proves that a business that looks good on paper can end up with its assets under the hammer.

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NEWS FRONT

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24 GREEN ISSUES

Corporate social responsibility in practice

26 NEW PROFIT CENTRE

Hot QPP news in print

Yes, we can print on everything

10 NEW PRODUCTS

What’s new and in store for you

30 KNOCK KNOCK. WHO’S THERE? Your jokes. Your jokes who?

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12 PAPER PROCLAMATIONS

Paper merchant re-shuffle

17 IT’S SHOWTIME

32 FINDA PRODUCT / SUPPLIER

22 DIGITAL IMAGERY

34 BUSINESS 2 BUSINESS

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Hopefully the real assets, being the people, will find new gainful employment in our ever-changing industry. News is updating daily on our website with who has bought certain divisions and importantly where we can now source our media supplies.

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I trust you have all done well out of the pre-election print frenzy.

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EFI picks Perfect Colours PERFECT Colours’s strident year continues with a new strategic partnership with EFI, which will see it supply and support two of its popular, innovative hybrid wide-format printers to businesses throughout the UK. Effective immediately, the London-based reseller now offers the top-flight EFI H1625 LED wide-format printer and EFI VUTEk H2000 Pro printer and will present the first of these on its stand at Sign and Digital.

The agreement sees Perfect Colours join the EFI channel as a dealer, its highest partnership tier, which means that it will not only sell the machines in the UK but, crucially, also support them. The company has invested continuously in countrywide assistance for customers in recent years and now sports a team of eleven engineers and a dedicated technical support hotline, along with training, online ordering and complementary systems.

“When our clients invest in premium equipment through Perfect Colours we pride ourselves on giving them the confidence that they are fully supported, which is why we in turn have made such a solid investment in our service department,” explains Jason Burroughs, managing director. “EFI’s high-productivity platforms fit superbly with our portfolio and buyers know that they can count on Perfect Colours to guide and sustain them in every way. We don’t expect to sell them a machine and leave them to fend for themselves.”

“EFI understands that uptime and productivity are crucial for businesses in our sector,” adds Paul Cripps, vice president of EFI EMEA sales.

“Perfect Colours has both the reputation and the demonstrable track record in service and support we demand from our dealers, so they’re a logical strategic fit as an EFI partner.”

The 1.6m H1625 LED roll-fed and flat-bed engine

represents a low-cost point of entry into a versatile and high-value application space, while the 2m VUTEk H2000 Pro printer’s extensible platform enables rapid, six-colour production onto an abundance of rigid and flexible substrates with a range of imaging and production options to meet any business need. www.perfectcolours.com

FE BURMAN ENHANCES QUALITY HORIZON FE Burman, London, has chosen an Intelligent Finishing Systems-supplied Horizon StitchLiner and an Uchida Aerocutcutter, creaser and perforator, to elevate production quality and streamline productivity.

“We recently invested in a second Indigo 7000 and that has increased demand on the finishing department, particularly for different job sizes,” states Michael Burman, managing director of the firm that works with a wide range of blue chip clients. “We chose the StitchLiner to help us increase the level of quality of the product we were producing in both the final look and the security of personalised work.”

He continues: “We particularly liked the inline camera that supports the personalised work we complete. The new system means we can deliver the same products, faster, freeing up capacity.

Another benefit is a flatter final product: “There is a regular 32 page, 10,000 run DL booklet that is machine enclosed. Not only is production smoother, it also looks better.” He adds: “The combination of these factors made the investment right for us.”

The StitchLiner was chosen after a thorough review of what systems are currently available: “We looked at other options on the market and there were a number of reasons why we went for the StitchLiner. The three knife trimmer was very robust and heavy duty and the HOF feeder allows you to stitch collated products and that helps with flexibility. It is also easy to use and quick to set up.”

He was impressed by the feature advances introduced on fully-automated 11,000bph Horizon StitchLiner that include a high profile icon-based colour touchscreen for set-ups in less than two minutes. Also expected to help with job turnaround is the instant job storage and recall, ideal for short runs.

The company also invested in an Uchida Aerocutcutter, creaser and perforator.

Featuring a user-friendly colour display for simple and easy job setting, it features an Upper Belt Air suction system and Uchida Ultra-Crease to prevent toner cracking. It also has Cut Register Mark Detection and can accurately feed stocks to 350gsm.

Comments Mr Burman: “It has made us more productive and accurate in terms of guillotining business cards.” www.ifsl.uk.com www.uchida-umg.co.uk

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Premier Paper announces JV with Vivid Laminating PREMIER Paper Group and Vivid Laminating Technologies have announced a joint venture to enhance their position and offering to the wide format inkjet market.

Premier Paper, having recently launched a wide range of Aqueous, Solvent, Eco-Solvent, UV and Latex media will also be distributing Vivid’s Boss range of Premium Brand Laminating Films to add to their ever expanding portfolio.

Vivid’s Product Manager Lewis Evans said “We are thrilled to be working with Premier Paper as a key distribution partner for our Boss range. As a leading independent paper merchant, Premier offer a great choice of products to their customers and this new partnership now brings a superb quality of laminating film to their huge customerbase”.

The Boss range of 80 and 100 micron Pressure Sensitive Over Laminates are available in gloss, crystal matt, semi

matt and flat matt finishes. Many other products are also available including Mount Film and Anti-graffiti Laminating Film.

John Vic, Premier’s Sales Director for digital media added “Vivid’s Boss range of laminating films compliments the Essential Wide Format range and all of the items are available next day through any of Premier’s nationwide network of branches.”

Premier Paper has 24,000 tonnes of paper held throughout its branch network, offering some 5,500 different product items, from many of the world’s leading paper manufacturers, including the UK market’s widest selection of media for digital printing.

The Premier Paper Group endeavours to be an integral and valuable part of its customers’ business providing first class services, sharing its extensive knowledge and information, offering advice and a choice of quality products.

For further information about the Essential range of coated papers and other product ranges available from The Premier Paper Group email: marketing@paper.co.uk or visit www.paper.co.uk

How printers can save on the Royal Mail price rise BIRMINGHAM-BASED direct mail fulfilment and print management services provider Baker Goodchild, has revealed that both printers and marketing service agencies could all be seriously affected by the Royal Mail price increase for its first and second-class stamps, which comes into effect from the end of March.

Earlier this year Royal Mail stated that it intends to increase the price of a first-class stamp by 1p to 63p, whilst a second-class stamp will also go up by the same amount to 54p. In addition, a large letter firstclass stamp will also rise by 2p to 95p and a large second class stamp will also increase by 1p to 74p.

Speaking about how printers and marketing service providers will be affected by the price increase announcement, Baker Goodchild’s Mail Specialist, Account Director Adam Stafford, stated, “In some cases, be it on a print job or piece of marketing collateral, the postal element can be the largest single cost. So a postal price increase on any overall campaign can be very significant, and this can seriously impact on the potential profit margins for any job.”

Adam continued, “This comes at a time when printers need to maintain profit margins and still deliver a quality piece of print, and can be significant. Obviously companies are always looking at ways to alleviate any extra cost, which is where we (Baker Goodchild) come in.”

Baker Goodchild has access to various different discount service offerings which can offset some of the increase, so clients will pay as little of the intended increase as possible.

By utilising the services that companies such as Baker Goodchild has to offer, such as a discounted service, reliability and service, as well as speed of delivery can all be improved, which again can be beneficial to companies, whilst helping to alleviate the price increase impact.

The clear reasons why printers and marketeers should be looking to lessen the impact of any price increase are; to maintain competitiveness, and more importantly to help maintain profit margins.

Adam concluded, “In some cases, companies such as Baker Goodchild can save clients as much as up

to 60% on postage alone, and we all still make a margin. So printers need to be savvy, shop around and in turn be more competitive. We are here to help.”

Baker Goodchild currently provides print, fulfilment and postage services for a variety of national and international clients, mailing both across the UK and overseas.

Being an independent specialist provider of bulk mail fulfilment and postal services, Baker Goodchild has invested in specialist bespoke mailing solutions and software, which enable them to identify the most cost effective way of sending mail, enabling them to provide attractive discounted rates and cost-effective savings at a time when cost, and secure delivery, are paramount.

For information on the services Baker Goodchild provides, please visit their website www.bakergoodchild.co.uk or call 0800 612 1972.

Calling for entries to the 2015 Print Futures Awards APPLY for a cash grant of up to £1,500 to help pay any costs associated with relevant training courses for a career in printing, publishing or graphic arts!

The annual Print Futures Awards - sponsored

by The Printing Charity, Unite the Union GPM Sector, The John Crosfield Foundation, the British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF), and St Bride Foundation – are open for entries.

These annual awards are open to people aged 16 to 30 years who are resident in the UK and intend or are already studying for a career in

printing, publishing or graphic arts in the UK. Entries are also welcome from people who are already working in those sectors in the UK and would like to undertake courses or training sessions as part of lifelong learning and development in the workplace.

Interviews will be held in London on 15 and 16 June and the Awards will be presented on 23 July at a special event in London.

Please visit: www.printfuturesawards.com where application forms can be downloaded.

Completed applications need to be emailed to awards@theprintingcharity.org.uk by the closing date of Friday, 29 May 2015.

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ArtSystems general election campaign for Xativa

NOTTINGHAM-BASED ArtSystems is holding a spoof general election campaign to boost sales of its Xativa range of wide format media.

Xativa has one of the largest selections of high quality media under a single brand name with over 1600 products available. This promotional campaign, which will run until Election Day on 7th May 2015, will give free prize draw entries to those resellers who sell the most Xativa products during that time. Prizes will include a HP tablet worth £95 or a Red Letter Day voucher to spend on any London attraction or activity costing up to £199.

ArtSystems will be supporting the campaign with regular Xativa offers to help build sales, plus a free next day delivery code for use on one delivery. Resellers can take part in the campaign anonymously as each one will be given the name of a British Prime Minister from the period 1815 to 2015 as their team name!

ArtSystems see this as a great opportunity to promote the benefits of its Xativa products to many more prospective buyers and build sales across the range, as Paul Tarry, Division Manager Consumables at ArtSystems points out, “When it comes to wide format media, few other product ranges can match Xativa for choice, variety or quality. We want to make sure that existing customers and new prospects know all about Xativa, and we’re giving our hardworking resellers everything they need to promote the brand. This General Election campaign is a very topical way to do that - and have some fun.” www.artsystems.co.uk

Franking isn’t just for letters

ON March 30 Royal Mail increased the cost of sending a first and second class letter. A hike in the price of postage is never welcome, even if it is by just 1p. However, the new tariffs are not all bad news for mail users. In fact, there is much to cheer about, especially for those who send large numbers of parcels.

Online shoppers and e-merchants in particular are likely to welcome several elements of Royal Mail’s new pricing. These include its decision to: • Maintain or lower the price of sending a second class small or medium-sized parcel weighing up to 2kg; • Retain the price promotion for second class small parcels introduced last Christmas. This removed the 1-2kg price band, charging all second class small parcels weighing up to 2kg at the same rate, representing a £1 price reduction for small parcels weighing 1-2kg;

• Retain the bigger dimensions of a small parcel, introduced in October. Combining the largest dimensions of the previous formats for Small Parcels to create a single Small Parcel format measuring 45cm x 35cm x 16cm has nearly doubled the maximum volume allowable, enabling users to send parcels containing bigger or more items at entry-level pricing; and • Remove the 1-2kg price band for a second class medium parcel, so that a medium parcel weighing up to 2kg now costs the same as one weighing 0-1kg.

Overall, there will be no change in the price of second class postage for small parcels weighing up to 2kg and for medium parcels weighing up to 1kg. Medium parcels weighing 1-2kg will have a real price cut of up to £3.11 on last year’s rates.

Big savings - Whether you send a parcel by first or second class post, you can make big savings

– of more than 15% in some cases – by franking.

