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Quick Print Pro • Contents

November 2017

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CONTENTS What’s in this issue of Quick Print Pro

November 2017

Comment

04 10 New Products 16 Sell more print 18 Digital Imagery 20 Print Club Invitation 21 IPEX Show Preview 26 Large format growth 30 Green Issues News Front

Hot news in print for quick print pros

What’s new to print and finish with?

Venture into your own on-line shop Martin Christie – pixel prophet Industry accreditation

Introduction to key exhibitors Insight from Andrew Hall

Corporate social responsibility in print

32 34 New Profit Centre 35 QPP Christmas Raffle 36 Christmas Spread 38 Readers Scribes 40 Finda Product / Supplier 42 Your Favourite PSPs 43 PrintersXchange Showtime InPrint 2017

Best practice shared

Your free entry ticket enclosed Ideas to share

These jokes are on you

QPP preferred suppliers in print and on the web

SHOW BUILD UP As one show finishes another three come along, we are now promoting 2018 dates too.

It is true that QPP builds up a print frenzy and momentum to encourage visitors and exhibitors to make arrangements to meet at shows across the globe and on our doorstep.

We never forget our remit to keep all of our 36,000 quick print readers in the loop, so if you miss a show or even pre-register but don’t make it, we have it covered.

Oh, and by the way it’s Christmas next month.

Peter, Stating The Obvious, Foulkes

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The law on workplace pensions has changed and every employer in the UK must put certain staff into a pension scheme and contribute towards it.

This is called ‘automatic enrolment’.

It’s important that you understand what you need to do — and when you need to do it. This will depend on your circumstances and those of your employees. To work out what you need to do and when you need to do it contact our auto enrolment scheme advisers on:

0800 132100 or email alan.hudson@meridan.co.uk

Help is on hand from the Printing Industry Pension Scheme which has been running since 1986.

Meridan Financial LLP is the appointed advisers for the Printing Industry Pension Scheme (PIPS) and are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Not all Auto Enrolment services are regulated by the FCA.

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EDITORIAL: Marina Peirce EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Nyree Groome EXECUTIVE PUBLISHER: Maureen Foulkes CONTRIBUTORS: Lara Groome, Andrew Foulkes, Rebecca Foulkes, Dan Tester, Charlotte Rolf, Helen Baxter and Austin Clark.

FEATURES: Peter Foulkes

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

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Quick Print Pro • News

November 2017

A paper with impact — all over Europe It may look like a nice gimmick to bring some colour to the office, but the eye-catching new design of HP Office Paper Pink Ream is at the centre of an ambitious social marketing campaign that International Paper and its partner HP Papers US are bringing to Europe this month.

The pink look isn’t just for fun. The colour has come to symbolise the worldwide fight against breast cancer.

Every 19 seconds the disease is diagnosed somewhere across the globe. Every 60 seconds a woman dies because of breast cancer, resulting in over 140,000 mortalities per year. In Europe, it is the most common cause of death among women above the age of 35 years.

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, for every pack of HP Office Pink Ream paper sold, International Paper Europe will donate €0.10 (10 pence in the UK) to the Komen European Network (KEN). It is part of Susan G. Komen, the world’s largest non-governmental breast cancer organisation. For 35 years in more than 30 countries it has supported projects focused on education, research, treatment and therapies for fighting breast cancer. KEN operates in six European countries backing numerous initiatives with engagement, ideas, and financial support.

In the US the cooperation between International Paper and Susan G. Komen dates back to 2007. Since then, the company has donated more than $700,000 to the organisation. The European campaign is based on this long-established partnership.

Awareness, education, innovation

International Paper has agreed to donate at least €100,000 to KEN, with in-house forecasts suggesting that the amount could rise to €150.000.

All proceeds from the campaign will be used for KEN projects within Europe, focusing on awareness, education and innovation.

Among them is a new, multinational initiative highlighting health and lifestyle. It addresses girls in six countries aged 12 to 18, an age group that has previously been ignored when it comes to the breast cancer awareness. In at least 100 schools per country the girls will learn about the importance of nutrition, physical activity and other aspects of healthy living. They will learn why alcohol, other drugs and smoking are so dangerous, especially in this stage of life.

Another project is the Women Health Care Award, which will see €40,000 given to reward innovative ideas and initiatives addressing aspects of breast cancer. These range from monitoring and education to medical and therapeutic treatment as well as new ways to encourage awareness and prevention in corporate culture and public life.

International Paper extends its sincere thanks to all distribution partners who are encouraging awareness and engagement for the Pink Ream campaign with communication activities in their countries. www.internationalpaper.com

Mail Boxes Etc. LOVING VINCENT movie tie-in Post, parcel and print specialist Mail Boxes Etc. is promoting the critically acclaimed art-house film Loving Vincent in its 160 UK stores this autumn. The collaboration follows MBE’s successful partnership with Warner Bros. last year to promote the launch of the STORKS movie.

The free prize draw includes a twonight visit to Amsterdam for two people, complete with a private viewing of Vincent van Gogh’s works. Runners-up prizes include three Loving Vincent gift sets of Royal Talens artists’ oils, from the official provider of ink to the artists who painted the 65,000 prints that make up the film.

There are also 25 of the original cinema art posters, 10 pairs of cinema tickets, and 500 limited edition art prints to be won.

James Simmons, marketing manager at Mail Boxes Etc., explains the thinking behind this collaboration: “Our stores specialise in worldwide parcel delivery and we have particular expertise in collecting, packing and shipping of fragile, high-value fine art, antiques and collectables. We think Loving Vincent is an excellent fit with our

Auction Logistics brand, which was created specifically for customers who are looking for shipping services for their priceless, delicate and treasured items bought from auctions or sale rooms around the country.

We’re proud to be promoting the film in our stores.”

The launch activity will see MBE stores fully branded with Loving Vincent POS materials, and the digital campaign will include email marketing, social media channels and a dedicated microsite.

“With its highly visual nature, this campaign beautifully showcases our print capabilities,” continues James Simmons.

“We will produce all the printed collateral and in-store displays, plus beautiful A6 postcards for customers to take away, showing stills from the film. We’re also printing the 500 limited-edition art prints that will be given away in the prize draw.”

The prize draw is free to enter at www. mbe.co.uk/lovingvincent and no purchase is necessary. Full terms and conditions are online. www.mbe.co.uk/lovingvincent

Quick Print Pro • News

November 2017

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Canon ColorWaves create stunning show Visitors to a University of Greenwich’s Show were treated to a fantastic array of imagery following its investment in two of Canon’s Océ ColorWave 700s.

“The exhibition took longer to take down than it did to print,” stated Phil Hudson, Technical Team Leader, University of Greenwich. “The Océ ColorWaves are fast, efficient and cost effective. Two years ago, ink was one of our biggest expenses and we needed to look at making an investment to reduce consumable costs. Since purchasing the Océ ColorWave 700s, we have significantly cut ink costs, increased production capacity and improved flexibility.

“Now students can be highly creative and produce work without worrying about the cost of going to an external print bureau. They also know they can complete their work quickly, easily and, at a quality that best showcases their work.

Previously there would have been a bottleneck leading up to the show. This time there was still a queue but it was nowhere near as long. Jobs that used to take 10 to 15 minutes took one to two minutes.

Another plus for me was the speed at which it produced long banners.

This meant there was virtually no outsourcing for this show either.”

Phil added: “There are six rollers which means we can run different substrates at the same time and work can just be sent to different queues.

It is a rock-solid system.”

Bala Abdullahi, Wide Format Account Manager and Technical Documentation Specialist at Canon UK, said: “The University of

Greenwich has taken the ColorWave technology and used it to take its student work to the next level. As a result, they have been able to produce a wide range of work from A3 to three metre banners on a variety of substrates.”

An all-rounder colour printer, the Océ ColorWave 700 is designed for wider graphic arts applications and offers high quality, instant dry and waterproof prints on uncoated, thick and custom media. www.canon.co.uk

Retired printers and apprentices share experiences The Printing Charity’s sheltered home for people who have retired from the printing industry, Beaverbrook House in Bletchley, recently hosted a very successful joint event with the British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF) for residents and apprentices.

The interactive session presented by Howie Blanks, the BPIF’s South-East Training Coordinator and BPIF Training Co-ordinator, John Campey, centred on the transformation of the printing industry over 50 years.

Residents shared their experiences of changes in the printing industry during their own working lives with apprentices in today’s print sector: Gareth McCorkell from Snap Products Ltd in Aldershot, James Burton from Optichrome in Woking, and Aaron Toombs and Jack Carter from BCQ Group Ltd in Buckingham.

The apprentices were shown how an Adana letterpress worked by a resident and items were printed on a 3D printer during the event, which intrigued residents and apprentices alike. A quiz on printing techniques such as gravure, screen-printing, and flexography used on a range of printed samples rounded off the event.

While some terminology has changed, for example, today’s digital pre-press incorporates what used to be a separate photographic department, residents and apprentices agreed printing still requires specialised skills. Some things have changed for the better, too, such as health and safety, and apprentices’ terms of employment.

Neil Lovell, The Printing Charity’s Chief Executive, says: “Our residents have a wealth of knowledge and experience and it was great

to see them share this with the new apprentices, as well as gain insight into what’s happening in the sector today. The event was a terrific success and showed the power of different generations learning from each other.”

Ursula Daly, BPIF Programme Director, says: “It was fantastic to see our apprentices interacting with the residents and bonding over a mutual love of print. They have come away with even more enthusiasm for the industry after hearing about its rich history from the residents.”

Please see www.theprintingcharity.org.uk for more information and follow @printingcharity

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Quick Print Pro • News

November 2017

Antalis ‘Best of British’ design competition With its inaugural global design competition having already received masses of entries from countries around the world, Antalis’ UK arm is reminding the UK’s talented design and print community to get their entries in ahead of the imminent closing date.

Recently launched the Antalis Interior Design Awards have been designed to reward and recognise those who continue to push the boundaries of selfexpression and ingenuity when it comes to modern visual communications media. Simple to enter, participants are invited to submit their best designs using at least one product from the Antalis flagship Coala range in order to qualify for three categories; completed projects open to professionals including printers, interior designers, creatives and architects, a 3D blank canvas project open to professionals and students, and finally the public’s favourite award.

All entrants will subsequently be judged by an expert panel of major international players from the world of design*, presided by renowned scenographer François Confino, in order to compete for the top prizes of €3,500 and €2,000, along with worldwide exposure via Wallpaper and Intramuros magazines.

Already, just over a month in, Antalis has received numerous exceptional entries from around the world — including Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria and the UK — but is keen to remind those who haven’t already submitted work to get involved.

Katie Farr, head of marketing for Visual Communications at Antalis UK, comments: “Since launching the competition last month, we’ve received some truly exceptional entries from across the globe, including a number

from the UK. We’d like to encourage any printers or creatives who haven’t already got involved to enter, it’s a great opportunity for exposure on a world stage.

“We really do have some of the most talented printers and designers here in the UK, so it is great to have an opportunity to give them the credit they deserve.”

The winners of the 3D blank model element of the competition will benefit from media exposure in press partners, Wallpaper and Intramuros magazine and receive €3,500 and €2,000 for first and second prize respectively. Furthermore, they will have the opportunity to bring their ideas to life by re-designing parts of Antalis’ headquarters or one of the Group’s subsidiaries.

Taking part in the Antalis Interior Design Award competition couldn’t be easier — entrants just need to submit their entries online at www.

AntalisInteriorDesignAward.com before December 31st, 2017. All realisations will appear in the Gallery, offering increased visibility to participants until the contest closes.

The Printing Charity qualifications for WIS veterans The Printing Charity is to fund six Wounded, Injured or Sick (WIS) veterans to undertake a new, internationally recognised Level 3 City & Guilds qualification in bookbinding set up by Bound by Veterans (formerly known as The Wiltshire Barn Project).

The 12-month project is the first of its kind in the UK for veterans discharged from service due to wounds, injuries or sickness. It is designed to help them make the transition from military to civilian life by becoming skilled in leather and gold tooling work, giving them the opportunity to start a new career in the printing industry.

The Level 3 syllabus has been developed by Bound by Veterans, City & Guilds, The Queen’s Bindery Apprenticeship Scheme and industry representatives to complement the existing Level 1 and 2 bookbinding curriculum.

Neil Lovell, The Printing Charity’s Chief Executive, says: “Funding this project is not only helping to keep core skills alive and providing a pathway into employment, but also aligns with our role as a founding funder of The Queen’s Bookbinding Apprenticeship Scheme and our broader support for education initiatives benefiting the industry.”