With savings of 30p per parcel for small parcels (first and second class) and up to £1.40 for a first class medium parcel weighing up to 2kg, a merchant would not have to send many packages to recoup the cost of franking machine rental and supplies, whilst also enjoying cheaper postage for letters.

In fact, the savings are so great that many homebased e-Bayers who might previously never have considered a franking machine could benefit, as well as the large numbers of retailers that plan to increase online sales this year.

By choosing to frank instead of stamp, Neopost customers can send parcels and packages more cheaply and benefit from on-going improvements to Royal Mail’s parcels business. These include: • A new Royal Mail Tracked Returns service, which includes a portal where online shoppers can print off a returns label and monitor the progress of their item back to the retailer, with tracking at five points in Royal Mail’s network.

The service also enables retailers to see exactly which items are being returned, from which customer and for what reason.

• The Nominate a Neighbour initiative, which allows customers to choose a neighbour close to their address to receive their parcels when they are not in (excluding items that require a signature); and • The Local Collect network, which allows online shoppers to organise deliveries to be sent to a local Post Office for collection in person.

With nearly 1 in 6 (16%) of consumers now doing virtually all their shopping online1, the price of parcel deliveries is a major consideration for e-tailers and their customers. Franking is a great way to lower costs to the benefit of all.

Neopost Limited has produced a new white paper called “Cut the cost of sending and receiving customer communications”. This white paper explains how organisations can save money on their transactional and marketing communications.

To download this new white paper visit www.neopost.co.uk/costcuttingwp

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Konica Minolta brings class production to Premier Print

A new top of the class print production system from digital technology giant Konica Minolta has cut click costs dramatically for Premier Print, which has trebled output and opened up new markets including winning new contracts in education.

Introducing greater flexibility and more colour output as part of an investment in a bizhub PRESS C1060 and Duplo DC-645 cutter and slitter, is paying dividends for Premier Print that has been given business development support by

Konica Minolta under its acclaimed Digital1234 programme.

Premier Print, of Cwmbran, South Wales, which employs five full-time staff, made the investment in the Duplo finishing system and Konica Minolta 60ppm digital colour printer confident that the ROI will be achieved relatively quickly.

Rob Baldwin, joint owner of Premier Print with Kevin Rideout, said: “It’s early days because we’re not yet fully utilising all the fantastic potential of

DRYTAC ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF POLAR HIGRAB

DRYTAC Europe, a manufacturer of selfadhesive materials for the print, label and industrial markets, has announced the immediate availability of Polar HiGrab for medium-term indoor and outdoor graphics applications.

Polar HiGrab is a printable 100µ (4 mil) white monomeric PVC film coated on one side with a high- tack pressure sensitive, solvent grey opaque acrylic adhesive which is protected with a Kraft release paper. Its exceptional adhesion properties enable it to adhere to a wide variety of surfaces including indoor and outdoor painted walls, machine equipment and more.

The film is printable by solvent, eco-solvent, Latex and UV inkjet technologies and has an outdoor durability of four years, based on average European exposure conditions on a vertical substrate.

Steve Broad, Sales Director for Drytac Europe, comments: “Drytac’s Polar HiGrab ticks lots of boxes when you’re looking for a printable film that needs be applied to some of the most troublesome surfaces such as painted walls. With its Class 0 Fire Rating, Polar HiGrab is also ideal for applications in public areas that require compliance with strict fire regulations such as airports, hotels and hospitals.

“As well as the benefits of its Class 0 fire rating, the product’s longevity can be further enhanced with the fully-compatible Class 0 fire rating Drytac Interlam and Drytac Protac over-laminating films.”

Drytac’s entire range of films and adhesives is exclusively distributed throughout the UK and Ireland by Antalis. For the most up-to-date pricing and availability, please visit www.antalis.co.uk www.drytac.co.uk.

the new Duplo, but I am just so pleased with how things are going. We’re already making full use of the Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C1060, which I’d recommend to anybody.”

He added: “The print quality is superb. In the past you could always tell whether it was litho or digital because the toner had a noticeable sheen, but the clarity and quality now is fantastic. This, combined with the Duplo, which I know is also a great machine, is helping us to cut down on our outsourcing costs.”

One of the major benefits of the Duplo DC-645 is that the high degree of automation has freed up substantial time for the five strong full-time staff, including two graphic designers who now only have to spend a maximum of three minutes programming the system and filling trays.

“To be honest, we’re not maximising the potential of the Duplo,” said Mr Baldwin. “We’re saving ourselves around two hours a day, but it could be a lot more.”

Another benefit of the new Duplo / Konica Minolta set-up is the prospect of setting up a web2print system and growing into new markets such as education.

“We’re successful because we’re continually moving with the times,” said Mr Baldwin. “The Konica Minolta and Duplo systems have freed up more time for me to develop new avenues of business and provide an ever better service for customers. And the benefits of digital colour are helping us win new contracts in education. It’s just the beginning.” www.konicaminolta.co.uk

Paper Innovation celebrates 21 Years

INAUGURATED in 1994 Paper Innovation celebrated their 21st year of manufacturing this April. They are launching a new web site and catalogue with several innovative new products.

Managing Director, Steve Johnston says, “Although the last 21 years have seen significant changes in our industry and the UK as a whole, our commitment to UK manufacturing remains buoyant. We have sensational plans for the coming years and look forward to a dynamic future.” www.paperinnovation.co.uk

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10 | NEW PRODUCTS | QUICK PRINT PRO | May 2015

Adobe Introduces Document Cloud ADOBE Document Cloud is a modern way to manage critical documents at home, in the office and across devices. Adobe Document Cloud will address the waste and inefficiency associated with document processes. Whether it’s school permission slips, health insurance forms or complex enterprise document workflows, Adobe will transform how people and businesses get work done. From the inventor of the PDF document standard, Adobe’s Document Cloud builds on the success of its Creative and Marketing Clouds, which are radically transforming the creative and marketing professions. At the heart of Document Cloud is the all-new Adobe Acrobat DC, which will take e-signatures mainstream by delivering free e-signing as part of the integrated solution.

Adobe Document Cloud consists of a set of integrated services that use a consistent online profile and personal document hub. People will be able to create, review, approve, sign and track documents whether on a desktop or mobile device. Acrobat DC, with a touch-enabled user interface, will be available both via subscription and one-time purchase.

“People and businesses are stuck in documentbased processes that are slow, wasteful, and fragmented. While most forms of content have successfully made the move to digital (books, movies, music), documents and the process of working with them have not, and that needs to change,” said Bryan Lamkin, senior vice president of Technology and Corporate Development at Adobe. “Adobe Document Cloud will revolutionise and simplify how people get work done with critical documents.”

A study by Adobe titled Paper Jam: Why Documents are Dragging Us Down, has exposed how antiquated business processes and outdated ways of working with documents are having a dramatic impact on productivity, efficiency and worker satisfaction. The findings show that 83%

of workers feel their success and ability to be productive at work are slowed down by outdated ways of working with documents, and 61% said they would change jobs if the only benefit was dramatically less document and administrative work. It’s a problem that businesses can no longer afford to ignore.

What will Adobe Document Cloud include?

ALL-NEW ACROBAT DC With Acrobat DC, Adobe is taking the world’s best PDF solution to an entirely new level. With an intuitive, touch-enabled interface, Acrobat DC delivers powerful new functionality to get work done anywhere. The new Tool Center offers simplified and quick access to the tools you use most. And, Acrobat DC uses Photoshop imaging magic to convert any paper document into a digital, editable file that can be sent for signature

E-SIGNING ANYWHERE, FOR EVERYONE eSign Services (formerly Adobe EchoSign) will be included with every subscription of Acrobat DC, which is part of both Document Cloud and Adobe Creative Cloud. Now you can electronically send and sign any document from any device. New Fill & Sign makes signing anything fast and easy, including smart autofill across devices.

INTRODUCING MOBILE LINK AND NEW MOBILE APPS Access your work as you move between desktop and devices, and pick up that form or document where you left off with new Mobile Link — your files, settings and signatures stay with you. With two new mobile apps, Acrobat Mobile and Fill & Sign, people can create, edit, comment and sign documents directly on their mobile devices. Plus, use the camera on your device as a portable scanner to easily convert any paper documents to digital, editable files that can be sent for signature.

DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT & CONTROL Services such as Send & Track let you manage, track and control your documents. With intelligent tracking, you gain visibility into where critical documents are along their process, including who has opened them and when.

Control features also help to protect sensitive information, both inside and outside the firewall, for business or personal use.

INTEGRATION WITH ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD AND MARKETING CLOUD Acrobat has been central to Adobe Creative Cloud and its massive success – enabling creative mock-ups, markup and response, pre-press support, and more. Adobe Document Cloud will extend that use, allowing creatives to work with PDFs anywhere, and adding e-signing capabilities and the ability to synch with Creative Cloud.

Adobe Creative Cloud customers will have access to Document Cloud through Acrobat DC, which will be included with a membership to Creative Cloud.

Adobe Document Cloud e-Sign services integrates with Adobe Experience Manager Forms to provide seamless experiences to customers across Web and mobile sites. In the future, Adobe will integrate key components of Adobe Marketing Cloud to help businesses test, measure and manage documents, providing the same visibility into usage and interactions with documents that marketers already have with digital marketing assets today.

Adobe Document Cloud and Acrobat DC are expected to be available shortly. By subscribing to Acrobat today for only £13.33 per month, customers will automatically receive new Acrobat DC and the Document Cloud as soon as it is available. Acrobat DC will be sold as both a subscription and a perpetual license upon availability. www.adobe.com/uk.

ONYX launch HP WallArt interface

ONYX Graphics has announced that its ONYX software can be directly integrated with the new HP WallArt application to provide seamless and efficient workflow for décor applications.

An ONYX/HP WallArt workflow gives users the ability to expand their business by offering new added-value décor products to their range of print services. Features in ONYX Textile Edition software such as Colorways and Step & Repeat, in combination with the new HP WallArt interface, give designers and printers an easy-to-use solution for the creation of customised wall coverings.

The process of designing and producing custom wall graphics is very efficient with ONYX Quick Sets and HP WallArt. Users can easily customise wall covering designs from the HP WallArt Solution online portal. The simple one-step process enables print service providers to open their customer’s design in a ready-to-print format using the dedicated HP WallArt button in ONYX RIP-Queue.

In additon, print service providers (PSPs) equipped with HP Latex series printers can now simplify their HP WallArt workflow using the new WallArt interface powered by ONYX Connect JDF (Job Definition Format) technology.

ONYX Connect is an open system that provides a simple developer interface that enables PSPs to link their business management systems with ONYX

production software. As a result, PSPs can access valuable management data, such as ink consumption, media usage and production times. It also includes the ability to automate job submission through JDF and hot folders providing control of critical job settings, and reducing errors introduced by manual intervention during the production process.

The new HP WallArt interface is to be available in version 11.1.2 of all ONYX products including ONYX Thrive workflow software, ONYX Textile Edition software and ONYX RIP software. ONYX version 11.1.2 will be a complimentary upgrade to current ONYX 11.1 users. www.onyxgfx.com/products/onyx-textile-edition/

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AIMS reaffirms GF Smith stock supply THE AIMS Group, the independent consortium comprising of 10 independent paper merchants, has underlined that GF Smith’s range of papers is available from the AIMS Group’s member companies, based throughout the UK and Ireland.

The GF Smith portfolio comprises of an array of amazing products, suitable for a wide range of applications, with products ranging from names such as Accent to Zen. The GF Smith products have been supplied by the AIMS member companies to their respective customers throughout the UK and Ireland for over 30 years.

Formed in 1982, the AIMS Group is the UK’s largest merchant consortium, comprising of ten independent paper and board merchants in the UK and Ireland. The individual members within AIMS focus on supplying their local regions, enabling them to provide a superior service and this has allowed

them to offer a far broader range of quality products offering greater opportunities to service both the paper and board sectors.