Alison Strachan, Chairman of Bound by Veterans, says: “This is wonderful news for our WIS veterans, who derive so much confidence and self-esteem from learning new skills. We are hugely grateful to The Printing Charity for sponsoring this exciting and important innovation that will dramatically extend the scope of support offered to veterans, especially by improving their employability.”

About The Printing Charity

The Printing Charity is proud of its heritage and since 1827 has been supporting people of all ages working in printing, packaging and publishing. Its charitable aims include promoting independence, protecting dignity and furthering education. It meets the needs of those

it helps through one-off grants and regular financial assistance, and working strategically with industry partners to attract and retain future talent in the industry. Please see www.theprintingcharity.org.uk for more information and follow @printingcharity

About Bound by Veterans

Bound by Veterans supports Wounded, Injured and Sick (WIS) exServicemen and women from all three Services. It uses the restorative powers of manual bookbinding to assist rehabilitation, improve health and well-being and to develop employment skills.

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Quick Print Pro • News

November 2017

Sponsorship hat-trick from Midshire Local office technology supplier Midshire has renewed its sponsorship agreement with Stockport County Community Foundation’s School Coaching Programme for a third consecutive year.

The coaching programme seeks to expand Stockport County’s work away from its Edgely Park pitch and out into the local community.

Run entirely by the non-profit Stockport County Community Foundation, the coaching programme works with local schools to engage children of all ages in safe developmental activities around football.

A team of 20 skilled coaches, including Stockport County football players Sam Minihan, George West, and Adam Etches, work with schools in High Peak, Stockport, and Tameside to enhance both individual abilities and team skills throughout the academic year.

Foundation Manager at Stockport County Community Foundation, Dave Wardle says: “Midshire supports the foundation with investment, design, and print. Their sponsorship goes far beyond finance, it has always felt very personal.”

He continues: “We work closely with companies like Midshire to ensure that the club gives back to the community that supports it. As a registered charity we are completely reliant on

donations, grants, and sponsors, it’s amazing to be supported by them once again.”

The sponsorship renewal comes at a great time for the foundation, having been awarded National League Trust Community Club of the Year in June, and the Vernon Jubilee Fund 2017, which funds 16 charities from a £10,000 pot each year.

The Community Foundation still have

opportunities for sponsorship available in the areas of girls’ development, soccer courses, and inset days.

Get in touch by giving them a call on 0161 286 888. For further information please contact Adrienne Topping, Group Marketing Manager on 0161 494 3376, email adrienne@ midshiremarketing.co.uk. Follow @midshire or visit www.midshire.co.uk

Northside purchases fourth HP Indigo press Northside Graphics which owns and operates DigitalPrinting.co.uk and TradeDigitalPrint.co.uk has purchased its fourth HP Indigo press.

Along with the press installation there has been further investment in more finishing equipment to keep up with customer demand, updates to the websites and building a mezzanine to free up more ground level production space. The total investment is around £460,000.

‘Sales at DigitalPrinting. co.uk are continuing to grow at an exponential rate’ said Gary White MD at Northside Graphics Ltd. ‘We are still growing quickly therefore it was an easy decision to invest in a fourth HP Indigo.’

‘We are very proud of what we achieved so far.

We believe we are only in our infancy online and are looking forward to the challenge of the years ahead’ www.northsidegraphics.com

Profile of the month: Caslon

Caslon has been supplying printers with innovative profit making products since 1720 when William Caslon first cut the typeface that bears his name.

Today quick print pros benefit from sound advice, supply and service for business card cutters, digital print finishing products and systems, foiling equipment and thermographic equipment and supplies.

Visit: www.caslon.co.uk or call 01727 852211.

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Quick Print Pro • New Products

November 2017

Konica Minolta new AccurioLabel 190 press Konica Minolta exceeded its own business targets and cemented its growing reputation within industrial print markets after some important announcements at Labelexpo, including the launch of a new label press.

Konica Minolta unveiled its AccurioLabel 190 full-digital toner press for Europe, which has been developed and manufactured in cooperation with Danish company Grafisk Maskinfabrik (GM). And not even a week after Labelexpo, the production of GM winders is approaching its capacity and Konica Minolta is actively looking into scaling up.

Konica Minolta’s AccurioLabel 190 will replace the bizhub PRESS C71cf, a system that has been sold already to over 100 companies across the globe since being launched only two years ago. Building on this success, GM is supplying its DC330 mini converting unit for the AccurioLabel 190 press, which can work in-line with the machine or as a standalone unit.

The Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 190 system benefits from stable colour consistency and 1200x1200 dpi offset-style quality. No pre-coating is required. The new machine for Europe comes with a web guiding system as a standard. Converters benefit from its ease of operation, production flexibility, fast turnaround and variable data printing capabilities, as well as world-class support and service Another first on the stand at Labelexpo was MGI’s JETvarnish 3DWeb Color+ system for label and flexible packaging, as well as shrink film. The new digital inkjet embellishment press further reinforces the strategic alliance between MGI Digital Technology and Konica Minolta. The new system produces in-line flat and 3D spot UV coating, 3D embossed varnish textures, flat and embossed foil effects. The full solution also includes a flexo priming station for uncoated material surface management and a semi-rotary die-cutting system at the end of the production for an all-in-one production.

Edoardo Cotichini, Team Manager Industrial Printing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe, said: “The reaction from visitors was fantastic and demonstrated there is a strong need in the market for our offering. The Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 190 has been introduced after further large-scale screening of the market. We have listened carefully to customer feedback, which has really helped shape our ideas and thinking.”

Mr. Cotichini added: “Labelexpo was an important platform for Konica Minolta to showcase its world-class technology and services. The high level of interest demonstrated that the AccurioLabel 190 press will sell extremely well. The in-line finishing option has been well received, as was the flexibility of running off-line too. And, not even a week after Labelexpo, the production of GM winders is approaching its capacity and we are actively looking into scaling up.”

Konica Minolta label press systems fill the gap between entry level and high-end digital printing presses. Shipping for the new AccurioLabel 190 press is due to begin in December. www.konicaminolta.eu.

Mimaki’s new LA Series heat-assisted laminators Mimaki has announced the new LA Series of wide format, heat-assisted laminators and laminating film to complement the new Mimaki UCJV Series LED UV printer/cutters.

“Mimaki continues to bring innovative solutions to market that make it faster, easier and more cost-effective for sign and display graphics and other businesses to produce outstanding full-colour sign and display graphics,” said Ronald Van den Broek of Mimaki Europe. “This laminating solution is another example of that innovation, and when paired with Mimaki’s new UCJV series of printand-cut solutions, provides a turnkey offering that will help companies drive more profit to their bottom lines.”

Key features

Heat-assist provides superior finishing: LA Series laminators are heat-assisted devices with a maximum temperature of 60˚C. This heat assistance improves over-laminate film adhesion, particularly to surfaces printed with UV-curable inks, and reduces the potential for the silvering effect created by pressure sensitive over-laminates. Due to instant curing, UV inks

tend to have a slightly uneven surface which can trap air bubbles during the laminating process, causing silvery specs that can take away from the appearance of the product.

Fast throughput speeds: Laminating speeds of up to 7.5m per minute means that the finishing can keep up with production and reduce bottlenecks.

Simple and reliable operation: The easyto-use laminator includes all functions on one operation panel, with easy access to the pressure handle and foot pedal. Additionally, a take-up reel makes it simple for one person to control the entire process.

Mimaki Vision Laminate: Designed specifically for use with UV-curable inks and LA Series laminators, Mimaki Vision Laminate 310 (Gloss) film offers fine finishing with a glossy feel while maintaining the colour brightness of the print.

This high quality, heat assisted over-laminate is also a cost-effective alternative to cold laminating films.

LA Series laminators with Mimaki Vision Laminate film will be the ideal companions to a UCJV Series LED UV printer/cutter,” explains John de la Roche of Mimaki’s UK & Ireland

distributor, Hybrid Services. “UCJV prints are instantly dry meaning they can immediately be finished on a LA Series laminator. This complete, harmonised solution ensures reliable performance and quality output for those times when a protective over-laminate is required.”

LA Series laminators and films are expected to be available towards the end of 2017. Two models will be available: the 158cm LA-160W model and the 170cm LA-170W model. Mimaki Vision Laminate 310 will also be available in two sizes: 310-137 (137cm) and 310-152 (152cm). www.hybridservices.co.uk

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Quick Print Pro • New Products

November 2017

Epson’s new dye-sublimation textile printer

The new SureColor SC-F9300 dye sublimation textile printer is designed primarily for fast, high-volume printing for clothing, textiles and soft signage, as well as other printed merchandise.

This new flagship model replaces the existing SC-F9200, with an evolution of trusted Epson print technology that provides enhanced quality with even greater productivity and reliability.

Brand new Epson Precision Dot technology for dye sublimation including a halftone module, look-up tables and micro-weave help make an instantly noticeable difference to print quality, and make it easy to get quality results straight out of the box.

Furthermore, Epson’s wide gamut CMYK input profile combines with UltraChrome DS inks to ensure the

maximum possible colour gamut, for accurate reproduction of even the most complex designs.

Now offering print speeds of up to 108.6m2/h, the SC-F9300 provides a complete Epson solution, comprising printer, inks, sublimation papers and software, that maximises uptime, with improved take-up and other reliability features to eliminate common industry problems such as cockling and head strike.

The SureColor SC-F9300 comes with Oeko-Tex Eco Passport certification¹ and has passed Japan’s AZO test for household products, meaning that clothing and textiles produced on the printer using UltraChrome DS inks are completely safe to wear for adults and children, including babies.

Key features

• Improved print speeds up to 108.6m²/h • All components, software and consumables made by Epson • New Epson Precision Dot technology for dye sublimation including halftone module, LUT and micro weave to eliminate graininess and banding • Improved reel accuracy even with thin paper (40g/m²) • New Epson Edge Print RIP software and Epson Edge Control Dashboard let you start printing straight away, while the LFP Accounting Tool helps you keep track of your running costs.

• Oeko-Tex Eco Passport certification¹ and AZO test passed

Vivid Deep Pile feeder for Matrix and ‘5th colour’ Vivid Laminating Technologies introduced its new Omni-Flow modular deep pile feeder for the award-winning Matrix Systems at The Print Show last month.

Vivid’s sales director Richard Marlow said, “The new Omni-Flow will laminate and foil up to 1000 SRA3 sheets unattended, saving both time and money. It’s a truly revolutionary product and can be set-up in seconds, at least five times quicker than traditional feeders.”

The Omni-Flow is fully modular and easily retrofits to current Matrix Systems. Vivid has designed the feeder to run in-line with the Matrix, utilising custom Swiss Feed head technology exclusively for the Omni-Flow. The

new system will also feed long sheet stock of 1050mm plus in length.

“We have also introduced our new Printable White Foil”, continued Marlow. “This is a brilliant solution for digital printers who want to print white, but don’t have the engine to print a 5th colour.”

Vivid’s new Aqua Aura Printable White Foil adheres to coloured papers by first printing black toner to the sheet and then applying the foil using the Matrix. Colour images and text can then be overprinted directly onto the white foil, meaning that the coloured print will show on black and other dark substrates. www.vivid-online.com

• Epson UltraChrome DS ink produces vibrant colours, sharp contours and smooth gradations, with excellent light/wash fastness, and abrasion/perspiration resistance • Optimised platen shape to reduce cockling • New printhead guard to protect against head strike • Dust catcher and wiping system to reduce maintenance • Large diameter friction roller (SMAP) for highly accurate media feeding • Outstanding colour gamut thanks to Epson’s wide gamut CMYK input profile • Extensive support for thirdparty RIP software • LED Lighting and lift lever mean easier setup and easy print verification • Robust printer structure for excellent stability • Automatic initial skew correction • High resolution up to 720 x 1440dpi image quality • Quick drying supported by the post-platen heater delivering 30 to 55 degrees Celsius www.epson.co.uk 1. ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® is a system by which textile chemical suppliers demonstrate that their product can be used in a sustainable textile production. Epson UltraChrome DG ink and pre-treatment are certified by the Eco Passport. This is an international safety standard in the textile industry. It is certified to be safe for adults and children, including babies.

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Quick Print Pro • New Products

November 2017

Morgana release new larger format PUR binder Morgana Systems has announced the release of the DigiBook 300XLPro PUR binder — an updated version of its existing DigiBook 300. The machine incorporates several new features to address some specific applications posed by the market.