The AIMS Group comprises of the following paper and board merchants in the respective regions; David John Papers, Slough, Grosvenor House Papers, Kendal, Ovendens, Harlow & Ipswich, Paper 4 Print, Liverpool & Manchester, Realt Paper, Dublin, Rosefox Paper, Preston, United Paper Merchants, Belfast, Warren, Leicester and W L Coller, Manchester.

To request samples, or to seek further details regarding G F Smith’s amazing portfolio of paper ranges, please contact your local AIMS member.

Privately owned and 130 years old, GF Smith is a leading specialist paper merchant. With a proud reputation for creativity and innovation, GF Smith is a unique company in the paper merchanting industry. www.aimsgroup.org.uk

International Paper guarantees availability of HP Everyday Papers INTERNATIONAL Paper has announced its intent to add another distributor for its leading flagship paper brand HP Everyday Papers in the UK market.

The HP Everyday Papers range is currently stocked and distributed in the UK by paper merchant Antalis, and had also been available through merchant PaperlinX. Commenting on the news, International Paper’s Country Manager for the UK and Ireland, Antony Mackie, stated, “We are committed to continue investing in the HP Everyday Papers brand. HP Everyday Papers is successful, and we are maintaining our commercial focus on the range. We want to reassure the market that HP Everyday Papers will continue to be supplied and marketed through a variety of channels. Currently it is stocked and distributed with our full support via our partner Antalis, and we intend to add another distributor, providing the market with the necessary choice and supply coverage to support the brand’s customer base in the short term, and ensuring supply into the future, as we continue to innovate and develop the programme.”

Antony added, “International Paper will continue to work with our HP partners and their customers, ensuring that the HP Everyday Papers range continues to add value to their paper categories. The range and brand has always provided assurances of quality, innovation and performance. The brands selling proposition, together with its marketing and sales support programme, provides a clear point of differentiation, and allows clients to up-sell into higher value and more quality related application areas, moving away from 100% reliance on commodity based paper sales. We have a product for all applications, channels and budgets, and will continue to innovate in these areas.”

The HP Everyday Papers range offered by International Paper in the UK includes; HP Colour Laser Paper for colour printing and copying, HP Printing

Paper – a multifunction paper for laser and inkjet printers, copiers and fax, HP Office Paper – a high volume printing and copying paper, and HP Everyday – a multifunction paper for everyday use.

All HP Papers are produced with 100% raw material sourced from sustainably managed forests. All the paper brands within the HP Everyday Papers range are also either Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) or Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) certified, as well as having EU Eco-label accreditation, underlining the range’s high environmental principles and credentials.

The Everyday Papers range covers all printing applications and requirement, from single to full colour printing on both laser and inkjet printers and is the perfect match for use with HP original inks and toners, enabling end users to get the best results out of their printers. What’s more, due to its high quality and performance standards, HP Papers perform right the first time and benefit from the latest innovations available in today’s paper industry, providing end users with a reliability they would expect from a market leading brand, and full confidence in the product they are using for their print applications. new tear strip technology has also recently been introduced for the HP Everyday Papers product packaging, providing customers and end-users with seamless, easy and quick access to their paper.

In addition, a new, recently launched dedicated HP Everyday Papers website can be viewed at www.hpedp.eu www.internationalpaper.com/uk

Zeta finds a new home WITH immediate effect, Fenner Paper will stock and distribute the Zanders Zeta range of papers including the Hammer and Linen embossed finishes in the white and all shades. There is a wide variety of sizes and weights as well as matching envelopes. Previously a limited range was stocked through Paperco/Paperlinx.

Zeta Wove, Hammer and Micro have a striking modern appearance while the Linen has a traditional look and feel. Zeta can be printed using offset litho, hot foil blocking, engraving, thermography and is guaranteed up to 150gsm for laser printing, colour copying and inkjet printing.

Zanders Zeta is suitable for corporate stationery, text and cover and presentation materials. All products are made from Chlorine Free pulp (ECF) and carry the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification.

Fenner Paper marketing director Justin Hobson said: “We have been working with the Reflex mill in Germany to ensure that there is stock available of Zanders Zeta so we can ensure continuity to UK printers. Most items are now in UK stock and can be delivered nationally on a next day basis” Fenner Paper is based in Kent and distributes throughout the UK. In 2013 Fenner Paper was appointed as the

UK stockist for the Stardream pearlescent and metallic ranges from the Cordenons mill in Italy which had also previously been stocked by Paperlinx in the UK. www.fennerpaper.co.uk

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Premier Paper appointed as the exclusive UK stockist of Advocate THE Premier Paper Group, an independent paper merchant with a nationwide network of regional stock holding branches, has announced that it has been appointed as the exclusive UK stockists of the Advocate product range from leading Fife-based paper producer and specialist coatings group, Tullis Russell.

The announcement of the exclusive stockist deal will see Premier Paper stock and distribute Advocate Smooth Natural White, Smooth Xtreme White and Laid Xtreme White across a wide variety of sizes and weights as well as matching DL 100gsm envelopes.

Advocate is a leading corporate communications paper, ideally suited for everyday text and cover applications. It is designed to make your business stand out. It is versatile with a choice of distinctive finishes to suit your needs. Use Advocate for corporate identity, correspondence, stationery or business cards. Each item of the comprehensive range offers its own unique appeal.

• Smooth Xtreme White combines a silky smooth surface with exceptional whiteness and a tactile opulence, which offers optimum print reproduction.

• Smooth Natural offers an attractive off-white shade with a superior smooth surface.

• Laid Xtreme White has a quality, traditional

appearance making it ideal for business stationery.

Advocate is made from 100% Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) woodpulps, sourced from carefully managed and renewed forests. Advocate is fully recyclable, and manufactured to precise and controlled standards. Advocate contains woodpulps from well managed forests that have been certified in accordance with the rules of the Forest Stewardship Council In addition, Advocate also complies with the packaging (essential requirements) regulation (amendment) 2006 SI1492 for heavy metal content and BS EN71-3 2013 for toy safety. It also conforms to ISO9706 requirements for permanence and as such is suitable for archival

use, or applications that require ‘acid-free’ paper.

All Advocate grades are fully suited to offset litho printing and for embossing processes.

Advocate Smooth is excellent in film and foil laminating, thermographic, foil blocking and gravure printing processes. It is also guaranteed up to 160gsm for laser printing, colour copying and inkjet printing. Advocate Laid is guaranteed up to 160gsm for mono laser printing, copying and inkjet printing.

The Advocate grades are perfect for; corporate stationery, report and accounts, brochures and folder and presentation materials.

Commenting on the announcement of the Advocate deal, Premier Paper Group Marketing Director Dave Jones, stated, “We are working hard with Tullis Russell in order to ensure continuity of supply of the Advocate range to the UK print market. Stocks are now in place and can be ordered from any of our nationwide network of branches.”

Premier Paper has 24,000 tonnes of paper held throughout its branch network, offering some 5,500 different product items, from many of the world’s leading paper manufacturers, including the UK market’s widest selection of media for digital printing.

The Premier Paper Group endeavours to be an integral and valuable part of its customers’ business providing first class services, sharing its extensive knowledge and information, offering advice and a choice of quality products. www.paper.co.uk

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PitStop 13: PDF Quality Control just got better AFTER a successful beta test period, PitStop 13 is now in general release. Beta users report that the features included in this release solve their most problematic PDF quality challenges.

Available as a subscription or a license model, PitStop 13 provides, as one beta tester described it, “More production, more efficiency, and easier communication.”

Printers all over the world experience the challenges that come with modern print production. PDFs have become the common format for the delivery of files, but these PDF files can often include issues that mean extra, non-chargeable work and time for the printers and increased frustration for customers. With the release of PitStop 13, Enfocus gives printers the features they need to take control of the production process.

As part of this product release, Enfocus has created a series of videos that provide a first-hand look at the powerful features of PitStop13 in action. These videos contain an overview of what’s included in PitStop Pro and Pitstop Server, and videos that cover the new functionality included in the following features.

NO BLEEDS? NO PROBLEM – AUTOMATIC BLEED GENERATION: Enfocus developed the Add Bleed Action to address one of the biggest challenges in the industry: the lack of bleed in supplied PDF files. The new Add Bleed Action solves this widespread problem, giving users a unique solution that can create bleed as needed.

This video demonstrates just how easily and accurately the Add Bleed Action solves this challenge.

PREFLIGHT MESSAGES THAT SAY WHAT THEY MEAN: Customers wanted a way to help non-technical users understand the error and warning messages that were generated in the PitStop Preflight reports. PitStop 13 delivered on this request, enabling customers to customise these important messages. These messages can also be translated into other languages – even languages that are not currently supported by PitStop.

PDF2IMAGE lets users create PNG or JPEG images from PDF files. This feature also allows Action Lists to be run on the PDF, so the PDF can be adjusted or graphics added before the conversion. Users can also configure the image output to include only certain elements of a PDF, such as just the text.

PDF2Image will be available in PitStop Server CLI, PitStop2Switch as of summer 2015, and as a Switch configurator immediately.

TARGET WHAT TO CHECK AND WHAT TO CORRECT: Preflight Restrictions is the most important change to PitStop Preflight since its introduction. This new feature gives users endless options for customising the checks and fixes included in a preflight profile. Creating a much more targeted preflight check means users spend less time managing irrelevant warnings and errors.

Beta Tester Amybeth Menendez, Prepress Department, Candid Worldwide, New York, USA said, “We are receiving what is called “print ready” PDFs more often from our clients, and it used to be a burden to our department. But with PitStop 13, I can customise and set restrictions in preflight and save these preflight profiles for specific clients and for the specific recurring jobs they send in.”

Users can easily set these Preflight Restrictions using only minimal changes to the PitStop Preflight editor interface.

IMPROVEMENTS FOR “FLOATING LICENSE” USERS: The PitStop Pro “floating” license provides the flexibility of installing copies of PitStop Pro on any number of terminals within a local area network and allowing only a certain number of these copies to be used simultaneously. In PitStop 13, The Workgroup Manager now includes a “push” mechanism that lets users distribute the profiles and settings that are part of the floating license.

This feature reduces the amount of network traffic and improves the communication between PitStop Pro and the Workgroup Manager server.

CREATE IMAGES FROM PDF FILES: PDF2IMAGE is a new feature in PitStop Server CLI that gives users more options for creating and managing images from PDF files. As the name implies,

New CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 COREL has released CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7, its latest solution for technical communication professionals. With new 3D PDF publishing capabilities, connectivity to Translation Memory Systems (TMS) and a redesigned user interface, this new version gives companies the ability to increase ROI on their CAD system investments by repurposing CAD and 3D data for technical illustration and visual communication workflows.

CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 features Corel DESIGNER for dedicated technical design and illustration, including advanced isometric drawing tools, leading file compatibility, and publishing capabilities for print, online and mobile. The programme helps technical communication professionals create projects quickly by accessing and repurposing technical design assets from various sources. The advanced Lattice3D Studio CAD add-on supports 3D CAD assembly formats from CATIA, Inventor, NX, PTC Creo, SolidWorks and others. With file export capabilities covering graphics, bitmap and other document formats, from Microsoft Office, CGM, SVG, EPS, TIFF, JPEG and PNG to PDF/A and S1000D industry standards, CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 allows users to distribute technical communications to a variety of media publishing options.

“With CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7, we want to help technical communication professionals enhance their workflow and productivity

ADOBE ACROBAT DC PitStop 13 is compatible with Adobe Acrobat X, Adobe Acrobat XI and Adobe Acrobat DC, so users can confidently access all the latest features in both products.

LICENSE OR SUBSCRIPTION PitStop Pro 13 is available on either a license or subscription basis. Users can choose the model that works best for their company today, and upgrade as their needs change in the future. www.enfocus.com

as much as possible,” said Klaus Vossen, Senior Product Manager for CorelDRAW Technical Suite, Corel. “Together with Lattice3D Studio CAD Corel Edition, the latest version of CorelDRAW Technical Suite offers tools to help streamline the workflow from 3D design to technical communication.