Commenting on the new unit, Ray Hillhouse, vice-president offline business at Morgana, said: “The first important change to the new model is we have made it a single-phase machine.

The previous version required a three-phase power supply, which limited its potential installation to larger print shops and factories that had access to three-phase power. The 300XLPro is now a 32-amp single-phase machine, and this will allow its installation in most commercial premises and print businesses.

“Another key change, and perhaps the most significant, is the book format. Several machines of the previous specification were sold with special extended cover kits to allow for the production of books larger than A4 size. We also had a number of requests for landscape A3 or 11”x17” finished size books.”

The new DigiBook 300XLPro now has an even larger cover kit fitted as standard, and can produce books with a spine length of up to 450mm. This provides the ability to produce landscape SRA3 format books, with spine thickness of up to 50mm, thus opening up another whole range of applications.

Two additional options are now available for the 300XLPro: one is the gauze station, which will allow for the production of book blocks ready for case binding.

The other option, that may be useful for customers producing longer runs, is the high capacity paper

chip extractor. This unit has a 78-litre capacity for paper dust, allowing long uninterrupted runs of even the thickest books.

In addition to these changes, the machine is still equipped with the same hermetically sealed PUR glue application system. This system is the most efficient nozzle system on the market, with fast start-up and shutdown and minimal wastage. It has automatic cleaning and sealing of the head at the end of the production run.

The machine is available for order now, with a lead-time of approximately four to six weeks. www.morgana.co.uk

Konica Minolta move into industrial printing Konica Minolta has enhanced its new Industrial Printing product portfolio with the launch of the MGI JETvarnish 3D Evolution.

The JETvarnish 3D Evolution, developed and manufactured by Konica Minolta’s strategic partner MGI, is available in three sizes from B2 to B1. It delivers high volume productivity with up to 4,065 B2 size sheets per hour, offers remarkable registration and the ability to create brilliant and highly profitable 2D and 3D effects with up to 200 micron in a single pass.

It applies spot UV coating as a top layer to make prints more vivid, tactile and exclusive. The varnish adds a creative touch to a wide range of applications, including luxury packaging, book covers, business cards or greeting cards, brochures, flyers, posters, magazines, photo books, and many more. This makes the JV3D Evolution an interesting add-on product for more or less any print provider operating toner, offset or inkjet print systems.

With the JETvarnish 3D Evolution it is easy to spot coat digital and offset prints, highlight defined areas, or add tactile 3D effects – all of which create attractive print products that are more vivid and tactile. When

combined with inline hot foiling module additional glamorous effects are possible.

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Quick Print Pro • Digital Imaging

November 2017

PIXEL PROPHET

A LITTLE EVOLUTION NOT REVOLUTION Previously Martin Christie was at an Adobe workshop now he charts recent software developments

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ast month I reported from Adobe’s new headquarters in London on developments concerning Stock library images and their integration with the software company’s various products. One of the things that came up was the long — in digital terms — history of Photoshop.

I happened to mention that I’d been working in the programme since Photoshop 5. “Oh CS5?” a helpful advisor asked. “No just 5!” A look of astonishment followed as if I was recalling a history from the dark ages.

Well, actually from the last century to be fair, as Photoshop began its evolution in the last decade of the 1900s, a time barely conceivable to modern millennials. I haven’t tracked its progress for all of that time, merely a little over half of it.

But it gives me a good perspective on where we have arrived today with digital image editing, and how we got here.

It’s hard to imagine now, given the saturation of electronic images, but back then digital cameras were still pretty much a novelty, and even the management of the world largest photographic company, Kodak, were convinced they would never catch on.

Fortunately for Adobe Systems, somebody in charge was smart enough to realise that they just might, and purchased the rights to a recently developed piece of software that could turn all those digits into something real, and manageable.

Previously, with film, photographers and printers only met in the darkroom, and manipulation of images was down to a whole industry of specialist reproduction men, and airbrushers. The digital revolution changed all that and put the process in the reach of the average user.

Adobe’s next smart move was to make a limited edition version available on a disc to be given away as a standalone to purchasers of decent cameras and scanners. This introductory offer ensured that Photoshop became the software of choice to a lot of regular users, and soon its very name became synonymous with any digital editing progamme.

This is how I first encountered PS, and having evolved with it to the present day, can appreciate how far it has come from those early versions.

Although it probably looked complicated at the time, the dashboard and the tools were still quite primitive compared to the modern day - not surprising considering the time that has elapsed, and the direct feedback from customers that makes every user a potential test pilot for beta trials. Three decades is a massive time span in technical innovation today, considering it took less than seven between man’s first hop into the air at Kittyhawk and his landing on the moon!

One of the major problems for developers was keeping pace with related innovation which was equally enjoying a major learning curve. Cameras not only became universal devices but became increasingly powerful, as did processing power and memory storage, and operating systems had to adapt to rapidly changing demands, and anticipate issues which might arise, including updating or even completely re-writing its working algorithms.

In such an environment, developments have to take place in the context of all those other factors.

For Adobe, the very long term success of

Photoshop meant that it had to be careful to retain all those original users, as well as providing the additional tools and functions demanded by current trends. Hence the basic workspace has stayed very familiar even if all the buttons and panels have expanded so that many remain hidden until called into use.

Although referring to PS, similar transformations have taken place with its stable mates, InDesign and Illustrator etc, as well as the introduction of specific photography programme Lightroom. The biggest step forward, however was the move to subscription in a cloud based arrangement, rather than a one-off purchase.

This gave Adobe the opportunity to tighten up on licensing fraud, but from the users point of view meant that keeping up to date was assured, and that really has proved to be the selling point against a certain amount of initial reluctance when the scheme was introduced.

As with absolutely any device, the more complicated it gets, the more things can go wrong, and software is no exception. In fact, by its very nature, it may be subject to failure or dysfunction due to previously unanticipated factors. There may even be conflicts between early versions of

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the same programme which is why an upgrade is important, not just to have the latest toy, but to be sure it is actually working correctly.

There are so many versions of Photoshop still kicking around and still working after all these years, many users won’t even be aware which version they are using, and most importantly, if there are any particular issues with it. Some might not even be using the Adobe product at all but an alternative which they call by the same name for convenience. And this is where there can be difficulties with customers and trying to advise them on their work, how to create it and how to save it for print, let alone try and appreciate their level of competence.

If their old car starts coughing and banging they might take it to a garage or scrap it, but they may limp along with a redundant piece of software long after it has ceased to perform efficiently without ever realising. Adobe can’t exactly enforce a scrappage deal on all the dodgy versions of PS still surviving but at least they can keep the latest up to date.

The latest, and significant update has come this very month, and for a complete breakdown you’ll need to go onto the Adobe website where there’s comprehensive coverage of all the detail upgrades across the whole package, not to mention help forums and social networks. You will also be getting tips in the mail.

If you’ve got the Creative Cloud package installed, and clicked on all the updates in the Apps column, you should have them, or just be in the middle of downloading them. Bear with the process as it’s worth the wait, and worth checking your plan is completely current spec, especially as you are paying for it. There is an Advanced option which controls how the updates act, removing older versions for example, so worth checking to see exactly what you are getting.

What’s most significant depends on which programme you mostly use, but be sure to investigate all the possibilities as there may be new functions that aren’t immediately obvious. Adobe doesn’t tend to bother you with annoying pop ups to tell you how wonderful it is and whether you have tried its latest gadget.

Much of the innovation is intended to improve performance and potential on tablets and other mobile devices, recognising that so much creative design is now done on the move. But there is plenty of improvement for the desktop where the real work takes place!

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Rather than clutter the already busy Photoshop workspace many new functions have been introduced in new applications. There is a new 3D design package, Dimension CC, for example, as well as several others which open independently but which can work across the whole platform.

Some of the innovation is hidden, sorting known issues, and fine tuning performance to cope with ever larger and more complex files, so they open quicker and edit and save faster.

Even as processing speeds have increased, so have the sizes of images and the possibilities of manipulating them. Some of the improvements may seem minor, in further refining brush and pen tools, and the application of layer masks, but they are part of the continuing process of intelligent editing both of pixel and vector based files, which in Photoshop includes advanced manipulation of text that previously had to be rasterized.

Content aware abilities have been around since the Creative Suite was introduced, but are much improved and continually being fine honed.

They make possible the easy addition of bleed in the print environment for example, removal of unwanted marks, and the smooth blending of colours and texture which would never have been possible with some of the early versions of PS. Which is why if you are trying to advise a customer who has one, you might as well be talking in a different language.

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One of the important changes for digital photography is that Lightroom has now been divided into two, with Lightroom Classic replacing the previous desktop versions, and a more streamlined Lightroom CC being specifically pruned for mobile devices. This should sort performance issues in loading and cataloguing that were seriously bogging down the last incarnation of this very useful image programme. Lightroom images can also be stored in the cloud and viewed directly in Photoshop, much like Stock images, making them easier to pull across into PS. In Adobe Bridge they have finally brought back the much loved (by me at least) Output module, which previously disappeared and had to be downloaded and installed separately.

This enables the easy creation of custom PDF packages for print or web galleries now, with a new publishing host Portfolio. This is another acknowledgement of customer demand, much like the second coming of photographer’s favourite Contact Sheet II. It’s all so new I haven’t had time to take it all in before the deadline on this month’s issue but I’d be interested in any feedback, positive or otherwise, before the next one at the end of November when I’ll be highlighting some of the useful additions to the print shop workflow. www.adobe.com/uk/creativecloud.htm www.adobe.com/uk/creativecloud/features.html http://blogs.adobe.com/creativecloud/tag/product-updates/

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Quick Print Pro • Feature

November 2017

QPP PRINT CLUB

Join our club Welcome to the QPP Print Club. Your affiliation with other quality driven print professionals is more than just an accreditation sticker for your window and emblem on a letterhead.

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IF YOU LIKE A LOT OF PROFIT IN YOUR BUSINESS, JOIN OUR CLUB

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QPP Quality Print Professionals will work to raise standards in the print place and help each other if disaster strikes come fire, flood or fraud.. True you are all honorary members of the original print QPP, but Quick Print Pro is a ‘for your eyes only’ trade quick print media channel.

Using the same initials, QPP Quality Print Professional is a brand that can interface with our eight million end user customers.

PRINT CLUB AIMS

• Build a quality brand affiliation Establish a nationally recognised industry accreditation • Publish a QPP Health and Safety Policy template • Circulate a group CSR statement • Create a usable DRP and BCP template • Agree standards and procedures for industry recognition • Drive a positive, responsible agenda of growth in our part of the print industry.

PRINT CLUB BENEFITS

• Give end user assurance of quality procedures • Be able to tender with professional qualification • Display accredited print supplier logo on stationery, shop front, vehicles, websites etc.

• Access accredited supplier discounts • Sharing best practice in print • Drive a sustainable standard

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Be part of the most carbon effective print delivery service. Interprinter directory, locally delivered print. We are building an end user directory website to share our best principles with the public and business community at large.

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You are invited to sign up to a new benchmark of quality in print, As a member of the QPP Quality Print Professional register you can reach a wider market and help steer the best way to monitor the directory.

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All of the above for just one pound per week.

The revenue will help build the end user website and directory and launch the interprinter network, similar to interflora but print instead of flowers. Only use the benefits best suited to your business, a FM site may not want extra work to deliver locally.

PROFESSIONAL SUBS £52pa

Includes updated stationery logo and directory listing each year. Invoiced as a tax-deductible professional subscription in two half yearly instalments of £26 each. This subscription replaces the present QPP magazine subscription of £30 per annum. Founder member status will be recognised to all participants joining before January 2018. Request an application document to be emailed or posted. editor@QuickPrintPro. co.uk

AOB - YOU TELL US

Many of you have contributed to the launch of our print club, some former CSN readers from 15 years back that have grown with us have requested a level playing field to quote for new business. Together we can make this work, so please do join in.

REQUEST YOUR TENDER TEMPLATES CSR Corporate Social Responsibility CSR is a process with the aim to embrace responsibility for the company’s C L U B actions and Corporate Social encourage a Responsibility Statement positive impact through its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, stakeholders and all other members of the public who may also be considered stakeholders.

Our initial draft has been blended from

QPP is committed to a role of environmen tal leadership in all facets of the digital print industry.

We will fulfil this mission by our commitmen t to the following.