By allowing users to repurpose 3D CAD data to efficiently create highquality technical communications, and update their deliverables from modified 3D CAD sources, the programme helps resolve bottlenecks in the technical publication workflow.”

Subscription: Rent the software on a monthly or annual basis, and access it for the duration of the subscription term. This is ideal for companies and individuals who are on a fixed monthly or annual software budget, but need the most up-to-date tools. A subscription license includes Premium Membership features during the term of subscription.

Memberships: Stay informed on the latest news from CorelDRAW Technical Suite with a free Standard Membership, or upgrade to a Premium Membership for access to additional features and automatic upgrades to the next major version. Maintenance, which is offered to volume license customers, includes all Premium Membership benefits for the term purchased.

Availability and Pricing - CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 is available for £798 (incl. VAT), and the upgrade version is £383 (incl. VAT). Subscription licenses start at £24 per month (for annual subscription). For more information, or to purchase the programme visit www.coreldraw.com/technicalsuite. www.coreldraw.com

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A BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE

TO UNDERSTAND TECHNOLOGY YOU NEED TO SEE IT www.theprintshow.co.uk

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S&D UK: 12% visitor growth

Sign & Digital UK confirmed its status, as the UK’s leading exhibition for the sign, display and digital printing industry with a mammoth show attracting 6,800 unique visitors, plus 350 who revisited the show on more than one day.

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HE THREE-DAY EVENT took place at the NEC, Birmingham in March and featured a host of exclusive UK, European and world product launches, kit demonstrations, new show features and more than 35 daily seminars and workshops.

With extensive sales and leads made across the three days, exhibitors were eager to secure their stand space for the 2016 event, with more than one third of next year’s floor space already booked up.

Rudi Blackett, portfolio director, said: “This year’s Sign & Digital UK has been excellent, with a huge range of product launches, a wealth of sales across every day of the show and high volumes of good quality visitors.”

“I’d like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to all our exhibitors, visitors and supporters who have made this year’s show such a success! We look forward to seeing you all again in 2016, on the later dates of 26 to 28 April.”

A selling show - Sales were strong across the three days of the show, with Jetrix making an impressive sale within the first hour on day one.

Perfect Colours confirmed sales of more than 20 HP Latex 300 printers. Radecal reported a life of activity for the entire show with over 20 CNC and laser machines sold over the three days. Resolute DTG also confirmed over £100,000 and PrintMAX had sold more than 20 printers before the end of the show.

GPT (Graphic Printing Technologies) - Shaun Thompson, general manager: “GPT’s eighth consecutive year at Sign & Digital UK has been one of the most successful in terms of business done at the show. With lots of new machines on show for the first time in the UK from Mimaki and HP, conversations focused on the benefits to be enjoyed by these exciting new printers.The contacts made at Sign & Digital UK will be a real boost to our business and we look forward to seeing many of them again soon” SMGG - Adrian Painter, director: “We have experienced unprecedented enquiry levels

on stand regarding the new HP PageWide Technology. The show has been great for us.

These are very exciting times for our company as we implement our HP PageWide service certification.” i-Sub - Andy Spreag, digital director: “It’s been a great show for i-Sub and we’ve made a number of significant hardware sales off stand”.

Soyang Europe - Tim Egerton, sales manager: “Sign & Digital UK 2015 gave us the unique opportunity to launch two new products into the large format market, as well as promote our principal range of existing media. Our placement of AlumiGraphics outside the halls drove a steady stream of visitors to our stand and we’ve enjoyed a really busy and engaging show.”

Hybrid Services/Mimaki - Stuart Cole, national sales manager for industrial products “This year our resellers have confirmed significant sales across the Mimaki range. We’ve found a lot of the visitors to our stand have been very well informed and already committed to investing. By visiting the show and seeing the products in the flesh, they’ve found it much easier to make the final investment.”

Perfect Colours - Jason Burroughs, managing director: “We’ve had a really good show, loads of people on the stand, loads of strong enquiries, lots and lots of orders of HP Latex, lots of interest in the EFI and the Jetrix printers — it’s been a fantastic show. We’ll definitely be back next year!”

EXHIBITOR PRODUCT LAUNCHES Hewlett-Packard gave visitors a sneak preview of HP PageWide Technology, while Roland DG offered an exclusive preview of its transfer finishing solution — the Texart CS-64 calendar press.

Hybrid Services/Mimaki showcased the UK’s first public appearance of the new Mimaki CFL-605RT Compact Flatbed Cutting Plotter. Other Mimaki launches included the CJV150 Series, CJV300 Series, and the UJF-6042 flatbed LED UV printer.

Other first time UK demonstrations included

Colourgen’s new Mutoh ValueJet 426UF desktop flatbed LED UV printer and wide-format specialist CMYUK ‘s demonstration of the EFI H1625.

InkTec/Jetrix hosted the European debut of their brand new 3.2m UV roll printer, the Jetrix RX3200, alongside their newest bulk filling system.

MTEX Technologies created a UK first, showing the newly launched MTEX Vision, while Signmaster Systems launched Seiko’s next generation H Series ColorPainter, with a special demonstration from Frank Janschke, Head of Sales at Seiko.

Agfa Graphics showcased its latest addition to the i-Series, the Anapurna M3200i RTR. Atech launched an impressive seven new products, previously unseen before in the UK, including the Bobis BLA Applicator Table, Elitron Kombo SDC digital cutter, TLS LED lighting systems, Matic Cronos Eco, Pongs Digital Textiles, Alupanel Edge Finishing for Dufaylite and Reboard and the Hollanders Textile Printer.

Soyang Europe unveiled two brand new products, including the exclusive European launch of Seal-Wise, a printable rigid substrate incorporating closed-cell technology and So-Netic, a printable and easily replaceable magnetic wallcovering.

Vivid Laminating Technologies launched its new product line, the Easymount Flow, a finishing table designed specifically to complement its market-leading Easymount Wide Format Laminating Systems.

Blackman & White showcased its new Versa Tech cutter for the first time at a UK exhibition, while Canon unveiled its two latest high-performance wide format colour printers - the Océ ColorWave 700 and the Océ ColorWave 500.

Landor UK Ltd also launched two new additions to the Landor Phototex self-adhesive fabric range, and presented several new liquid protective coatings and primers. www.signanddigitaluk.com Sign & Digital UK will return on 26 to 28 April 2016 at the NEC Birmingham.

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Countdown to FESPA 2015

FESPA 2015 is the world’s largest focused event for wide format digital, screen and textile print technology and is preparing for its next mission, to take print service providers beyond their day to day print capabilities to discover a universe of print!

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HERE WILL ONLY be one place in May where you’ll discover more than 700 exhibitors, a collection of manufacturers and suppliers, delivering product launches and live demonstrations – and that place is FESPA, 18-22 May 2015, Cologne, Germany.

CANON TO BRING A ‘UNIVERSE OF PRINT’ TO LIFE FOR FESPA 2015 VISITORS

Committed to supporting customers to achieve business growth, Canon, will present a completely integrated wide format graphics arts line up. It will showcase through diverse applications, live demonstrations and detailed industry-specific application tours how customers can add value, generate new business revenue and tap into new markets using the latest wide format innovations.

The Canon stand is designed to take visitors on an experiential journey that explores how wide format print is pushing the realms of creativity for Print Service Providers (PSPs) and designers alike. This includes looking beyond print as a powerful enabler for ‘static’ display graphics and demonstrating how this medium can even add value to digital and online platforms to transform PSPs into strategic communications partners.

Divided into three themed zones for 2015, the Canon stand will depict the wide format application possibilities and examine key trends, in the areas of Retail, Packaging and Promotion and Design to Manufacture. Each zone will clearly demonstrate how the diversity and strengths of Canon’s wide format portfolio can help customers, be they from the world of print, design or manufacture, to become more profitable.

FEATURED TECHNOLOGIES

• The Océ Arizona 480GT, a versatile UV flatbed printer producing nearphotographic image quality on rigid or flexible media. It features eight independent ink channels and the ability to print a decorative varnish or a white layer on a variety of substrates. Possible applications range from Point-of-Sale (POS), signage and backlit signs to fine art, specialty and industrial applications. At FESPA, the Arizona 480 GT will be used to demonstrate a new UV curable ink, named IJC257, developed for all Océ Arizona 300, 400 and 600-Series printers. It is characterised by superior adhesion to a wide range of indoor and outdoor rigid and flexible media, an excellent colour gamut and a satin-matte appearance.

• The Océ Arizona 6170XTS, a seven colour, high-volume flatbed printer designed for sign and display PSPs who produce over 30,000m² of printed rigid media per year. Building on the Arizona’s superior output quality, this model focuses on business-changing productivity and has been optimised for the efficient and high-speed production of rigid media applications.

It features an extra-large 2.5m x 3.05m vacuum table to keep media and objects stationary during printing and offers print speeds up to 155 m2/h.

The print speed in the production print mode is 100 m2/h, making the

Océ Arizona 6170 XTS the ideal printer for handling fast turnaround and high volume rigid print jobs.

• The Océ ColorWave 900, a 42” roll-based printer with raw speeds of up to 1,000 square metres per hour and unparalleled production potential of around 430 A0 prints per hour. Ideal for a vast range of display graphics applications including POS posters, exhibition and trade show materials, counter and floor displays and technical drawings and maps • The Océ ColorWave 700, launched in February 2015 and making its European debut at FESPA this year.

Utilising the latest version of Océ CrystalPoint technology, this model offers excellent flexibility as it caters for printing on uncoated, coated and specialty substrates and supports media up to 0.8 mm of thickness – making it suitable for a uniquely large range of indoor and short-term outdoor graphics applications including posters, canvas, wallpaper and banner printing • The Canon imagePROGRAF iPF9400, incorporating Canon’s LUCIA EX, 12-colour pigment ink system, delivers the finest results for photographic, fine art and colour critical print production.

In addition to production technology, digital cutting tables and the full range of Canon substrates, visitors to the Canon stand will be introduced to the Canon workflow solutions that allow businesses to work efficiently and productively, and make the most of their equipment.

Visitors will see a large range of applications being produced on-stand each supporting one of the three themes, as well as being able to browse through the updated Arizona ‘Look Book’, which explores the breadth of applications possible with this technology. A new ‘Look Book’ dedicated to the application areas of the Océ ColorWave range will also be available for the first time.

Mathew Faulkner, European Marketing Manager, Wide Format Printing Group, Canon Europe, comments: “FESPA 2015 provides the perfect platform to tell a joined up story about what is possible with the right production workflow in place. That is why we are exploring detailed vertical workflows and physically walking visitors through everyday scenarios that show Canon’s wide format print used in the context of a successful business, inspiring print service providers as well as end users and print buyers.

“This industry is ever-evolving and we need to help PSPs stay ahead of the curve; whether that’s by offering a more diverse range of printed applications, or indeed, by helping their customers to look at how wide format print can seamlessly support other communications platforms such as online and digital. Whatever the starting point is for visitors at the show, the Canon stand has something for everyone and we look forward to discussing the new challenges and exciting opportunities they face.”

Canon Europe will also be featuring the DreamLabo 5000 production inkjet photo printer at FESPA. Canon Europe’s spokespeople will be on-site to demonstrate its professional quality photo book printing service hdbook, powered by Canon, as well as discuss the latest trends and developments in the growing photo book market. www.canon.co.uk

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ONYX GRAPHICS TO SHOW NEW ONYX 12

Onyx Graphics will show the power of its latest production and colour management solutions for a wide variety of graphics, textile, décor and industrial print applications. The company will give an exclusive preview of ONYX 12 software prior to its commercial launch this summer. ONYX 12 enhances software responsiveness and allows print service providers (PSPs) to expand their applications with brand new finishing tools. These new tools are combined with easier automation and a modified user interface to simplify job preparation.