• Understanding environmental issues and sharing information with our stakeholders, colleagues at work, suppliers and customers • • Developing innovative and flexible solutions to bring about change • • Striving to buy, sell and use products that are environmentally sound • • Research into continuous improvemen t and innovation • • Encouraging all partners to share in our conservation methods, environmental principles and sound ethics • • To deliver excellent service by exceeding customer expectations • • Regularly review the legality of our supply chain •

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participating print businesses wishing to share for the common good.

An editable copy will be sent to all new members of the print club. When you publish your CSR you can challenge other local businesses to source print from a local service provider, yes you!

DRP Disaster Recovery Plan or BCP Business Continuity Planning

To qualify for the right to quote for many councils and government tenders we are required to produce our disaster recovery plan.

The required documented process or set of procedures prove a process is in place to recover and protect a business IT infrastructure in the event of a disaster Come fire, theft or flood imagine how well we are placed as together we have 6000 plus emergency back up print rooms that can hand deliver just about anywhere in the UK.

QPP Health and Safety Policy template

It is now a legal requirement to have a written Health and Safety policy in place if you have more than five employees.

At QPP we are aware that there are many quick printers, or copy shops as we are still widely known, who have just that number of staff and as such have slipped through the net.

With the growing popularity of apprenticeships it is essential that you have a policy in place, as the organisation placing somebody with you is obliged to check the suitability of your workplace.

Our aim is to produce a template that is easily adapted to your own individual circumstances and to that end we have invested many weeks research and now have a template to forward to members.

Join QPP Print Club

Join the Quality Print Professional print club.

Tick these boxes in 2018: q Publish CSR, Corporate Social Responsibility statement; q Share Health and Safety Manual; q Tender with DRP, Disaster Recovery Process.

We are building an end user directory website to share our best principles with the public and business community at large.

Quick Print Pro • IPEX

November 2017

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SHOW PREVIEW

IPEX SHOW PREVIEW With just a couple of weeks to go, the list of new products, machinery, brands and innovations at IPEX 2017, makes a journey to the NEC a must do opportunity.

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ob Fisher, Event Director of IPEX 2017 says “We are thrilled to see so many exhibitors bringing new products and revealing exclusive launches at the show this year, and we are looking forward to showcasing to the industry live demonstrations and ‘Print in Action’. Visitors will experience quality and productivity from pre-press to printing and finishing, the latest print technologies, and equipment all live on show under one roof.

Joining IPEX are new launches from APEX Digital Graphics with the debut of their RMGT Ryobi928P eight colour press; Friedheim International, Intelligent Finishing Solutions,

Postroom online and Renz with the launch of their new finishing products; there will also be exciting product announcements from Watkiss Automation, Presstek, Duplo, Newtown and SPRINTIS. IPEX organisers are also delighted that Ricoh will be present to co-host a golf simulator challenge, as well as showing their presses and

software solutions.

So no excuse not to play around in Birmingham and get hands on with all the future kit destined for quick print pros across the whole of the UK. Rather than publish an exhibitor A to Z list of the 400+ manufacturers, here is the link www.ipex.org/exhibitors

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Xerox Versant 3100 Press with Watkiss PSQ160X Booklet maker

Watkiss Automation, partners with Xerox to showcase the full production journey

Watkiss Automation has announced it will partner with Xerox at IPEX 2017 on stand H300, to showcase its new PowerSquare™ PSQ160X Booklet maker, working inline with the Xerox® Versant 3100 Press to produce full bleed colour booklet applications. Visitors will be able to see the full production journey of its finishing systems from job input to finished booklet output.

Facilitating the implementation at IPEX is Zerographic — a Xerox Platinum Business Partner which is delighted to be partnering with Watkiss. The new innovative PowerSquare™ PSQ160X is the latest technology in its Booklet maker series. IPEX will be the first time it will be publically presented, showcasing live demonstrations of its capability of quality, accuracy and consistency.

Kevin O`Donnell, Xerox Head of Marketing — Graphic Communications and Production Systems adds “I am very pleased to be working with our partners Watkiss and Zerographic at IPEX 2017, it will see the first showing globally of the Watkiss PowerSquare160™ Booklet maker running in-line with the Xerox® Versant 3100 Press. The Xerox® Versant 3100 Press is the most automated system in today’s market using the latest technologies to bring high levels of image quality, accuracy and consistency and by adding the new Watkiss capability we offer print businesses a powerful production tool to streamline existing processes and gain new opportunities.”

Peter Swann, Sales Manager at Presstek comments, “We are proud to be launching our latest technology at IPEX. It’s the first time we have exhibited at the show and we chose it because IPEX is the UK’s most prestigious print event. Our Presstek experts will be on hand to answer any questions, and showcase our new long-awaited product at the show.”

Duplo’s DuSense DDC-810 Sensory Coater

Duplo will use IPEX 2017 for the international unveiling of its DuSense DDC-810 Sensory Coater on stand F300, where live demonstrations will be hosted throughout the event by Duplo showroom manager, Andy Cuff.

The Sensory Coater will be a highly anticipated launch at the show, and has been specifically designed for embellishing detailed and creative digital print. Equipped with high definition 600 dpi heads, the DuSense DDC810 system can both handle heavy solids and fine details in the same pass. The inkjet stands out in the market with its ease of use, high accuracy and quick turnaround all at a low cost for the user.

Duplo’s Export Sales Director, Tony Lock adds, “The DCC-810 is a revolutionary new product from Duplo, which is in keeping with our wellknown ethos of automated precision. Our team

Presstek to launch new LED-UV technology

Print solutions provider, Presstek is set to launch its new 34DI ECO-UV digital offset press with waterless LED UV technology at IPEX 2017 on stand B375. The new product brings a new compact design, on-press chemistry-free imaging and automation, and an efficient digital workflow.

The new Presstek DI press is waterless — a design which results in less waste, a wider colour gamut, less dot gain, and reduced waste time. Visitors attending the show will be able to see just how fast printing can be with the technology that has been introduced to the Presstek DI range.

Duplo DCC-810 Sensory Coater

of experts can be found on the Duplo stand to answer any questions, and to offer additional insight on pressing industry topics during IPEX panel discussions.”

Marine Kerivel-Brown, Duplo’s new International Marketing Managing, will also be attending the show. She said: “For us, shows such as IPEX are all about introducing our customers to new and innovative finishing applications.

“Innovation is in our DNA, and the international launch of the DuSense Sensory Coater is a perfect illustration of this. The DuSense makes on-demand digital spot UV technology accessible to printers; as such, it gives them an incredible opportunity to increase their revenue and stay ahead of their competitors. The quality the DuSense delivers also allows Duplo to continuously elevate the standard of print finishing. It’s something we’re very proud of.” www.duplointernational.com

Newtown to unveil new range

It has been announced that latest IPEX exhibitor, Newtown will be unveiling its new range of Felix automated XY gluing tables on stand C360. The state of the art solution has been developed with the partnership of European company LYNX, to bring the

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machine to the UK for the first time.

The Felix gluer allows automatic and precise dispensing of both hot melt and cold glues for all types of print, packaging and materials, which eliminates the need for hand gluing production bottlenecks. The user will also benefit from the device with its fast, precise and user friendly finishing applications.

Luke Verrall, CEO of Newtown comments, “IPEX is the ideal show to present our new machine. We are looking forward to demonstrating the speed, build quality and cost savings the machine can offer for any firms who are currently applying hot melt or cold glues by hand in their finishing process.”

SPRINTIS invites us to the ‘Beach’

On stand D250, SPRINTIS will feature its ‘SPRINTIS Beach’ where visitors can sit down, relax, and see the new products on offer, as well as the chance to talk to product specialists and get a glimpse of new upcoming projects.

This year, SPRINTIS is really setting the scene for IPEX’s ‘see, touch and feel’ theme.

SPRINTIS focuses on the key areas of the print and advertising industry, selling quality perfected products and made-to-order products such as new processing equipment, bookbinder accessories, and binding screw variants. SPRINTIS has a range of over 3,000 products, and will be proudly showcasing examples at IPEX. Maria Bethge, Marketing Manager at SPRINTIS comments, “Following our previous successes at IPEX 2014, we are looking forward to attending the show in Birmingham and will be bringing along our new and enhanced products, and our unique and relaxing beach themed stand. We hope you can join us!”

IFS to Launch Worldwide Taurus 520 SF 4x4

IFS has expanded its lamination portfolio with the addition of the next-generation Taurus 530 SF 4X4 double-sided laminating system.

Presented for the first time globally at IPEX 2017, NEC, Birmingham, it is ideally suited to higher volume double-sided lamination.

Bryan Godwyn, IFS Managing Director comments: “The Taurus 530 SF 4X4 double sided laminating system is a great addition to our hugely popular Foliant range. It will open new doors for our customers to explore higher volumes of double sided lamination.

It will improve their turn around times on all double-sided laminating jobs and enable jobs to be completed much faster with less labour involved.”

Built on the success of the Foliant Mercury 530SF 4 x 4 it features two laminating units for 100% equal quality on both sides at all speeds.

This is something that is not always possible using a traditional double-sided laminator with

a single pair of heated laminating rollers.

Also incorporated is a new system for heating up in less than ten minutes allowing for a fast make ready, enabling a maximum speed of 35 m/min 2,900 B2 sheets p/h.

Adds Godwyn: “The new Foliant Taurus 530SF 4x4 looks like it is the world’s most sophisticated industrial double side laminating machine on the market. The system is also marked with the industry respected ‘GS’ tested safety label.” www.ifsl.uk.com

Morgana new PUR binder

Morgana will be taking its full range of products to the show, including the recently released DigiBook 300XLPro. This latest addition to the DigiBook range has been made a single-phase machine, with the ability to handle formats up to SRA3 landscape.

Commenting on this latest PUR binder, Ray Hillhouse, vice-president offline business at Morgana, said: “The new DigiBook 300XLPro has an even larger cover kit fitted as standard, and can produce books with a spine length of up to 450mm. This provides the ability to produce landscape SRA3 format books, with spine thickness of up to 50mm, thus opening up another whole range of applications for this popular machine.”

Also new to the line-up is the Morgana Laminator Pro 450, with a unique “heavy duty” high pile feeder for true load and go operation.

The product incorporates an integrated compressor and pneumatic system for high quality print lamination, and can handle sheets up to a full 450mm x 700mm, making it the ideal solution for the customer that needs to laminate printed sheets from either digital or offset applications.

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high-capacity AutoCreaser and DigiFold Pro 385 folder/creasers. The AutoCreaser Pro 385 will feature a new style of creasing mechanism, allowing for fast changing of the blades without tools. Users can lift out a creasing blade set and change to another blade thickness in less than a minute.

The company will include the latest Bindomatic models, the Accel Cube and Ulta machines, providing the fastest automated binding in the industry. The successor to the popular Bindomatic 7000, the Cube System is the ideal binding solution for office/ corporate “walk-up” print stations, as well as volume demanding CRD or commercial print environments. It delivers professionallybound documents without the need of trained operators.

With a wide range of binding covers, including hard-back, this “drop and go” binding is a real game changer for the automated high-speed production of documents.

For bookletmaking, the company will show the BM350/500 product with the latest VF vacuum feeder. Other exhibits will include the AeroCut card cutter/creaser/slitter machines, and the popular Valiani flatbed cutter. www.morgana.co.uk

CHILI publish CEO to spice up IPEX

The keynote speaker line-up at IPEX 2017 is now complete, as organisers of the show reveal Kevin Goeminne, CEO of CHILI publish, will address audiences on the third day, Thursday 2nd Kevin November.

Goeminne The final keynote choice is indicative of the bold vision for a diverse, inclusive content programme at IPEX’s ‘Print In Action’ conference. Kevin joins senior graphics

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industry consultant Francois Martin and Deborah Corn, architect of the world’s largest online community of print stakeholders, who together form the three keynote speakers on the first three days of the event.

Content Curator at IPEX 2017, James Matthews-Paul, comments; “Kevin is one of the youngest CEO’s in the industry, and has a contagious passion for print and its future. His fresh outlook and experience in coding and programming, combined with his entrepreneurial background, gives him a unique perspective, which he is excited to share with our audience.”

Kevin Goeminne will deliver an inspiring account of the continued success CHILI publish is experiencing, providing insights into market crossover opportunities. CHILI publish is a scale-up business with backing from prestigious investment firm Volta Ventures, providing online document editing and rendering solutions for digital marketing services worldwide. In his keynote, he will share the moments behind the eight extraordinary years of growth that made CHILI publish a fast-growing brand within the marketing communications business.

During his keynote, Goeminne will aim to enthuse the audience for this cross-market helicopter approach; “CHILI publish evolved from start-up to scale-up because we ventured beyond pure print in order to create an all-encompassing niche solution. Partnerships and integrations with Digital Asset Management, Product Information Management and Management Information System and in-house developing, helped us ensure that our online document editing solutions are un-neglectable when thinking web-to-print. Digital has evolved, so has print — I want to highlight the best of both worlds during my keynote and show what a combination of both can unlock for businesses worldwide.”

Event Director, Rob Fisher adds; “As the event draws closer, we are delighted to share our final keynote speaker Kevin Goeminne, as the perfect final addition to our stellar line-up of keynote addresses. We can’t wait to hear the valuable insights he will bring to the ‘Print In Action’ Conference and share with the print community in attendance at IPEX 2017.”

Friedheim Forecast

Following on from a year packed full of successful exhibitions and open houses, Friedheim International will be exhibiting with one of the largest stands at the show, boasting some of the most advanced print finishing equipment on offer today.

At IPEX 2014 they launched the MBO M80 range of versatile modular folders, at IPEX 2017 Friedheim will have the UK launch of the MBO K80 high speed combination folder, along with the UK launch of the Bograma Servo 550 BASIC short run die-cutter. Joining these two machines will be the KAMA ProFold 74 running

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over 5000 capacity folders and hour, an Herzog + Heymann creasing line running direct mail work, Komfi’s crown jewel the Sagitta 76 laminator along with the best selling Komfi Amiga 52 with OTF ready to run custom foiling jobs at the show. The line up wraps up with a 78 and a 115 guillotine from Schneider and BaumannWohlenberg respectively and a Zechini Roby Junior 2 compact, semi-automatic case maker.

Although Friedheim has predominantly postpress and converting machines at this year’s show, the full range of equipment and divisions will be represented by all their national sales managers along with their sales specialists.

They will be supported by the manufacturers with demonstrations and sales presentations running throughout the four day show.

Mark Bristow, Managing Director says “We decided to go with a much larger stand this year due to the current demand for our equipment. With shorter runs, the requirement for automation, the consolidation of various businesses and the need to be more economical with their work flow, our customers look to us to give them the best advice and best equipment to meet these challenges.”

Friedheim has always enjoyed a rich relationship with IPEX so it was decided to go big this year. The stand is 195m2 and will be a complete production work space, with actual real-world jobs running throughout each day.

Format and job changes live on the stand, along with best work practices from Friedheim’s team of experienced technicians and demonstrators.

Stuart Bamford, National Sales Manager — Post-Press says “IPEX is the perfect venue to launch the MBO K80 folder for the UK market, we did it last time with the M80 and it turned out really well for us. We hope to recapture some of the magic this year too. The K80 is perfectly poised for the UK market, at its price point, there isn’t a faster, more quality folder with this level of automation and advanced control, and the customers we took to the Baumann open house who saw it in June, were truly impressed.” www.friedheim.co.uk

BPIF to provide free advice and support

Rob Fisher explains, “We are delighted this year to have a team of BPIF industry experts who will be on hand to offer support on business efficiency, HR, legal or health and safety matters to our audience.”

Freidheim K80

The BPIF are offering free, one-to-one sessions on a first come, first served basis.

Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with experts such as Anna Stretton, BPIF Head of HR, who has over 13 years’ Anna Stretton experience and can advise on HR health checks, terms and conditions of employment, employee handbooks and more.

BPIF Programme Director Ursula Daly, will advise on apprentices, the apprenticeship levy, new funding rules and how to engage with schools.

For legal queries, Nicola Langley, BPIF Head of Legal, will use her 25 years of commercial solicitor experience to discuss customer disputes, intellectual property, standard terms and conditions.

Senior Process Improvement Engineer Garry Mellor with his 34 years’ manufacturing experience will advise on how to improve business efficiency, while BPIF Heads of Health and Safety and Specialist Services are offering a wealth of industry expertise on GDPR regulations and Health and Safety compliance regulations respectively.

To book a free BPIF consultation session go to: www.ipex.org/bpif-business-advisorysessions

The event takes place from 31st October to 3rd November 2017 at the NEC in Birmingham.

IPEX 2017 will be a showcase of innovation, technology and print in action, covering a range of applications including printing, software, digital, and finishing.

Online visitor registration is open and IPEX is free to attend, visitors are advised to register early to avoid the queues and take advantage of travel discounts and event updates. www.ipe x.org

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Quick Print Pro • OKI

November 2017

BUSINESS

Opening up the Large Format Market Creative designs come in all shapes and sizes, putting pressure on the graphic communications industry to provide high quality results for clients with maximum visual impact. Andrew Hall, marketing manager for OKI Systems UK, opens opportunities…

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very provider is looking for new ways to differentiate their business. How do they stand out from the crowd in an increasingly crowded marketplace? To meet these requirements, print providers need reliable large format graphic arts printers that deliver brilliant colour, photo quality detail and lasting, high durability results for both indoor and outdoor applications.

For many of these businesses finding the right technology solution is an increasingly urgent concern. As the markets in which they operate become more and more competitive, these businesses are seeking fresh opportunities and new revenue streams, requiring access to a wider range of versatile media in order to provide the greatest variety of high-quality applications.

Scoping the Challenge

To deliver business advantage against their peers, they need to find ways to make shorter run lengths, faster turnarounds and high output quality more profitable. That’s one part of the equation but at the same time, hard-pressed graphic communications businesses are also facing an ever-growing range of customer driven demands.

The pressure to deliver high impact results is increasing all the time. Today’s businesses demand vibrant colour and sharp photo quality detail from graphic arts printing. Added to this, maintaining productivity is essential in busy printing environments, making equipment downtime costly, compromising service levels and risking reputation.

Inside and Out

Moreover, there are a range of challenges that impact both indoor and outdoor applications.

Sunlight, pollution and other weather conditions cause outdoor signs, banners and

vehicle wraps to fade and degrade. To ensure customer satisfaction and repeat business, outdoor media needs to be robust enough to withstand sunlight, changing weather conditions, pollution and other external factors.

This calls for stronger, and often potent inks and, in the past, meant different machines for printing indoor and outdoor applications.

This put further restrictions on large format businesses. After all, providing indoor applications is a growing market where highquality prints will be viewed close up. Therefore, high resolution and accurate print registration are essential. Additionally, in a confined indoor environment certified low odour inks are critical.

But businesses have historically been unable to take advantage of high-quality indoor and outdoor printing in the one machine.

Unfortunately, graphic arts and printing businesses were also facing problems with colour quality. Colours were typically not strong enough to be lit from the back, which ruled out many indoor applications such as exhibition posters and displays. Nor were they dense enough for applications like wallpapers. In fact, the colour density tended to deteriorate when printing high-speed or towards the end of a mass production campaign.

Critically too, for exhibition and other work such as building wraps, photorealistic prints were not possible and as the industry had primarily focused on outdoor work in the past, neither were fine details and small lettering. Yet especially when used indoors, high-quality prints are viewed close up and so high resolution and accurate print registration are crucial.

So in light of the raft of challenges impacting the large format sector today, how can print services providers operating in graphic arts businesses effectively address these challenges and deliver the high-quality output that is increasingly critical in this space?

Finding an Answer

Following recent developments in the large format printer market, for a relatively affordable outlay print shops and small and medium-sized businesses specialising in this type of printing can significantly widen their portfolio and open up new revenue streams, leading to fast return on their investment.

The latest innovations mean that it is now possible to print indoor and outdoor orders on the same machine using low-colour, eco-solvent SX inks. These provide the right print quality and UV stability for outdoor use but are also low odour certified for use in an indoor environment.

Colour quality is no longer an issue either — at least not with the most innovative of these devices. Combining high viscosity inks with advanced print heads, the latest printers now maintain accurate density, enabling vibrant colour and sharp photo quality detail. Industrial high-frequency greyscale print heads increase the quality and reliability of the printer and print results. High ink pigmentation creates saturated prints for backlit applications opening up the potential of printing light frames for technical textile and backlit materials over floor graphics and point of sale. Innovative Dynamic Drop Printing (DDP) technology accentuates fine details and delivers smooth gradients and rich, glossy colours, even at high print speeds.

New applications for these ground-breaking new print devices include light frames for technical textile and backlit materials over floor graphics, point of sale (PoS) and point of presentation (PoP), wallpaper, posters, window graphics with clear or transparent film, banners and signs for hotels, shops, malls and theatres, art reproductions, department store displays, exhibition displays and many more applications.

Durability of output means it will be possible to explore the markets for outdoor media from customised vehicle and building wraps to banners, signs and awnings.

Plus, there’s the flexibility of a wide variety of substrates including wallpaper, fleece, canvas and other textiles, whiteback, blueback, poster paper, photo paper, clear or transparent film, backlit PVC, PET, film light box paper and textiles and hard PVC.

Positive Prospects

All business sectors have their ups and downs.

That’s as true of the large format printing industry as any other. Not so long ago it was in danger of turning into the dinosaur of the commercial print world. Today, thanks to the latest technological advances, that’s all changed. Armed with the latest technology innovations, large format printing businesses can face the future positively, confident in their ability to meet the demands of an increasingly competitive market and capitalise on a growing array of profitable opportunities.

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Introducing Invoice Manager from Neopost Invoice Manager is a modular blend of scanning, indexing and management technology.

It is designed to reduce the cost of invoice processing, make archiving and retrieval easy and reduce the effort required to manage supplier or auditor enquiries.

The benefits of Neopost Invoice Manager Faster invoice capture CAPTURE invoice information

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Lower storage costs Free up expensive office space as digital invoices

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ENHANCED SECURITY and disaster recovery capability

Improve regulatory compliance Create audit trail of INVOICES which helps meet HMRC regulations for storing digital invoices

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Quick Print Pro • Site of the Month

SITE OF THE MONTH

PrintHaven wins November’s SOTM Award This month’s QPP Site Of The Month Award includes an invitation to start your own online large format print web shop venture.

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olourfast has invested in this opportunity using their sister satellite-trading style PrintHaven; to compliment the 33-yearold print shop that wanted to expand geographically and progress into e-commerce. Gavin at VB Media has guided Colourfast through the first steps to publish www.PrintHaven.co.uk As the first proper steps into print ecommerce, some of the existing customers have already found this useful outside normal opening hours.

You won’t need any web design coding, skills or experience to take your print business online, offering a 24/7 365 print service.

Follow this example or better still, nominate one of your team to take ownership of your own new web build and updates. Make a decision to sell more print using your own VB Media customer facing website managed by your own online dashboard. www.VentureBanners.co.uk

November 2017

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The KIP 800 Colour Series provides a comprehensive solution for a range of wide format printing tasks that require the highest levels of quality and performance. The system’s workflow provides powerful print control for any production environment from a range of print submission applications, cloud printing, scan & copy, variable data printing and fully integrated stacking and folding.

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November 2017

Print and Paper packs a punch in a digital world The results of an international survey

by Two Sides provides unique insight into how print and paper is viewed, preferred and trusted by consumers around the globe.

Earlier this year, a survey of over 10,700 consumers was commissioned

by Two Sides and carried out by leading research company Toluna. Nationally representative surveys were undertaken in ten countries: Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The results reveal a strong preference for print when it comes to recreational reading e.g. books, magazines, news etc. 72% of global respondents prefer printed books, compared to only 9% preferring e-books. Significant country differences were also identified: in Germany, 75% of consumers prefer a printed newspaper, but in Spain, only 42%.

Not only is there a global preference for print, there is also greater trust in print. 76% of all respondents believe “fake news” is a worrying trend and only 24% trust the news stories they read on social media. In addition, 63% of all respondents believe reading news in a printed newspaper provides a deep understanding of the story.

The survey also revealed consumers have a negative perception of online advertising. 68% of global respondents say they don’t pay attention to online ads and 62% find them annoying and usually not relevant. 57% of global respondents do their best to block or avoid online ads.

Despite the shift towards receiving digital communications, 89% of consumers believe they should have the right to choose how they receive communications (printed or electronically) from financial organisations and service providers, with a further 77% agreeing they should not be charged more for choosing paper bills and statements.

The common claims assisting this drive to digital, such as “Go Green — Go Paperless” and “Save Trees”, are creating consumer suspicion as 62% of global respondents believe the switch to digital is because the sender wants to save money, not because it is “better for the environment”.

Concerns about security and privacy were also evident. 71% are concerned their personal information held electronically is at risk of being hacked, stolen, lost or damaged and 73% keep paper copies of important documents at home for safety and security.