In addition, the newly-released ONYX 11.1.2 complete with HP WallArt integration will be shown at FESPA, alongside ONYX Thrive, ONYX Connect and ONYX Textile Edition. Visitors will also see ONYX 11 managing the print workflow of selected roll-to-roll, flatbed and industrial printers.

OPTIMISE YOUR PRINT PRODUCTION AND REDUCE COST WITH ONYX THRIVE ONYX Thrive is a full featured, scalable workflow which is based on the Adobe PDF Print Engine and optimised for superior performance for all sizes of print service providers. ONYX Thrive maximises throughput with a high-performance software architecture that harnesses the true scalability of the Adobe PDF Print Engine. It offers the unique ability to add RIP power, independent of adding devices, and ensures printers and cutters are fed at maximum capacity. For example, an eight-core processor computer can be maximised to run eight APPEs simultaneously with no reduction in speed, regardless of the number of printers being driven. Unlimited browser-based Thrive Production Manager provides a real-time dashboard into your print production from anywhere you can access the internet.

Produce Vibrant Textiles with ONYX Textile Edition ONYX Textile Edition is developed specifically for the large-format textile printing market. New functionality in ONYX Textile Edition software helps users achieve target results quickly and easily. ONYX Textile Edition software includes all the functionality of ONYX 11.1.2 with the addition of textile specific features, such as Step-and-Repeat, Colorways and Ink Configuration Builder, to save time and reduce waste. www.onyxgfx.com.

EPSON TO SHOW DYE-SUB AND DIRECT-TO-FABRIC PRINTING

Dye-sublimation is very versatile because no other technology offers so many paths to new business opportunities, new revenues and higher margins. Epson designs, manufactures and harmonises every component of its printers — ink, printheads and chassis — to ensure maximum quality, reliability and uptime combined with low Total Cost of Ownership.

Epson’s focus is on showing companies how they can diversify their business and maximise profit by enabling them to produce superb quality and customised products. Visitors can see how, by using Epson inkjet printers, they can produce the broadest range of dye-sub and textile products including: soft signage, T-shirts, apparel, 3D giftware, promotional products, curtains, cushions, lampshades and furniture.

THROUGHOUT THE SHOW, LIVE DEMOS WILL SHOWCASE: • Cushion cover, tote bag and T-Shirt printing with the SureColor SC-F2000 direct-to-fabric printer and featuring new small platen option • Vacuum 3D decoration from design to final product with the SureColor SC-F6000 in association with SubliTec. • Flat surface decoration for table tops, cupboards and metal panels etc. with the SureColor SC-F6000 dye-sub printer in association with Chromaluxe.

The SureColor SC-S range of 64-inch printers in a choice of 4-10 colours + white and metallic will be producing a variety of durable POS and wall coverings on a range of substrates. Plus, Epson’s latest aqueous SureColorSC-T printers will be in action producing stunning display graphics.

“FESPA attracts a broad spectrum of visitors who are not only interested in the latest print technologies, but also looking for inspiration. That’s why we have chosen the event to showcase the entire range of our versatile SureColor inkjet printers creating a variety of stunning products – and reveal some new developments,” says Duncan Ferguson, Director, Professional Graphics, Epson Europe. “Ultimately our aim is to inspire new ideas, drive creativity, boost productivity and enable new business models.” www.epson.co.uk

FULL SPEED AHEAD WITH ESKO

Esko plans a significant presence at FESPA 2015, being held in Cologne, May 18 to 22. Esko’s offerings are designed to help sign and display operations of all types address today’s complex production demands.

“Esko’s Kongsberg tables are well-known in the industry for their robustness, flexibility, versatility and precision. Fifty years of expertise in developing cutting tables allowed us to create the broadest range of high-quality solutions for all types of sign and display graphics businesses. It goes without saying that the Kongsberg tables are taking the centre stage on Esko’s FESPA stand,” comments Armand Gougay, Esko Vice President EMEA. “In addition to the tables, we will be showing powerful yet flexible software solutions that support all aspects of sign, display and wide-format production. An integrated end-to-end solution from a long-term, renowned and stable supplier that also incorporates third-party elements is the ideal approach for any business, small or large. And that is exactly what attendees can expect from Esko at FESPA 2015.”

A GALAXY OF FUTURE-PROOF SOLUTIONS ON DISPLAY Businesses looking to invest in updating their infrastructure to include the latest technologies also want to be assured that these investments will act to future-proof their businesses. “We not only address current market requirements,” Gougay adds, “but we also deliver solutions that will be a valuable asset for years to come.”

At FESPA 2015, Esko will demonstrate a variety of hardware and software solutions that can be modularly combined to fit any sign, display or wideformat production workflow.

New and demonstrated for the first time in Europe will be the i-cut Production Console (iPC) which drives all functionality on Esko Kongsberg tables. A good user interface is key to secure efficient, safe and high quality operations, and a great user experience has steered the development of this operator interface. The iPC brings a new dimension to operator guidance and machine control thanks to its ingenious design and range of logical, userfriendly features.

Also on display will be Esko’s i-cut Suite, a collection of prepress and preproduction software solutions designed to eliminate errors, save time and reduce waste. Esko will also be featuring ArtiosCAD and Studio structural design software for 3D design of displays and other structures, including dedicated tools to streamline structural design, product development, virtual prototyping and manufacturing. One exciting highlight is Esko’s Automation Engine which manages prepress workflow automation. Dynamic workflows from design to the digital press and beyond to the finishing device are easy to set up and operate. Automation Engine serves as the heart of any size prepress production operation. www.esko.com

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The Print Show grows

DTP Associates has become the latest company to sign up to the debut edition of The Print Show shortly after organisers revealed the event’s first floorplan.

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CHEDULED TO TAKE place at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham from October 13th to 15th, The Print Show has been designed by a UK company for UK printers. The event will pay tribute to all aspects of print and celebrate the work done by talented printers in the UK. first being launched in November last year, The Print Show has attracted heavy interest not only from those wishing to exhibit, but also those companies that are planning to attend the event this autumn. This ongoing interest has led to a surge of companies signing up to exhibit, with major stand space at the show filling up fast.

This is reflected in the first floorplan to be released by organisers, which gives details of the companies that have already signed up. Print manufacturing giant Manroland Sheetfed is amongst those to have signed up to the show and has taken one of the larger stands, while the likes of digital print technology specialist RISO, Premier Paper, D&K Europe, B&R Moll International, Signmaster Systems, and Grafityp UK will also have stands at the event—showcasing the event already has a very good cross section of the industry.

Expanding exhibitor list - DTP Associates is a key player in the digital printer manufacturing and distribution market with its award winning XPress On Demand systems. Despite not being a regular exhibitor at trade shows, the company has opted to support The Print Show due to the targeted approach that the event offers.

Speaking about the company’s decision to attend, Richard Bridle, operations director, says: “I think the time is right for a show that will support not just the very large international companies but also the UK-based and focussed ones like us. We’re hoping to significantly raise the profile of our products and show why we believe we are the market leader in the small to medium sized market of digital printing kit. We also want to generate plenty of leads and sales of our products.

“At the moment there is no other dedicated annual print exhibition in the UK of any size, so I think it could be quite important. It could definitely be something everybody waits for and anticipates; it could be quite an interesting annual occurrence.”

The floorplan also features information about the different specialist areas that will be at the show, in addition to the various stand spaces that remain open to potential exhibitors. The floorplan will be updated on a daily basis and is available to view on the show’s website. www.theprintshow.com/downloads/floorplan.pdf Focus on the UK market - Luke Stoneham, sales manager for The Print Show, has been out and about around the UK speaking to companies about the benefit a presence at the event could have on their business. He recently struck a deal for Compact Foilers to exhibit at the debut edition of the show, with the company placing a booking for 6 x 3m stand G10.

“The industry, we feel, is looking for a UK-focused show for the small and medium sized businesses,” Stoneham said, adding: “They are, of course, the future for the industry, and our extensive research shows that this is the type of show they will support visit and exhibit at.

“We are now starting to get manufacturers on the floor plan and many more are following. Any first-year project is challenging, however, we are pleased to announce that we are well ahead of schedule and are grateful for the support we have had from the industry so far.” more about securing exhibitors, he revealed his enjoyment for the whole process and being a part of The Print Show team.

“I love being part of our forward-thinking approach to the media offerings that we have. When promoting and selling the concept of the show, the key

points are that we can say with confidence that we do have arguably one of the best teams in the industry to market the show. In terms of my own personal feeling and passion, I say to people that we want them to support the show now, rather than in year two or three when we have an established show that people then want to be part of.

“With drupa moving to every three years, and having the international scale that it does, we totally believe that what we are creating is a UK print show for the UK industry - something that is missing from that market and something that is desperately needed.

“Considering those factors that make the show affordable and manageable, three days is plenty. Shows that are seven or eight days long in the UK are not needed anymore and simply not justified. We are confident that we will get between 6,000 and 8,000 visitors to the NEC in October. Our database is 15,000-strong and we speak to them on a fortnightly basis. This will be an event that will educate the visitor and deliver a platform to sell for the exhibitor. Location is crucial and we have secured the venue that the industry wants to see a UK print show.”

Targeted approach - Stoneham’s words are echoed by event director Chris Davies, who has also been out and about meeting potential exhibitors and visitors head of the debut show this year.

He said: “What Luke says about The Print Show being a UK-focused event is something that we are really trying to get across to people. Nowhere else is there a show that has been created by a UK company and is entirely committed to the UK industry. This way of thinking is something that is being reflected in the quality of exhibitors that have already signed up for the show.

While we have major names such as Manroland confirmed, we also have a host of companies offering solutions that are much more targeted to printers’ needs. www.theprintshow.co.uk

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We still need trees

Martin Christie reminds us that once upon a time there was to be a fabled land called the Paperless Office.

In this clinically perfect world there would be no more cluttered shelves, no more waste baskets, and we wouldn’t have to cut down trees anymore.

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F COURSE NOW we know it was all a fairy tale, and the prospect of every piece of current information and archive being exchanged electronically is just as far away now as Never Never Land.

Although paper usage has declined in the last two digital decades even the most inflated statistics suggest that we are using a third less paper than we were twenty years ago, and given the vast amount of information now exchanged between companies, governments and individuals, that is remarkable in itself. It is a good thing that this information overload is carried electronically or there would not be enough trees in all the forests to cut down.

Despite the desktop, last year the US produced about 21 million tons of paper — equivalent to between 55 to 110 million trees. With top experts warning, as we have recently recorded, that actual printing is the safest way to archive and preserve records. It is clear that we will need the trees for a lot longer yet, and for more than restoring climate balance.

According to the wonderfully named sustainability charity the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), the average office worker uses up to 45 sheets of paper per day, of which over half is considered waste while an office efficiency analyst estimates that only a paltry one per cent of offices are truly paperless.

Certainly the amount of paper deliveries to any print shop seems to have increased rather than decreased, and only the pressure of competitive pricing versus transport and storage costs seems to have been responsible for recent losses in the trade. In perhaps a similar manner all the delivery companies that have, as a result of taking so much trade from the once universal postal service through internet orders, ended up cutting each other’s throats as the spiraling costs of actually delivering the service are rapidly overtaking the convenience of ordering by button. Purchases have been made easy on line with billing and internet banking, and people are no longer afraid of committing their financial transactions to cyber space — perhaps too willingly. But sorting those millions of orders, packaging, directing and delivering still requires a lot of human resources including, at the very end of the line, paperwork.

It is intuitive that if anything is really important, you need to print it to understand it clearly. Read the small print you may have missed scrolling on your tablet!

There are so many things that make so much reliance on computer information alone a liability that it is not the paperless office that is in future prospect, but the clueless citizen. If his satnav system malfunctions, how will he ever know where he is, or how to get home?