Overall, findings conclude that consumers trust, enjoy and gain a deeper understanding of information read in print, with signs of digital fatigue and concern for electronic information security and privacy evident.

Accessing the report

To download the global report, as well as the Key Findings from the UK survey, please visit: www.twosides.info/Survey2017

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Key findings from around the globe Reading preferences

• FRANCE: 85% would rather read a book in print • UK: 78% prefer printed magazines • GERMANY: 75% prefer printed newspapers • AUSTRALIA: 63% prefer to shop with printed catalogues • BRAZIL: 61% prefer their energy and utility bills in print

Reading habits

• GERMANY: 67% read a printed newspaper at least once a week • U.S.: 63% read addressed advertising mail at least once a week • ITALY: 57% read a printed magazine at least once a week • SPAIN: 56% read a printed book at least once a week • AUSTRALIA: 54% browse and shop for products using a printed catalogue weekly • FRANCE: 35% never read marketing emails

Trusted news

• SOUTH AFRICA: 87% think fake news is a worrying trend • FRANCE: 74% would be very concerned if printed newspapers were to disappear • U.S.: 71% believe reading news in a printed newspaper provides a deep understanding of the story • FRANCE: 62% trust the news stories in printed newspapers • NEW ZEALAND: Only 17% trust the news stories they read on social media

Introducing

Digital overload

• FRANCE: 79% think it’s important to “switch off” and enjoy printed books and magazines • U.S.: 73% believe reading a printed magazine is more enjoyable than reading a magazine on an electronic device • UK: 72% believe reading a printed book is more enjoyable than reading a book on an electronic device • BRAZIL: 67% believe they spend too much time on electronic devices • SPAIN: 60% are concerned the overuse of electronic devices could be damaging to their health

Advertising preferences

• UK: 78% don’t pay attention to most online ads • AUSTRALIA: 66% can’t remember the last time they willingly clicked an online ad • GERMANY: 64% find online advertisements annoying and usually not relevant • U.S.: 54% are more likely to take action after seeing an ad in a printed newspaper or magazine than if they saw the same ad online

The drive to digital

• SOUTH AFRICA: 93% believe they should have the right to choose how they receive communications from financial organisations and service providers • UK: 84% believe if they choose to receive bills and statements electronically, they expect to have the option to go back to paper communication • U.S.: 83% believe they should not be charged more for choosing paper bills or statements • SPAIN: 79% are increasingly concerned their personal information held electronically is at risk of being hacked, stolen, lost or damaged • FRANCE: 74% find it easier to track expenses and manage finances when it is printed on paper www.twosides.info

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Quick Print Pro • Showtime

November 2017

INDUSTRIAL PRINT TECHNOLOGY

InPrint 2017 InPrint 2017, the Exhibition for Industrial Print Technology, will be held from 14-16 November 2017 at the Munich Trade Fair Centre in Germany.

This year, the show presents the Innovation Awards sponsored by Ricoh, to reward product innovations in two categories.

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ith the new Innovation Awards, InPrint 2017 will acknowledge the progression within the industry and will award innovative and forward-thinking entrepreneurship. Thus, InPrint 2017 considers topics like futureoriented partnerships, unusual products, sustainable printing technologies and challenging print surfaces in industrial print.

The submission of entries for exhibiting companies at this year’s event is now closed.

A variety of innovative products and services has been submitted and can be viewed on the InPrint website. The winners of the Innovation Awards are selected via an online vote which is now open. The entire industrial print community is invited to participate in the vote on the official InPrint website: www.inprint. com/germany/2017/english/awards/ The winning companies in the two categories will be presented with an award at the InPrint Awards Ceremony on 14 November 2017, at 11.30am. The ceremony will take place in the InPrint exhibition hall, A6, on the conference stage. All exhibitors, visitors and the press are cordially invited to join.

Show Preview now available with new online version

The latest printing machinery and systems, components and special parts, print head technology, drying and curing equipment as well as printing inks, primers and liquid coatings are presented in the recently published Show Preview. In addition to the print version, a new online version is also available to give visitors an idea of the wide variety of products and solutions on display in Munich this year.

In the newly designed Online Show Preview, users have the option to select exhibitor entries by product categories they are interested in.

Entries can then be sorted alphabetically and saved as a PDF or printed. That way, visitors can create their personalised Show Preview.

The official InPrint Online Show Preview is available via the website www.inprintshow.

com/germany. The printed version is available to order on the exhibition website.

The opening times of InPrint 2017 are from 14 to 16 November from 9:00 to 17:00. The advance ticket sale has already started via the Online Ticket Shop where entrance tickets are available at favourable prices. Alternatively, tickets can be purchased on-site during all three show days.

Further information on the exhibition and an up-to-date exhibitor list are available on the show website: www.inprintshow.com/ germany

Life’s a Beach with Xeretec at The Print Show 2017

While the summer holiday season may be over, Xeretec’s beach-themed stand was the place to visit at this year’s Print Show. In an exciting first for the company, Xeretec’s stand included large format devices from HP following Xeretec’s recent acquisition of the Landscape Group. Additionally, in conjunction with partners Xerox, EFI, Infigo Software and XMPie, Xeretec demonstrated how it can help businesses successfully get to their next business destination. Xeretec showed how its experienced print consultants, combined with market-leading solutions and services from its partners, meet the changing requirements for print, ranging from variable data printing to web to print.

The leading-edge solutions shown on Xeretec’s stand included the recently-launched Xerox Versant 180, the Xerox Versant 3100 and the HP DesignJet Z5600PS. In addition, Xeretec demonstrated how its solutions can simplify personalised digital print by showcasing the Web-2-Print from Infigo Software to capture information and then print effortlessly on the Xerox Versant.

Dave Lanning, Sales Director, Landscape Printing Systems Limited, stated: “HP Platinum Partners Landscape Printing Systems is proud to be exhibiting this year at The Print Show as part of the Xeretec Group. Landscape is one

of the UK’s foremost and dedicated HP large format resellers, one of only four UK PageWide XL Partners. Our graphics specialists will be demonstrating affordable, versatile and innovative express printing solutions for QPP print service providers, enabling growth by saving time and resources by simplifying print workflows.”

From Infigo Software, visitors to the Xeretec stand also saw two new game-changing integrations. The first is Enfocus PitStop which delivers a new level of automated artwork management that revolutionises processes involved in producing print ready files within one workflow, reducing hours of manual work.

The second is with Tharstern, which delivers an industry first in real-time, on-demand estimating, which will change the way printers do business.

Douglas Gibson, Managing Director at Infigo Software, said: “In order to differentiate our proposition, we’ve focused on developing value-added partnerships, integrations and product enhancements with the customer experience at the heart. We can be flexible and dynamic because we own and write the code to our software and so can flex to meet individual client needs – which we believe is essential for today’s dynamic customers. We’re excited to be working with Xeretec to show how together our solutions make success easier for clients.”

EFI demonstrated its new user interface to the Fiery®, called Fiery Command WorkStation (CWS) 6, which was launched globally in August. Xeretec also set up a workflow using Fiery JobFlow™, combining with a Fiery JobMaster™. “EFI and Xeretec have shared a strong and fruitful partnership for over a decade. This continued success stems from a common passion of supporting businesses to thrive and further push the boundaries in the digital printing world. We are happy to stand side by side with Xeretec this year at the Print Show”, stated Terry Garvey, Partner Alliance Director at EFI. www.xeretec.co.uk

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Quick Print Pro • New Profit Centre

November 2017

A perfect printable fabric – Silky Wallcover Antalis has launched a new, printable, selfadhesive, wallcover fabric, which has been specially designed to allow for damage free removal and repositioning.

The new Coala Silky Wallcover Textile, is a PVC-free, woven, self-adhesive fabric ideal for interior decoration. Featuring a blockout layer, which ensures existing graphics do not show through the textile, the Coala Silky wallcover is perfect for covering existing, but hard-toremove graphics.

With a specially designed adhesive, the Coala Silky wallcover textile makes it possible to reposition and remove the product, without

leaving a residue or damaging the surface it is applied to, making it easy to change designs and decorations around.

Chris Green, Head of Channel, Antalis Visual Communications comments: “The Coala brand is incredibly popular and this new Coala Silky Wallcover Textile adds to the range, offering improved functionality while remaining cost competitive. The repositionable adhesive and blockout layer make the Coala Silky Wallcover Textile incredibly convenient to use, and, as the product has a B1 fire rating, it is an ideal solution for interior decoration. It is available in three standard sizes and replaces the Coala Wallcover

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textile, providing a competitive equivalent to the popular, photo-tex media.”

To find out more about the Coala range visit www.antalis.co.uk/coala

Design Check Out

Now we may be right in the middle of our own print show season but our end users all have busy full on times of the year too. As suppliers we need to be exhibition ready 24 / 7/ 365.

Having an all year round point of sale promotion featuring print distribution displays in your reception area will create new sales for print vend stands and displays. Lead by example and buy some at trade price and sell on to make your customers print move faster.

More sales for you and great sales support to your customers and yes, you guessed it, faster re-print orders, hoorah!

To assist you we have made an end user PDF with retail pricing you can personalise and do your own thing. Just ask Becky to send you one: becky@colourfast.co.uk www.verydisplays.com

Cross check your design prices and practice with this Route1 guide — The Freelancer’s Survival Kit. Whether you charge for design or write it into the print quote it is useful to check your lost leader is not ruining your margins. One of our own designers downloaded this designer survival kit for reference and it is as useful to an in-house designer as it is to a freelancer.

We should all keep abreast of price breakdowns and the guide covers logo design and revisions really well, along with brochure design and brand development. You really can’t afford to be giving this stuff away. It adds value and should be invoiced out. Becky praised the content especially the business processes and self-promotion marketing, as although we operate design in-house it has its own cost centre and targets.

Download your Route1 designer’s business plan. https://tinyurl.com/ybzp4sbe

Epson focus on new profit creation ideas A kaleidoscope of digital printing solutions for quick print pros were showcased at Epson’s colourful stand at the Print Show last month.

Visitors were able to see a comprehensive range of digital printers for signage, textiles, décor, proofing, POS, photography, technical drawing and labels.

Creative displays included a photographic gallery, the very latest collection from award winning fashion designer Richard Quinn and textiles and décor products designed by Birmingham City University students. These vibrant applications brought to life the many ways print service providers can inspire creativity, enhance quality, expand their markets and add profit to their businesses.

On display stood the SureColor SC-S80600 and SureColor SC-S60600 printers, with a choice of 4 to 10 colours (including white and metallic) and up to 95.3sqm/hr single-pass productivity.

Featuring Epson’s permanent PrecisionCore TFP print heads with variable size ink droplet technology, delivering up to 1440 x 1440 dpi output. As a result, the SureColor SC-S range can create stunning prints on a huge range of coated and uncoated substrates for indoor/ outdoor signage, display graphics, posters and backlit panels, POS materials, vehicle wraps, wallpaper and photo canvases.

For the professional photography, fine art and proofing markets, Epson exhibited three

printers from its SureColor SC-P Series – the SC-P20000, SC-P8000 and SC-P5000. Also on display was the popular SureLab D700 compact six-colour photo production printer, offering a wide range of media and format options. Combining vibrant, high quality colour output with reliability and cost efficiency, this standalone printer is ideally suited to print shops — in fact anyone who needs to print high quality mixed sized photos on demand.

Epson’s textile printing solutions including the SureColor SC-F2000 for direct to garment and the SureColor SC-F6200 for dye sublimation, were brought to life by the students from Birmingham City University and award winning fashion designer Richard Quinn.

Finally, label producers were introduced to SurePress, ColorWorks and LabelWorks products on display, which cater for all areas of the print and packaging market. www.epson.co.uk

Quick Print Pro • Prize Draw

November 2017

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2017 QPP READERS

QPP CHRISTMAS RAFFLE PRIZE DRAW INVITATION Suppliers; please get involved and donate a prize in exchange for a sleigh load of free PR across the QPP mixed marketing fronts, print, post, web, e-magazine, e-mail and social media.

Print shops can all win by offering their own seasonal raffle ticket service to existing customers and attract some new ones too.

We have again teamed up with our regular seasonal supplier to offer all our QPP readers the chance to win some new raffle ticket business. Paul Weston at www.nelsonpress. co.uk is looking forward to working with our 6600 professional print shops and is supplying this season’s Christmas and New Year raffle/ draw tickets. Check out the quality then register your unique number.

Advice to any legal implications is available along with list prices to ensure our Christmas GP extra bonus.