Apart from important information, there is the informative and educational that really has to be printed to be appreciated, hence the magazine shelves in major retailers are now three times the size they used to be twenty years ago, many of them dominated, ironically, by titles relating to computers and computer programs.

Even though this illustrious organ is available on line, you still need to hold it in your hands to feel the blood sweat and tears that has produced it!

One of my least favourite titles on the shelves is called something like Photoshop Made Easy. Photoshop for beginners I can handle. But ‘made easy’?

That’s just insulting for those of us who have spent most of the last ten years learning new skills, and growing – often painfully – with Adobe and all of its various creations, and employing those skills in a professional manner.

In earlier years I would have been more helpful in order to share knowledge and advice, but more recently, when asked by a customer how to do things in Photoshop, I am reluctant to part with any more than basic tips. It’s just that they wouldn’t have time for the correct answer. They generally want to press no more than two buttons and sort out all the problems.

No, let them stick to Gimp or any of the free-to-use easy options that any four-year-old can master, and confine themselves to exchanging images on Instagram alone. If they want proper printing they need to employ an expert.

Of course, Adobe has tried to make it easier by introducing more user friendly software like Elements, but fundamentally it’s a complicated program, because the task it is setting out to tackle isn’t simple. Digital image files, in all their shapes and sizes have got a lot more complicated as there are so many more file types and creative options.

For someone to say, as often overheard at the shop counter, that they ‘know’ Photoshop is as much like someone saying they know what a car is without any idea of how to drive it, let alone an inkling of how the internal combustion engine works.

And of course, Photoshop itself has become such a generic word, like Hoover instead of vacuum cleaner, that people who say they have used Photoshop may in fact be using an entirely different but similar product. Even if it is an Adobe version it is most likely to be an older one, some of which go back to the last century, with barely any of the resources now available on the current Creative Cloud.

Any business that has kept abreast of developments, and invested in the latest software would be naturally cautious of a customer who thinks he knows it all from a brief dalliance in some sort of picture editing programme or uncertain origin. And even if you have the latest version of Photoshop, doesn’t mean you know how to use it!

So on that very subject, on the very eve of copy deadline this month, Adobe introduce the 2015 version of Lightroom, a program, as regular readers will know, is very dear to my heart. It is the proper photographers program, rather than the clever clog designers! (I don’t know about being a clever clog Martin – I layout this magazine amongst others and I love Lightroom too and use it daily in my workflow to correct images that even professional photographers think looks perfect on their screens – but mine is calibrated for print and often further adjustments are still required. Deano). Interestingly, unlike the other parts of the current Creative Cloud Suite, it is also available as a standalone purchase, known as Lightroom 6, perhaps realising they were in danger of letting an important part of the market slip out of the loop.

Like Photoshop’s evolution, Adobe has had to develop Lightroom, not just with new tricks but better performance in order to cope with the massive escalation in files and formats now in use. As a long term user, I’ve just downloaded the latest incarnation and will review the pros and cons next month.

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THE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW The photography show ran just a couple of days after last month’s print deadline, overlapping Sign and Digital at the NEC at the end of March. While this meant a convenient day to visit both shows, it did mean a long day with all the interesting products and services on display at both events.

The Photography Show is now in its second year, Future Exhibitions having picked up the slot in the calendar vacated by the previous long running Focus on Imaging, and is going from strength-to-strength in a new, bigger hall with more room and lots more scope for both trade and public to see the wide range of exhibits on show and on sale. Certainly there was no shortage of variety, and everything from the top of the range to the perfectly amateur.

In the camera department this mean from Canon’s flagship 50 megapixel DSLR to the must have accessory of the mobile enthusiast, the selfie stick!

There were cameras on drones, and others pimped with more gadgets than a Marvel comic’s movie, as well as the very opposite in basic film Lomography and now trendy again Polaroid. There are film video cameras that now shoot in 4k which is near motion picture quality, certainly more than you will ever need on your iPhone — at the moment.

Most importantly, for our trade, there was print. Lots and lots of print. Large format, small format, paper and printers, sublimation and mini-labs — all underlining that an actual print is still seen as of real value, both for longevity, and the simple truth that a print is the real measure of a picture’s quality.

The availability of affordable printers and specialist papers to the general public is not a serious threat to the print shop. They have always been there.

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What they indicate is that there is still a real aspiration to see proper printing despite the popularity of internet and phone postings. It can only reinforce demand for the service, which is why there were also still the traditional stands for framing and finishing, which may well tempt some of the enthusiasts, also showing the average customer what can be made available.

The trade should still be able to compete on price, quality and service with all but the very well funded amateur, and on delivery turn round, with any internet provider.

So it was all good news at the NEC; lots of sales, lots of visitors, and the confirmation that there will still be lots of pictures to be taken in the near future, many of which will need to be printed professionally.

After all, what’s the point of a 50 megapixel file if you’re only going to share it on Facebook?

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Paper v Plastic Life Cycle Assessment A leading UK manufacturer of paper carrier bags and flexible packaging, AB Group Packaging, has endorsed the findings of the recent IVL Life Cycle Assessment report, which compared the use of virgin fibre based packaging products against those of alternative plastic materials.

The IVL report highlighted the environmental advantages of using paperbased packaging products over those of plastic and a further report is currently underway in conjunction with Tara Expeditions focusing on the impact of plastic on the marine life. This is particularly significant to AB Group, as they have recently chosen to cease production of plastic bags due to the impending 5p plastic bag charge which will be implemented in England with effect from 5th October 2015.

The Life Cycle Assessment highlighted several areas that can impact environmentally in the use of either paper-based packaging or plastic, with plastic being found to have a far slower, and much longer degeneration time when put into landfill as opposed to paper. Plastic can still impact on the environment in landfill, even after 100 years.

In the UK alone, the report indicated that some 65% of plastic waste is put into landfill. The degradation process of plastic being much slower than that of paper, means emissions (such as greenhouse gases) will continue to be released. Whereas paper, and in particular those products manufactured containing virgin or recycled fibre, can be further recycled and then put back into the production process for re-use.

The report also showed that plastic grocery bags had a far higher impact on global warming in their material production as opposed to a paper grocery bag (0,04kg CO2 against just over 0,01kg CO2 for paper).The same was found to be true for the acidification process in the material production of a plastic grocery bag against a paper one (just below 1, 5E-04 KG SO2 for plastic as opposed to 1, 0E-04 for paper.

As a UK based packaging manufacturer, AB Group has been doing their best to highlight the issue, and the advantages of using paper as opposed to plastic, as demonstrated by the findings of the IVL Life Cycle Assessment report commissioned by BillerudKorsnas and with the Government having announced the introduction of a 5p charge on all single-use plastic bags in England from October 2015. The proposed charge is only on plastic bags which is part of a Crown/EU initiative to improve the environment and protect our food chain.

AB Group are currently working in partnership with high street retailers on a seamless transition to paper carrier bags. Retailers are recognising the advantages of making the switch - there is no charge to the customer for paper carrier bags, people prefer paper because it is seen as progressive and environmentally conscious and their brand continues to be seen on to the high street. A further reason for encouraging the use of paper carrier bags is that the introduction of the new charge will mean additional administration processes, additional spend and updated IT systems for the retailers and brand owners, posing additional cost and administrative implications.

The Government has stated that the plastic bag charge is, ‘a targeted, proportionate approach to the problem of carrier bag distribution and littering’. It has indicated, ‘It will therefore continue to focus on plastic bags and not on paper bags’. According to the Government information, Paper bags make up less than 0.1% of carrier bags distributed in the UK by the seven major supermarket retailers.”

For more information visit: www.abgrouppackaging.com

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5000 notepad requests will deliver education for one year in the four SOS children’s villages pre-schools of Madagascar.

In their formative years children establish the cognitive, emotional and social foundations upon which they build their future.

Colouring pictures, crafting and reading might seem to be pleasant pastimes to adults but are in actual fact extremely important to a child’s development.

Yet in Madagascar, too many children are deprived of this opportunity to develop these skills in early childhood because their parents cannot afford their school fees. In order to boost their education and provide better opportunities in later life, Cyclus is helping SOS Children’s Villages to increase availability for pre-school access in Madagascar.

When the target of 5,000 notepad requests is reached, Cyclus will support education in the four SOS Children’s Villages pre-schools of Madagascar for one entire school year.

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ANTALIS will join like-minded organisations committed to the environmental cause in supporting Cap COP 21, a series of events to help protect the environment. The initiative, organised in the run up to the United Nations Framework convention on Climate Change conference (COP 21), includes meetings, informative events and discussion forums which will be held in the run-up to the main conference, which will take place in Paris, in December 2015.

Commenting on the Antalis Group’s commitment to partner the initiative, Oliver Guichardon, CSR Director at Sequana, parent company of Antalis says, “Climate change is a global issue, for which we must find solutions at the local level. The paper industry is often singled out, even though it has in fact made huge efforts to protect the environment. This is one of the messages that we will communicate at Cap COP 21.”

As a partner of the Cap COP 21 event, Antalis will sit alongside companies similarly committed to the environmental cause, and before a wide panel of stakeholders aiming to show the way in the fight against climate change.

“This is an opportunity for Antalis to present the many measures it takes to protect the environment,” adds Matthew Botfield, Environment Manager at Antalis UK. “We will be able to highlight best practices and to make sure that the voice of the paper industry is heard as it is often wrongly accused of being the main culprit of deforestation.” www.cap-cop21.com • www.antalis.co.uk

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Print on walls COALA Supertack, supplied by Antalis UK, has transformed a dull, unwelcoming reception of a complex of luxury apartments into a striking, tropical statement piece guaranteed to make a lasting impact on visitors. The apartments offer five star seafront luxury, but the reception, with its plain, whitewashed wall just did nothing to convey the premium holiday experience awaiting guests.

Keen for the booking office to reflect the high-end interiors of the apartments, the owners turned to bespoke creative design and print service company adverset media solutions, also based in Scarborough, for help. John Easby, Managing Director at adverset explains, “We were approached by the sales team at Escape2 with the objective of making the booking office of the apartments more attractive to customers. Being directly on the seafront gave us the inspiration and vision to create a vibrant, tropical underwater theme, revamping a breeze blocked, tiresome wall to exude the five star atmosphere of the apartments.”

Adverset then faced the challenge of finding a substrate that would properly adhere to the outline of the breezeblocks and were introduced to Coala Supertack, by their local Antalis Account Manager, Melanie Burns.

Coala Supertack is a 96 micron, satin white polymeric high-grade calendered ‘high-tack’ vinyl. An industrial grade wall film designed for rough and textured surfaces; it is ideal for use on concrete, stucco and brick, as well as low energy or hard-to-stick surfaces such as ABS plastics. It can be printed using solvent, latex or UV inks.

“We’d previously tested out Supertack on a wall in our offices, but this was our first ‘live’ installation,” says Easby. “We did originally consider a cheaper alternative, however Supertack had a longer lifespan (five years) and during initial tests it was clear that it was a much more durable substrate and less prone to shrinkage. Antalis provided us with a trial sample, and we quickly came to the conclusion that the quality of the substrate was too good to pass up. The increased cost was easily overshadowed by the reduction in application time and ease of use.”

The eye-catching, vivid imagery was printed onto the Coala Supertack using a HP Latex 360 large format printer, with no need for additional varnishing or finishing techniques, saving further costs and time.

“Many substrates would struggle to cope with being applied to a breeze block wall, however, (using heat methods), Supertack effortlessly moulded into all of the curvatures, giving a fabulous end result and making it a fantastic choice for this particular type of application. It sank deeper into the brickwork channels without splitting, unlike cheaper substrates we had considered using,” concludes Easby.

The end result? A stunning transformation of a dull breezeblock wall into a striking, inviting visual feature akin to hand painted wall art, that is high quality, durable and required no troubleshooting during application.

“We would use Supertack again, without hesitation,” enthused Easby. www.antalis.co.uk

Print on tape – do join in OH Brother this research is fun! We have some extra case study units available to widen our research, the more end user feedback the better.

You would not believe the pioneering customer requests from our own shop in Brighton, some are not printable!

Warning and caution text tape can be bought from stock but when personalised to a company, a person or an event then they really stand out. The most shocking so far has been an order for five metre of expletives to draw the attention of a student resident to his requests to leave the kitchen a tad tidier.

So time to clean up with messaging on vinyl and ribbon.

The selling priced proved to date is returning around 75% gross profit. We have kept it simple by selling all colour combinations and widths at the same price of £1 per metre. Cost is around 25 pence and orders can have a minimum order of five metres with no maximum length.

Artwork can be charged for as any design can be loaded into the easy to operate driver software. There is a certain quality from the text design using the free online design tool, simple to use, it delivers customers finished artwork, print ready into your email that even opens up your driver to send direct to print.

As mentioned last month you can integrate this into your order systems and workflow to best fit your own systems. QPP is in the process of setting up a trial site for you all to design on line and send sample orders to us for processing.

Print on bags THANKS to the readers that pointed us in the right direction for a new bag for life. A growing number of customers are refusing to take home their print in a plastic bag. Not saying our whole eight million end users, who frequent our 6600 print businesses, are all revolting; but as you know the customer is always right.

This colourful bag can be personalised with a toner transfer at a cost of a few pounds but a more regular wrapping will be more economical with a plain tote bag to be heat pressed, target price around a pound if again someone can direct our research? https://shop.ralawise.com/products/td40m-sports-sack.aspx

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Print on video

Print on buses

TALKING Print: bespoke marketing print comes to life at Marketing Week Live! London based Audio and Video in print consultancy, Talking Print, presented its unique, short run on-demand ‘Bespoke Video Brochures’ at last month’s Marketing Week Live 2015 show in London.

Talking Print’s short run on demand Bespoke Video Brochures have proved to be an ideal aid for agencies and marketeers in high value pitches, or as part of an advertising or promotional campaign. The video in print brochures have been used by a wide variety of brands, large and small. From ad agencies, tech companies to up market property consultants.

The video brochures are all produced to customer’s specifications, and can be turned around in three days or less! Using digital print they can be personalised, with no minimum quantity requirement. Being produced in the UK there is total control of quality and delivery. No last minute shipping panics!

Screen sizes vary coming in sizes, 2.4”, 4.3”, 7” and 10”.

The brochures are printed to any size or format. The books can then be wrapped in either soft or hardback versions, or, alternatively, customers can provide their own wrap and Talking Print will provide the internal module.

Talking Print has in-house experts in audio and video, print and marketing, all of which enable the video and printed brochures to work together seamlessly, and deliver the finished product on time and to specification.

Its with this extensive knowledge in all aspects of the print production process, Talking Print can design, write, artwork and print, both litho and digitally, a personalised, bespoke print creation that will add sound, and visual imagery to any form of pitch, presentation, marketing campaign or brochure visual.

Talking Print is the brainchild of Managing Director David Hyams, who, due to his background and experience in all forms of graphic design and print, prides himself on being big on quality and keen on price.

Speaking about Talking Print’s unique concept at the Marketing Week Live show, David, stated, “If agencies or marketeers have a high value pitch or campaign to win, then this is the perfect, bespoke complement. The feedback we have had from agencies has been firstly, wow! Then they can see that it’s a tangible investment, and have told us they won their pitch as a result of their purchase of our video in print brochures, which says it all!” www.talkingprint.com

EPSON has contributed to the FESPA Print Inspiration Rally to showcase some of the creative interior décor applications that can be produced using its range of SureColor series printers.

The Print Inspiration Rally is aimed at interior designers, architects and creative professionals, as well as PSPs, and takes the form of an American school bus decorated internally and externally with wide format print examples. Visitors will see a variety of applications on display including printing on paper, glass, wood and metal, textile, soft furnishings, ceramics and many more, demonstrating some of the exciting effects achievable with print.

Epson produced two wallpapers for the bus interior, printed on Digimura 2.1 TACTILE digital wall covering paper, using the 64-inch Epson SureColor SC-S70600 wide format printer. The combination of Epson’s UltraChrome GSX Ink and proven Micro Piezo TFP printhead delivers clarity, fine detailing and smooth blends at resolutions up to 1440 x 1440dpi, adding a new dimension in quality, high-value print. Available in 8 and 10 colour versions, the SureColor SC-S70600 enables users to print vivid colours, solid whites and special metallic effects on a range of substrates such as wall covering and photographic paper, canvas, vinyl and clear film.

With the increasing demand for more creative and personalised products the Print Inspiration Rally aims to inspire with a range of dye sublimation samples on display, including metal plates, coasters, tiles and iPad covers that have been printed on Epson’s 64-inch SureColor SC-F7100 digital dye sublimation transfer printer. The highly versatile SureColor SC-F7100 can be used to produce superb quality images with vibrant colours on a variety of hard surfaces, opening up new creative opportunities for designers who wish to produce their own products in small quantities and on-demand.

Duncan Ferguson, Director of Professional Graphics, Epson Europe, says: “Epson is delighted to be taking part in the Print Inspiration Rally in the run up to FESPA. It provides the perfect opportunity to show the diversity of digital print and offers a preview of some of the creative products visitors can expect to see at the show.”

FESPA’s Print Inspiration Rally will tour various European interior and creative events before culminating in Cologne, Germany for FESPA 2015, 18-22 May 2015. www.rally.fespa.com www.epson.co.uk

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Print on cups

Print on gin

LAST month we reported on the tenth birthday celebrations of our new print trade supplier, www.printedcupcompany.co.uk and decided to invest in a sample run to entice our café customers to brand their own products.

1000 12oz double wall paper cups are £146.40 plus origination, lids and vat. Add just 99p for carbon offsetting.

This is the paper cup we are branding at these prices + vat 12 oz. double wall paper cups x 1000 = £195 Origination: plate making etc. = £75 Plus artwork if not supplied = £40 (estimated) 1000 x 90 mm white sip lids = £35 Example first order of 1000 = £185+£115+£35 = £335 Repeat orders of 1000 = £230 i.e. 23p each.

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE PROFIT OF OVER £50 PER ORDER PLUS ARTWORK These cups are great for Pick n Mix or even ice cream too. So send out your sales person with the sweetest tooth, or even better, do this call yourself. The research is leading into some more profit in print opportunities with an idea from a customer to subsidise the cost of the cups to the coffee shops by selling advertising on them. You could be designing a retro collectable, remember advertising on milk bottles? www.printedcupcompany.co.uk

Print on air

CAN you smell summer? Yes, a whiff of a new profit opportunity in print. We promised more refreshing ideas in print this month so here is a real breath of fresh air. Tom Smyth at www. sweetchariotcarfresheners.co.uk is printing some car air fresheners for QPP to circulate to the top 100 marketeers in print, if you want to nominate someone, please do.

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WELL as research goes this has to be one of the best jobs in print. Homemade and craft products all look more professional when labelled properly. There is a growing market for short run label printing and customers will pay for a design that lifts their product out of the home made look.

Home made quality is great to taste but not always matched in presentation. Call in the professionals, yes you lot… you may even get a few tasters.

Here is a summer recipe for somewhere new to stick your rhubarb.

RHUBARB GIN 313 Cold infusion technique

RECIPE RATIO Fruit 3 - Sugar 1 - Gin 3 3 lb. of Rhubarb 1 lb. of Sugar 3 x 750 cl bottles of Gin

METHOD • Large fermenting bin with lid • Prepare rhubarb, chopped into inch lengths; add sugar to large fermenting bin and leave for 48 hours.

• Add the gin to the fruit and what is now pink syrup.

• Leave for as long as you dare, anything from two weeks to six months, depending on the intensity of flavour preferred.

• Taste as often as you like to track the flavour!

• When ready filter through muslin sieve and store in sterilised bottles. Label and share.

• Drink and enjoy!

More WIP: Work in Progress These QPP NPC pages are of course a la carte so please feel free to order research into an area of print you find interesting and potentially profitable Does anyone have information on tea towels? More on this here soon, on the web and in your inbox.

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COLD CALLING REMEDY One day a salesman came in to work with both of his ears bandaged.

When his boss asked him what happened, he explained: “Yesterday I was ironing a shirt when the phone rang and I accidentally answered the iron instead of the phone!”

“Well,” the boss said, “that explains one ear, but what about the other?”

“They called back!”

PRINT PRODUCTION PLAN A copier salesman calls into a small village copy shop just outside Brighton and compliments the printer on the quality of his printing and asked how long each job took to print.

‘Not very long,’ answered the printer.

‘But then, why don’t you stay open longer and use faster machinery to produce more?’ asked the copier salesman.

The printer explained that his small batch of printing was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family.

The copier salesman asked, ‘But what do you do with the rest of your time?’

‘I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs…I have a full life.’

The copier salesman interrupted, ‘I have a new digital print press and I can help you!

You should start by printing longer every day. You can then sell more print to more customers. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger digital press. With the extra money the larger equipment will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of print shops. You can then leave this little village and move to London, Manchester, or even Birmingham City!

From there you can direct your huge print group enterprise.’

‘How long would that take?’ asked the Printer.

‘Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years,’ replied the copier salesman.

‘And after that?’

‘Afterwards? That’s when it gets really interesting,’ answered the salesman, laughing. ‘When your business gets really big, you can start selling shares and make millions!’

‘Millions? Really? And after that?’

‘After that you’ll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children,

catch a few fish, take a siesta, and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends.

NASA AND THE NAVAJO When NASA was preparing for the Apollo Project, it took the astronauts to a Navajo reservation in Arizona for training. One day, a Navajo elder and his son came across the space crew, who were walking among the rocks.

The elder, who spoke only Navajo, asked a question. His son translated for the NASA people: “What are these guys in the big suits doing?”

One of the astronauts said they were practising for a trip to the moon. When his son relayed this comment, the Navajo elder got all excited and asked if it would be possible to give the astronauts a message to deliver to the moon.

Recognising a promotional opportunity when he saw one, a NASA official accompanying the astronauts said, “Why certainly!” and told an underling to get a tape recorder. The Navajo elder’s comments into the microphone were brief. The NASA official asked the son if he would translate what his father had said. The son listened to the recording and laughed uproariously.

But he refused to translate.

So the NASA people took the tape to a nearby Navajo village and played it for other members of the tribe. They too laughed long and loudly but also refused to translate the elder’s message to the moon.

Finally, an official government translator was summoned. After he finally stopped laughing, the translator relayed the message: “Watch out for these guys! They’ve come to steal your land.”

WHO SENT THIS IN? A squirrel is living in a pine tree, when one day it starts to shake and rock. So he looks outside and he sees a large elephant trying to climb up the tree.

“What the hell!” the squirrel exclaims. “What the hell do you think you’re doing climbing up this tree?”

The elephant responds. “I’m climbing up here to eat pears.”

The squirrel is befuddled. “You moron! This is a pine tree! There are no pears!”

The elephant’s stares at him for a moment before replying, “I know. I brought my own.”

MORE COLD CALLING JOKES Knock Knock.

Who’s there? Doris!

Doris who?

Doris locked that’s why I am knocking!

Knock Knock.

Who’s there?

The guy who finished second.

The guy who finished second who?

Exactly.

Knock knock!

Who’s there?

Yah! Yah who?

Naaah, I prefer Google.

Knock, Knock!

Who’s there?

Dumbbell. Dumbbell who?

Dumbbell doesn’t work so I had to knock!

Knock, Knock!

Who’s there?

Doctor Doctor who? That’s a great T.V. show, isn’t it?

Knock Knock.

Who’s there?

Dishes!

Dishes who?

Dishes the Police come out with your hands up.

Knock knock.

Who’s there?

Gorilla Gorilla who Gorilla me a hamburger.

Knock knock.

Who’s there?

Amish Amish Who? Awwww. How sweet. I miss you too.

Knock knock.