To best show off these tickets, Paul has again offered to print a batch of 7000 raffle tickets to be inserted in this month’s QPP. This generosity has lead our chief scroungers to phone a few special suppliers to donate some prizes for you hard working readers to have a chance to win in this year’s Christmas QPP Raffle.

Sponsors of prizes will appear in the hard copy magazine over the next few months and live on our website with hyper links. Plus a generous festive sprinkling of e-broadcasting, electronic newsletters and social marketing.

You know what QPP does best and this time it

can be all about you!

Prize donation offers will be gratefully received and boasted about from here on in until the New Year.

Please do get involved, the more the merrier!

Regards, Peter 01273 674321, editor@QuickPrintPro.co.uk www.QuickPrintPro.co.uk

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Quick Print Pro • Christmas Spread

November 2017

01200449911 Screen Printed PET’S & Ice Cream Containers Minimum order 100 units www.printedcupcompany.co.uk

Merry Christmas From Your Silent Print Partner

Christmas Print and Stationery Time to dust off your decorations and share some seasonal joy — ‘Merry Christmas Everybody.’

Lead by example and publish your own party plans for personalised printed cards, special seasonal offers, cool calendars, mistletoe mugs, stockings stuffed with stationery and everything else we can add some glitter to.

Time to share your seasonal open hours to encourage your customers to join in.

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Perfect plastic card printing from EyeCatchers, you never have to compromise.

Premium quality materials and a hefty sprinkling of knowledge and expertise make your end user customers return. Low trade prices afford great mark up to your end-users. Whether it’s plastic business cards, loyalty and memberships cards, appointment cards, gift and discount cards, event passes and ID cards or plastic key tags cards with snap-offs, you’ll only find the very best at EyeCatchers.

14:08 www.eyecatchers.co.uk or call 01772 681000

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Raffle tickets

Christmas fundraising is here and now so don’t miss out on the opportunities in your area.

Everyone from national charities to schools and local sports clubs are organising their Christmas draws right now providing printers with the biggest print opportunity of the year.

Nelson Press has been supplying the trade for more than 60 years and handles all volumes from just 1,000 to one million tickets.

Visit www.nelsonpress.co.uk for details and prices for up to 50,000 tickets or for larger quantities call 01794 340 100.

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QPP – making a seasonal song and dance about new products for Christmas

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2018 QPP Year Planner • Now in its 20th year!

Your very own SRA1 wall poster to diarise events and holidays will be included in the December QPP mailing.

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Now in our 20th year, the 36,000+ QPP quick print professionals eagerly await their new year holiday planner — with all their favourite suppliers readily available — to hang on the nation’s 6600 print shops walls. Some even ask for two!

As usual, space is of a premium with existing suppliers to the trade having first pick of the prime space.

Please confirm your interest and preferred space as soon as possible so as not to miss out. Email: editor@quickprintpro.co.uk

Now wrapping your Christmas in silver and gold This should be top of your Santa wish list — a “Brother Tape Creator”. You will then be able to personalise ribbons and tape to giftwrap and package all of your customers’ Christmas presents. www.brother.co.uk/products/tape-creator

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Magic Candles This is a unique alternative to burning traditional candles with the arrival of The Magic Touch “real wax” covered battery powered electronic candles.

These “flameless” LED bulb candles are perfectly safe without the risk of fire, soot marks or fumes.

An ingenious new technology allows the light to flicker and offers a realistic flame effect The flameless real wax LED ivory coloured candles have a warm amber glow which flickers like real candle. They are simply operated with an on/off switch and use 3 x AAA batteries (not included).

The three sizes are 75 x 75mm, 75 x 100mm and 75 x 150mm, and all come individually boxed. www.themagictouch.co.uk

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READERS’ SCRIBES

SOMETHING TO SHARE…?

Playing your age

A lady is having a bad day at the roulette tables in Vegas. She’s down to her last $50. Exasperated, she exclaims to the whole table, “What rotten luck I’ve had today! What in the world should I do now?”

A man standing next to her suggests, “I don’t know, why don’t you play your age?”

He walks away, but moments later; his attention is grabbed by a great commotion at the roulette table. Maybe she won! He rushes back to the table and pushes his way through the crowd. The lady is lying limp on the floor, with the table operator kneeling over her.

The man is stunned. He asks, “What happened? Is she all right?”

The operator replies, “I don’t know.

She put all her money on 36, and when 47 came up she just fainted!”

Cool sounds

“What do you get if you cross a fridge and a stereo?”

“I don’t know, what?”

“Cool music!”

By the numbers

A man rushed into a doctor’s office, jumped on the doctor’s back, and started screaming, “One! Two! Three! Four!”

“Wait a minute!” yelled the doctor, trying to get free. “What do you think you’re doing?”

The man said, “Well doctor, they did say I could count on you!”

Soup of the day

One day in the army I was assigned KP duty. I reported to the Mess Hall and was told by the sergeant in charge that he wanted me to make 100 gallons of soup for tonight’s dinner. I told him I didn’t know how to make soup. He quickly handed me a book and told me to follow the directions carefully.

Soon after I had a large kettle of soup simmering. The sergeant came up and tasted the soup. He took a second spoonful and stood there staring at me. I thought I had really messed up the soup and was waiting for a reprimand.

Instead the sergeant said, “This tastes really good... are you sure you followed the recipe?”

Mighty atom

A sixth form science teacher began her discussion of atoms by saying, “Never trust an atom... they make up everything!”

Coming, ready or not

If someone has a mid-life crisis while playing hide and seek...

Do they automatically lose because they can’t find themselves?

D-day

After his divorce, Mr Lewis came to an important realisation...

He realised that poker isn’t the only game that starts with holding hands and ends with an astounding financial loss.

The Wedding Ring

Daughter: My fiancé said I could have whatever I wanted inscribed on his wedding ring. What should I put?

Mother: Put what I put on your father’s wedding ring.

Daughter: What does it say? I’ve never seen daddy with it off.

Mother: Yes. It’s worked very well over the years. It says, “Put it back on!”

Marriage advice

The boss had listened in sympathetic silence as Mario went through the reasons why he needed, and felt he deserved, a raise.

Then, with a compassionate smile, the CEO patted the younger man on the shoulder. “Yes, Mario,” he said kindly, “I know you can’t get married on the salary I’m paying you… and some day you’ll thank me for it.”

Morning after

“If you’ll make the toast and pour the juice, sweetheart,” said Tracy, the newlywed bride, “breakfast will be ready.”

“Good, what are we having for breakfast?” asked Dan, the new husband.

“Toast and juice,” Tracy replied.

World’s biggest conker

John: Do you know how big the world’s biggest nose was?

David: Eleven inches John: That’s not very long.

David: If it were any longer, it would be a foot.

AWOL

One morning a call came in to the school office.

“Hello, please mark William absent today. He’s sick,” said the caller.

“Okay,” said the receptionist. “May I ask who is speaking?”

“My uncle,” said William.

Gone fishin’

“Poor old fool,” thought the gentleman as he watched an old man trying to fish in a puddle of water outside of the bar. He decided to invite the old man inside for a drink.

As they sipped their whiskeys, the gentleman thought he’d humour the old man and asked, “So how many have you caught so far?”

The old man replied, “You’re the eighth today.”

Time to waste

There were three men on a hill with their watches. The first man threw his watch down the hill and it broke. The second man threw his watch down the hill and it broke.

The third man threw his watch down the hill, walked all the way to the bottom, and caught it. The other two men were puzzled and asked the third man how he did it.

The third man said, “Easy. My watch is five minutes slow.”

Slow comms

Two guys were riding in a car, arguing about how to say the name of the city that they were in. One said “Louie-ville” and the other “Louise-ville.”

They went on arguing and arguing, until they came upon a fast-food restaurant. The one guy goes inside and says to the waitress, “Please tell me the name of the place where I am right now, really, really, really slowly.”

The waitress goes, “Bur-gerKing.”

Energy saver

Teacher: “Define energy.”

Johnny: “I don’t remember the complete definition but I remember the last few words.”

Teacher: “Ok, say the last few words then.”

Johnny: “... and this is called energy.”

Namesake

Husband: “I want to tattoo your name on me. What do you think, shall I do it on my arm or neck?”

Wife: “How about on your will?”

SOS

At a boat rental pond, the manager went to the lake’s edge and yelled through his megaphone, “Number 99, come in, please. Your time is up.” Several minutes passed, but the boat didn’t return. “Boat number 99,” he again hollered, “return to the dock immediately or I’ll have to charge you overtime.”

“Something is wrong here, boss,” his assistant, said. “We only have 75 boats. There is no number 99.”

The manager thought for a moment and then raised his megaphone.

“Boat number 66!” he yelled. “Are you having trouble out there?”

Early morning make-up call

A wife started doing her make up as soon as she woke up.

Her husband asked the reason.

She replied, “I have locked my phone with facial recognition. And it’s not recognising me without makeup.”

Beauty is in the eye...

My wife got a mud-pack, and looked great for two days...

Then the mud fell off.

Tallboy

Mum to Son: Do you know what a wardrobe is for?

Son: Yes. A wardrobe is where I hang my clothes when the entire floor is covered.

Time slip

A shoplifter was caught red-handed trying to steal a watch from an exclusive jewellery store.

“Listen,” said the shoplifter, “I know you don’t want any trouble either. What do you say I just buy the watch, and we forget about this?”

The manager agreed and rang up the sale. The crook looked at the slip and said, “This is a little more than I intended to spend. Can you show me something less expensive?”

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November 2017

No choice

What is the difference between inlaws and outlaws?

Outlaws are usually wanted.

Denim dudes

Why were all of the ladies at the surprise party staring at the pair of handsome chromosomes?

Because they weren’t wearing any genes!

The garden party

A wealthy woman is giving a garden party, and several well-to-do guests attend. While the party ensues, two gardeners are out on the back lawn working. One guest was watching the gardeners do their thing, and while one gardener was busy weeding, the other jumped up and did graceful swirling dance movements.

Taken by his grace, the guest remarked to the host, “That man is such a talented dancer, that I would pay him a hundred dollars to demonstrate his dancing before my aerobics class!”

When the host asked the first gardener about such an arrangement, he yelled, “Hey Fred!

Do you think for a hundred dollars you could step on that rake again?

Trumped

A fellow tries to cross the Mexican border on a bicycle with two big bags balanced on his shoulders.

The guard asks, “What’s in the bags?”

The fellow says, “Sand!”

The guard wants to examine them.

The fellow gets off the bike, places the bags on the ground, opens them

up, and the guard inspects... only to find sand. The fellow packs the sand, places the bags on his shoulders, and pedals the bike across the border.

Two weeks later, the same situation is repeated... “What have you there?”

“Sand” “We want to examine.” Same results... nothing but sand and the fellow is on his way again.

Every two weeks for six months the inspections continue. Finally, one week the fellow didn’t show up. However, the guard sees him downtown and says to the fellow, “Buddy, you had us crazy. We sort of knew you were smuggling something. I won’t say anything, but what were you smuggling?”

The fellow says, “Bicycles.”

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Grammar kills

The village blacksmith hired an enthusiastic new apprentice willing to work long, hard hours.

He instructed the boy, “When I take the shoe out of the fire, I’ll lay it on the anvil. When I nod my head, you hit it with the hammer.”

The apprentice did exactly as he was told, and now he’s the new village blacksmith.

WANTED – IT’S A CRACKER CHRISTMAS JOKES Can we have more of the Christmas spirit, just like last year when you lovely readers sent in your favourite seasonal cracker jokes to share on these pages? It’s never too early for the C word, as we have been running calendars and cards for weeks now.

BRAIN TEASER This test is to gauge your mental flexibility and creativity. In the three years since it has been developed, it has been found that few people can solve more then half on the first day. Many reported getting answers long after the test had been set aside, at unexpected moments when their minds were relaxed, and some reported solving it over a period of several days.

Example: 16 = O in a P. Answer: 16 Ounces in a Pound.

SCORING: 1 to 5 – average; 6 to 11 – somewhat Intelligent; 12 to 18 – intelligent; 19+ – Genius!

1. 26 = L of the A

9. 32 = D at which W F

17. 5 = D in a Z C

25. 50 = W to L Y L

2. 7 = D of the W

10. 18 = H on a G C

18. 57 = H V

26. 99 = B of B on the W

3. 1001 = A N

11. 90 = D in a R A

19. 11 = P on a F B T

27. 60 = S in a M

4. 12 = S of the Z

12. 8 = S on a S S

20. 1000 = W that a P is W

28. 1 = H on a U

5. 54 = C in a D (with J)

13. 3 = B M (S H T R)

21. 29 = D in F in a L Y

29. 9 = J on the S C

6. 9 = P in the S S

14. 4 = Q in a G

22. 64 = S on a C B

30. 7 = B for S B

7. 88 = P K

15. 24 = H in a D

23. 40 = D & N of the G F

31. 21 = D on a D

8. 13 = S on the A F

16. 1 = W on a U

24. 76 = T in the B P

32. 7 = W of the A W

8. 13 Stripes on the American Flag 9. 32 Degrees at which Water Freezes 10. 18 Holes on a Golf Course 11. 90 Degrees in a Right Angle 12. 8 Sides on a Stop Sign 13. 3 Blind Mice (See How They Run) 14. 4 Quarts in a Gallon 15. 24 Hours in a Day

16. 1 Wheel on a Unicycle 17. 5 Digits in a Zip Code 18. 57 Heinz Variety 19. 11 People on a Football Team 20. 1000 Words that a Picture is Worth 21. 29 Days in February in a Leap Year 22. 64 Squares on a Checker Board 23. 40 Days & Nights of the Great Flood

“Can I have a mouse trap, please? And could you be quick, I’ve got a bus to catch!”

“Sorry,Miss,” said the shop owner.

ANSWERS 1. 26 Letters of the Alphabet 2. 7 Days of the Week 3. 1001 Arabian Nights 4. 12 Signs of the Zodiac 5. 54 Cards in a Deck (with Jokers) 6. 9 Planets in the Solar System 7. 88 Piano Keys

24. 76 Trombones in the Big Parade 25. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover 26. 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall 27. 60 Seconds in a Minute 28. 1 Horn on a Unicorn 29. 9 Judges on the Supreme Court 30. 7 Brides for Seven Brothers 31. 21 Dots on a Dice 32. 7 Wonders of the Ancient World

A woman rushes into a hardware shop and says,

“…we don’t sell ‘em that big!”

FELIX THE COPY CAT

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November 2017

FIND YOUR SUPPLIER WITH QUICK PRINT PRO’S

PREFERRED SUPPLIERS HUB ABBOT PRINT

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

ALMABYTE

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

ALLIED IMAGES

Tel: 01604 670679 Fax: 01604 670876 www.allied-images.com 53 Tenter Road, Northampton, NN3 6AX Distributor of Contex Large Format Scanners and MFP solutions with touch controllers, Scan Copy Print. Large Flatbed scanners up to A1 size, Microfilm Scanners and Book Scanners up to A2 page size.

ALTERNATIVE

Tel 0208 498 4100 Fax 0208 498 4300 Unit 1, Trinity Park, Trinity Way Chingford, London E4 8TD www.alternative.uk.com Email dallen@alternative.uk.com Alternative is a market leading, nationwide independent digital document solutions provider and authorised Canon dealer since 1992.

ART SYSTEMS LTD

Sales: 0870 224 2612 Units 10-12 Glaisdale Parkway, Glaisdale Nottingham NG8 4GP www.artsystems.co.uk marketing@artsystems.ltd.uk Colortac Scanners, HP Designjets, MakerBot 3D printers, Canon wide format printers.

CALF HEY DESIGN

Tel: 01484 542 795 Fax: 01484 421 435 www.calf-hey.com Unit 23, Colne Valley Business Park, Manchester Road, Linthwaite, Huddersfield, W. Yorks HD7 5QG Label manufacturer, trade-only, plain, printed, laminated, barcodes, numbering, one- to full-colour, we do it all, total label solutions at trade prices. Call for free sample pack.

CASLON LTD

Tel 01727 852211 www.caslon.co.uk, info@caslon.co.uk Lyon Way, Hatfield Road, St Albans Business card cutters, Digital print finishing,, Finishing products and systems, Foiling equipment, Print finishing equipment and Thermographic equipment & supplies

COLOURFAST WEB STUDIO Contact: Becky Foulkes Tel: 01273 674321 Email: becky@colourfast.co.uk

For all your website design, hosting and email services.

DURAWELD

Tel: 01723 584091 Fax: 01723 581509 Email: sales@duraweld.co.uk www.duraweld.co.uk Salter Road, Eastfield Industrial Estate, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 3UP Manufacturer of presentation products to package, present and protect printed paper and multimedia.

Ring Binders, Tabbed Dividers and Indexes, Files and Folders, Wallets, Polypropylene Boxes, Multimedia Packaging, Self Adhesives and Presentation Ring Binders. Customise to your requirements through screen or litho print, pockets and accessories. Quality service, competitive prices and fast turnaround.

ELMSTOK

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

GFSMITH

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

HARRIER LLC

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

KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS (UK)

Tel: 01268 534444 Email: info@konicaminolta.co.uk www.konicaminolta.co.uk Miles Gray Road, Basildon, Essex. SS14 3AR Manufacturers of the bizhub PRO range of high quality production print devices ranging from 55cpm colour to 105cpm black and white.

LISTAWOOD PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS Tel 01553 818818 Fax 01553 818800 Email: sales@listawood.com Web www.listawood.com 24 Rollesby Road, Hardwick Industrial Estate, King’s Lynn, Norfolk. PE30 4LS

UK manufacturer of promotional products including mousemats, ceramics, liquid filled products, usb Flashdrives and magnets. 100% trade only.

LISTAWOOD TRADE SUPPLIES

Tel 01553 818848 Fax 01553 818800 Email: tradesupplies@listawood.com Web www.listawood.com 24 Rollesby Road, Hardwick Industrial Estate, King’s Lynn, Norfolk. PE30 4LS A one stop shop for consumables and equipment for dye sublimation and chromablast. Authorised distributor of Hix heat presses and parts.

LUCAS FETTES

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

THE MAGAZINE PRODUCTION COMPANY

Tel: 01273 467579 Web: www.magazineproduction.com Email: info@magazineproduction.com Comprehensive cost-effective white label design, production and print solution for independent publishers.

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

METRO UK Tel: 01753 884811 Email: hunterslodge@onetel.net A0 Plan Copiers, Plotters and Cad Printers.

Specialists in the supply of quality pre-owned Océ and Xerox plan copiers.

MORGANA SYSTEMS LTD Tel: 01908 608888 Fax: 01908 692399 Davy Avenue, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes Manufacturer of a comprehensive range of finishing products and systems. Booklet makers & Trimmers, Collators, Business Card Cutters, Creasers.

NCR PADS LTD Tel: 0330 111 5040 Email: lets.talk@ncrpads.co.uk www.ncrpads.co.uk NCR Pads Ltd, 6 Waterside Gardens, Shrewsbury, SY3 9AG

PDC PRESENTATION SOLUTIONS Tel: 020 8810 5770 Fax: 020 8810 9190 Email: sales@pdcuk.com www.pdcuk.com PDC are the UK’s Coil/Spiral experts, we manufacture 45 coil colours in any length up to one metre, in diameters from 6mm up to 50mm and in a range of 45 colours. Call or email for free samples and pricing.

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

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

Bespoke printing​in the UK for trade NCR pads, sets, books and continuous forms.

PRINTERSXCHANGE

NELSON PRESS

Email advertising@PrintersXchange.co.uk

Tel: 01794 340100 Fax: 01794 340696 Email: sales@nelsonpress.co.uk www.nelsonpress.co.uk Unit 5, Home Farm Business Centre, East Tytherley Road, Lockerley, Hampshire, SO51 0JT

The UK’s trading platform for the print industry

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

Oce and IKON variants. Sell and support new and

Tel 01273 674321

PRODUCTION PRINT Tel. 0333 567 4444 www.productionprintuk.comnew Independent service and support for Konica Minolta, used digital presses — mono and colour. Unique rental scheme — no third party lease companies — 12 month

OCÉ IMAGING SUPPLIES

contract — ability to upgrade at any time.

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

RAFFLE TICKETS DIRECT

Reknowned supplier of copying and printing equipment to copy shops, carries one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive range of consumables, for both small and wide format machines, from A4 white paper to display graphic materials such as backlit films.

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

PEN WAREHOUSE

Tel. 01933 411332 Fax 01933 411514 Email sales@raffleticketsdirect.co.uk Web: www.raffleticketsdirect.co.uk Lower Farm, High Street, Irchester, Northants. NN29 7AB One colour to full colour raffle tickets. Fast free express delivery. Cheapest prices in the UK at the best print quality. All tickets are glued within the stub (no metal staples used to fix books).

RENZ UK Tel: 01707 270001, Fax: 01707 271769 www.renz.co.uk Hatfield Park Estate,Hatfield,Herts.AL9 5PQ Renz Onepitch® ring wire system now allows binding

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

from just a few sheets through to 350 sheets (1/4”-1

Trade pen supplies.

SHARP ELECTRONICS (UK)

PERFECT COLOURS Tel: 0845 680 9000 Fax: 0845 680 9014 Web: www.perfectcolours.com Email: info@perfectcolours.com Unit 2 Glengall Business Centre, 43-47 Glengall Road, London, SE15 6NF HP Preferred Partner specialising in large and grand format printing and finishing solutions, supplying Durst, Jetix, HP, Canon and Epson LF printers.

For more information or to book a free printer demonstration call or email us.

1/2” wire).

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

SA PUBLISHING 1 Lowry Close, Church Hill Street, Smethwick West Midlands. B67 7QT Tel. 07434 483777 email info@sapublishing.co.uk web sapublishing.co.uk

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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.

WASHINGTON DIRECT MAIL (WDM) Tel: 09191487 5148 Email: info@wdmonline.co.uk www.wdmonline.co.uk

Royal Mail Mailmark Partner offering a UK wide full direct mail service, inc. personalised digital printing, litho, print finishing, poly-wrapping, auto enclosing & hand packing, Mailmark reporting, Mailsort, design and data management service — 100% mailout and match-mailing. ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS18001 certification with ISO27001 pending.

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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Listawood Trade Supplies Coasters.................................................................................... Print On Collators................................................................................... Morgana Coloured and Textured Media.......................................................GFSmith Colour Copier/Printing.......................................... Apple Office Equipment Colour Printing Systems.....................................................Konica Minolta Colour Printing Systems..........................................................OKI Europe Colour Printing Systems................................................. Sharp Electronics Comb Binding.................................................. Scotia Plastic Binding (UK) Colortrac Scanners.................................................................Art Systems Continuous Forms..................................................................Abbot Print Contnuous Forms.....................................................................NCR Pads Copywriting......................................................................... Copymatters Creasers................................................................................... Morgana Creasers....................................................................................UMG UK Cut Sets.................................................................................Abbot Print Design Services.......................................................Colourfast Web Studio Digital Press...................................................................Production Print Digital Printers....................................................................... 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Scotia Plastic Binding (UK) Document Covers............................................. Scotia Plastic Binding (UK) Document Management.......................................................Allied Images Draw Tickets........................................................................Nelson Press Duplicate Books & Pads..........................................................Abbot Print Dye Sublimation Consumables & Equipment.......... Listawood Trade Supplies Eco-Friendly Print...............................................................Marstan Press Exhibition Solutions............................................................... PMT Digital Finishing...................................................................................UMG UK Finishing Products and Systems................................ Morgana Systems Ltd Finishing Products and Systems......................................................Caslon Flexible Contracts............................................................Production Print Foil Blocking........................................................................Nelson Press Foiling Equipment.........................................................................Caslon Folder Inserters................................................................................. UK Folders..............................................................................Marstan Press Folders......................................................................................UMG UK Folders and Booklet Makers..........................................................Elmstok Folders & Files Plastic................................................................Duraweld Folding Machines.............................................................................. 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PMT Digital Shredding Machines............................................................ Binding Store Shredding Machines — Document Shredders, all types.....................Elmstok Signs (Printed)......................................................................... Sovereign Speciality Papers........................................................................GFSmith Sublimation Solutions.....................................................The Magic Touch Thermographic Equipment and Supplied..........................................Caslon Tickets................................................................................Nelson Press Trade....................................................................................Harrier LLC Trade-in Equipment........................................................ PrintersXchange Trade Printing........................................................................Harrier LLC Transfer Paper................................................................The Magic Touch Transparencies................................................................................Vivid USB Flashdrives.......................................Listawood Promotional Products Vinyl Labels............................................................................... Calf Hey Vinyl Labels.....................................................................Supreme Labels Web Design............................................................Colourfast Web Studio Wedding Stationery Stock...........................................................GFSmith Wire Binding................................................... Scotia Plastic Binding (UK) Wire Binding Machines........................................................ 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