Who’s there Ach! Ach who?

Sounds like you’re coming down with a cold.

Knock knock.

Who’s there?

Woo! Woo who? Don’t get too excited it’s just a knock knock joke.

Knock knock.

Who’s there?

Moustache!

Moustache who?

I moustache you a question, but I’ll shave it for later.

Voldemort: Knock Knock.

Harry Potter: Who’s There?

Voldemort: You Know.

Harry Potter: You Know Who? Voldemort: Exactly!

Knock Knock.

Who’s there?

Have you have already forgotten me?

The guy who created Knock Knock jokes deserves a “No Bell” prize.

OVER 30?

1. You leave gigs before the encore to ‘beat the rush’.

2. You own a lawnmower.

3. You stop dreaming of becoming a professional footballer and start dreaming of having a son who might instead.

4. Before throwing the local paper away, you look through the property section.

5. All of a sudden, Tony Blair is not 46, he’s ONLY 46.

6. Before going out anywhere, you ask what the parking is like.

7. Flicking through ‘Heat’ magazine makes you too tired to go out.

8. Rather than throw a knackered pair of trainers out, you keep them because they’ll be all right for the garden.

9. You buy your first ever T-shirt without anything written on it.

10. Instead of laughing at the innovations catalogue that falls out of the newspaper, you suddenly see both the benefit and money saving properties of a plastic winter cover for your garden bench and an electronic mole repellent for the lawn. Not to mention the plastic man for the car to deter would-be thieves.

11. You start to worry about your parents’ health.

12. Sure, you have more disposable income, but everything you want to buy costs between 200 and 500 quid.

13. You don’t get funny looks when you buy a Disney video or Wallace and Gromit bubble bath, as the sales assistant assumes they are for your grandchildren.

14. You opt for Pizza Express over Pizza Hut because they don’t have any pictures on the menus and anyway, they do a really nice half bottle of house white.

15. You become powerless to resist the lure of self-assembly furniture.

16. You always have enough milk in.

17. To compensate for the fact that you have little desire to go clubbing, you instead frequent really loud tapas restaurants and franchise pubs with wacky names in the mistaken belief that you have not turned into your parents.

18. While flicking through the TV channels, you happen upon C4’s Time Team with Tony Robinson.

You get drawn in.

19. The benefits of a pension scheme become clear.

20. You go out of your way to pick up a colour chart from B&Q. 21. You wish you had a shed.

22. You have a shed.

23. Radio 2 play more songs you know than Radio 1 – and Jimmy

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Young has some really interesting guests on, you know.

24. Instead of tutting at old people who take ages to get off the bus, you tut at schoolchildren whose diction is poor.

25. When sitting outside a pub you become envious of their hanging baskets.

26. You make an effort to be in and out of the curry house by 11pm.

27. You come face to face with your own mortality for the first time, and the indestructibility of the twenties gives way to a realisation that you are but passing through this life and if you don’t settle down soon and have kids you’ll have no-one to look after you when you’re old and think of how many brain cells you’re destroying every time a cheeky one beer turns into 10, and look at that, a full set of stainless steel saucepans for £99, they cost as much as £35 each if you buy them separately, and you get a milk pan thrown in, and...

EQUALITY RULES A woman is cooking eggs in the kitchen when her husband comes running in. Immediately, he sees the eggs and gasps in horror.

“Be careful! CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh, my GOSH!” The wife, startled at her husband’s violent reaction, dashes to the fridge to get some butter.

“You’re cooking too many at once.

TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW!” The wife, concerned by the status of her husband’s mental state, forgets about the butter and goes running to the eggs.

“WE NEED BUTTER! Are you CRAZY? Where are we going to get the butter? They’re going to stick!

HURRY!” The wife runs to the fridge…

“CAREFUL about the eggs!

CAREFUL. You NEVER listen to me when you’re cooking! Never! Turn them quickly! Oh not that quickly, don’t you know how to cook? Are you insane? Turn the EGGS!”

I had a car crash the other day.

At this point, the wife starts crying, since she has no idea what to do.

She gasps, “What is WRONG with you? I know how to cook eggs.”

The husband simply smiles and replies, “I just wanted to show you what it feels like while I’m driving with you in the car,” and leaves.

PRONTAPRINT READER REAL STORY A printer, a salesman and a designer were in a pub, talking about their sons.

‘My son was born on St George’s Day,’ commented the printer. ‘So we obviously decided to call him George.’

‘That’s a real coincidence,’ remarked the designer. ‘My son was born on St Andrew’s Day, so obviously we decided to call him Andrew.’

‘That’s incredible, what a coincidence,’ said the salesman.

‘Exactly the same thing happened with my son Pancake.’

ACROSS THE POND, POLICE JOKE A Highway Patrolman started creeping up on a highway speeder when it was evident that the individual being pursued realised there was a Highway Patrolman behind him and he stepped on the gas to out run the cruiser.

The trooper turned on his beacons and siren and after a brief chase, the individual realised that he could not outrun the cruiser and decided it would be best if he just pulled over to the side and just give up.

The Trooper pulled up behind the speeder and then walked up to the driver’s side window. He said, “Sir, why were you trying to out-run me?

You knew it would end this way.”

The speeder said, “Officer, please understand, I meant you no disrespect, but my wife ran off with a Highway Patrolman last month and I thought you were bringing her back.”

MISSING HUSBAND A wife went to the police station with her next-door neighbour to report that her husband was missing.

The policeman asked for a

A dwarf got out the other car and said, ‘I’m not happy’.

description. She said, “He’s 35 years old, 6 foot 4, has dark eyes, dark wavy hair, an athletic build, weighs 185 pounds, is soft-spoken, and is good to the children.”

The next-door neighbour protested, “Your husband is 5 foot 4, chubby, bald, has a big mouth, and is mean to your children.”

The wife replied, “Yes, but who wants HIM back?”

MARRIAGE LESSON An efficiency expert concluded his lecture with a note of caution. ‘Don’t try these techniques at home.’

‘Why not?’ asked somebody from the audience.

‘I watched my wife’s routine at breakfast for years,’ the expert explained. ‘She made lots of trips between the fridge, stove, table and cabinets, often carrying a single item at a time. One day I told her, ‘You’re wasting too much time. Why don’t you try carrying several things at once?’

‘Did it save time?’ the guy in the audience asked.

‘Actually, yes,’ replied the expert. ‘It used to take her 20 minutes to make breakfast. Now I do it in ten.’

WHAT? While getting a check up, a man tells his doctor that he thinks his wife is losing her hearing.

The doctor says, “You should do a simple test. Stand about 15 feet behind your wife and say ‘honey?’

Move three feet closer and do it again. Keep moving three feet closer until she finally responds. Remember how close you were when she gives you an answer. That will help me know how bad her hearing loss is.”

About a month later the same guy is at the doctor again and the doctor asks, “Well, did you do that experiment with your wife’s hearing?”

The man says “yes”. “How close did you get before she answered?”

“Well, by the time I got about three feet away she just turned around and said “For the FIFTH TIME... WHAT?”

To which I replied…

ONLY IN AMERICA FBI agents conducted a raid of a psychiatric hospital in San Diego that was under investigation for medical insurance fraud. After hours of reviewing thousands of medical records, the dozens of agents had worked up quite an appetite. The agent in charge of the investigation called a nearby pizza parlour with delivery service to order a quick dinner for his colleagues. The following telephone conversation took place and was recorded by the FBI because they were taping all conversations at the hospital.

Agent: Hello. I’d like to order 19 large pizzas and three cases of soda.

Pizza Man: And where would you like them delivered?

Agent: We’re over at the psychiatric hospital.

Pizza Man: The psychiatric hospital?

Agent: That’s right. I’m an FBI agent.

Pizza Man: You’re an FBI agent?

Agent: That’s correct. Just about everybody here is.

Pizza Man: And you’re at the psychiatric hospital?

Agent: That’s correct. And make sure you don’t go through the front doors. We have them locked. You’ll have to go around to the back service entrance to deliver the pizzas.

Pizza Man: And you say you’re all FBI agents?

Agent: That’s right. How soon can you have them here?

Pizza Man: Everyone at the psychiatric hospital is an FBI agent?

Agent: That’s right. We’ve been here all day and we’re starving.

Pizza Man: How are you going to pay for all of this?

Agent: We’ve collected a pool of cash.

Pizza Man: And you’re all FBI agents?

Agent: Yes. Pizza Man: With guns?

Agent: That’s right. Now, can you remember to bring the pizzas and sodas to the service entrance in the rear? We have the front doors locked.

Pizza Man: Sorry you have the wrong number, click.

‘Which one are you then?’

FELIX THE COPY CAT

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ABBOT PRINT

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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.

STANFORD MARSH

Tel: 01905 458000 Fax: 01905 754057 www.stanfordmarsh.co.uk Haycroft Works, Buckholt Drive, Warndon Business Park, Worcs. WR4 9ND Official dealer for all main manufacturers, allowing us to supply best fit solutions for all users. Please visit our website.

SUPREME LABELLING

Tel: 01924 402111 Fax: 01924 412993 www.supremelabelling.co.uk Unit 6, Valley Road Business Park, W. Yorkshire WF15 6JY Label Suppliers, Roll Labels, Laser Labels, Warning Labels, most formats available.

MAGIC TOUCH (THE)

Tel. 01582 671444 Fax 01582 671555 Email sales@themagictouch.co.uk www.themagictouch.co.uk Unit 4 Apex Business Centre,Boscombe Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU5 4SB Supplier of transfer papers, colour laser printers and heat presses to open up exciting opportunities to print on a limitless range of products.

UMG UK

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

VIVID LAMINATING TECHNOLOGIES

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

St Georges House, Whitwick Road, Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 3FA Vivid offer a wide range of innovative and exclusive Laminating Systems ranging from Desktop to Wide Format Laminators. Visit the website to view the full range which also includes Binding and Print Finishing solutions.

XERETEC

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

XEROX UK

Tel: 01895 251133 Fax: 01895 254095 Bridge House, Oxford Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 1HS The Document Company supply a full range of office equipment.

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FOR SALE: HEIDELBERG QUICKMASTER (1998)

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Next Issue: June 2015 Deadline: 18th May 2015

Call Dan on 07957 291718, or email dan@copymatters.co.uk, for an informal chat, or a quote.

We have decided to go 100% digital, so have a 1998 Heidelberg Quickmaster single colour press for sale. It is in good working order but it’s a first floor location so some dismantling is required. Therefore, we aren’t after a lot of money, but just want someone to remove the machine and clear the space efficiently. I’ve printed on it recently and it still does a great job, or you might want to strip it down for spares. Various spares and consumable are available with it. If this is of any interest, please e-mail Mr Lindsey Maguire: print@studio-6.co.uk

FOR SALE: EX-DEMO/CLEARANCE STOCK SALE

Seiko ColorPainter W-64S (6-colour) with GX + neon ink - Ex Demo £10,950 (inc take-up, ink already in the printer, new set of inks/maintenance kit, 2-years on-site warranty, delivery, installation and training) Can be supplied with 6-colour GX ink in which case the price will be £10,650.

Alistair Wright – Design Supply Ltd, 020 7842 1555

FOR SALE: MIMAKI JV5-160

IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. Second user. Features 4 print heads (faster than the new JV300 that has 2 print heads). RIP (Rasterlink),Delivery, Installation & Training, Unlimited Telephone Technical Support The JV5 new is £34,995 – we have 3 for sale at £9,995 01948 662 669 email@signmaster.co.uk, www.signmaster.co.uk 14:28

FOR SALE: ROLAND PRO3 XC-540

Refurbished​. Inlcudes: Stand, Set of ink 12 x 220cc, Extended dryer unit, Motorised media winder, 3 months Signmaster warranty, RIP (Rasterlink), Delivery, Installation & Training, Unlimited Telephone Technical Support £9,895, 01948 662 669, email@signmaster.co.uk. www.signmaster.co.uk

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