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June 2020 Cover Story Pride In Print p20-32
CONTENTS PrintNZ p10-15
20-21 Supreme Award: Find out who has taken out the big prize in this year’s Pride In Print Awards
10-11 Helping Hand: Iain MacIntyre hears from this year’s Apprentice of the Year final five
22-30 Category/Process: All of the Category and Process award winners were named ahead of the winner on June 25. We look at their work
14-15 Comment: Ruth Cobb reminds us that, even without drupa, we still have a road to travel down
31 Patron and Convenor: Our Pride In Print Awards Patron and Convenor of Judges offer messages of congratulations and celebrations for the industry and its members
14-15 Training Awards: These awards give us a chance to celebrate education in our industry Wide Format Plus p35-39
32 Major Awards: All of the major award winners
36 Aarque: CMYK has installed the HP Latex 1500 printer, through Aarque, and has already seen an increase in productivity
46-47 Pride In Print Judging: At this year’s judging event, the quality and quantity of the entries astounded those present
40 Fuji Xerox: NorthStar has a new Epson SureColor SC T5460M printer, supplied through Fuji Xerox
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16 Fuji Xerox: ODT Print installed the Fuji Xerox Iridesse Digital Press to expand its digital and finishing capabilities
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42 WF News: A virtual show, new software and a bonus offer from Epson 37 NZSDA: An innovative approach can give your business the edge it needs
18 Currie Group: Label & Litho has a new HP digital front end to make the most of its three HP Indigo Digital Label Presses 33 HP PageWide: HP unveils its new PageWide inkjet press that should have had its debut at drupa this year 34 Fellman: How do you turn bad behaviour into good behaviour in terms of print sales? Dave Fellman has some insights to help you 36 Blue Star: A commitment to sustainability sees Blue Star achieving Toitu certification 48-49: Real Media Collective: The Covid-19 pandemic has kept print industry gatekeepers busy. Kellie Northwood takes us through some exciting initiatives
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NEWS IN BRIEF ONYX Graphics has released Onyx Automation Libraries to help print shops automate faster, improve print workflow efficiencies, and reduce manual errors. These automation resource libraries contain examples of print and cut workflow configurations using Onyx Quick Sets and Adobe swatch libraries used for cutting. Current libraries can be used immediately after download, or as examples that can be edited or adjusted to directly impact automation workflow needs of a print shop. Included are example Quick Sets for banners, wraps, grayscale, and tiling with a variety of finishing mark settings. KOENIG & BAUER AND DURST’S CorruJet 170 digital carton press has won its category in the Printer of the Year Awards Druck & Medien in Germany. The CorruJet 170 has a Koenig & Bauer chassis with Fuji Diamatix Samba printheads and prints directly on to corrugated board at speeds of up to 6000 sheets per hour. It can process corrugated board up to a thickness of 8mm and post-prints sheets of corrugated up to 1.7m wide at up to 137 metres per minute, using water-based, food safe inks. It also has a vacuum belt feeder for precision at sheet infeed into the press. ALDUS GRAPHICS has appointed Shaun Pullen to the role of general manager South East Asia. The company represents Mark Andy in the region and Pullen will work to expand its reach along with its range of consumables. The company sees increasing its presence across the region as a key strategic move for Aldus and says that Pullen’s appointment shows a commitment to that goal. Among its aims is for Aldus Graphics to offer a total solutions partner approach to printers and converters.
Ovato set to fill Bauer vacuum Responding to Bauer Media Group’s exit from Aotearoa, Ovato has stepped up support the magazine sector. The country’s largest print and print distribution company has launched Ovato Publishing Solutions (OPS). Paul Gardiner, managing director of Ovato New Zealand, says, “The New Zealand magazine market will be fragmented going forward and there is an opportunity for new and smaller magazine publishers to leverage back end publishing services by partnering with OPS, maximising efficiencies for their business. “This full service model for magazine publishing is centred around enabling publishers to do what they do best, which is to create great content, while at the same time being able to tap into a non-competitive shared support network that
Stepping up: Paul Gardiner, managing director of Ovato New Zealand makes it easy for them to get their content to market and in the hands of consumers.” Tony Edwards, general manager of Ovato Retail Distribution, will head up OPS. He says, “We are actively responding to change and anticipated demand in the magazine market. Ovato NZ is the
only print, distribution and marketing company that has the ability to offer this total suite of services to provide New Zealand publishers a cost-effective publishing solution. We are excited about what the new NZ magazine market will look like. During Covid-19, even with the reduction in magazine availability due to Bauer’s exit and limited retail, we have seen strong sales in supermarkets. New Zealanders continue to have a strong connection with magazines.” OPS will offer magazine research and insights; advertising representation; magazine printing and production; circulation and marketing; retail distribution including demand forecasting and allocations; retail merchandising and brand activation; and subscription management and mail house services.
Gordon takes reins at Landa Digital Landa Digital Printing has appointed Arik Gordon as its new chief executive officer, who joins the company after 18 years at Orbotech. Prior to joining Orbotech, Gordon worked for Scitex Europe for four years. Asher Levy, Landa Digital Printing active chairman, says, “During his years at Orbotech, I had the privilege of working closely with Arik. “I value him as a leader with a broad technological background, who has
demonstrated deep business understanding and strategic thinking in every position he has held. “Arik has the professional and interpersonal capabilities needed to lead our highly skilled and dedicated team, as we realise our specific and significant business opportunities, and establish Landa Digital Printing as a leader in the world printing market.” Gordon says, “Landa has a special and rare combination of technology,
products, first-rate professionals, and, not least, the potential to lead the trillion dollar printing industry. As chief executive, I accept the mission of leading Landa’s talented team in Israel and worldwide to realise the significant opportunity ahead of us.” Levy adds, “In 2020, despite the global coronavirus pandemic, we expect to see additional installations worldwide, as demand for our products continues to be robust.”
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Soar rises to world label challenge Auckland-based Soar Print has proved its label production ability with a win in the Digital Labels – Wines & Spirits Category at the World Label Awards 2019. The Vine Street fruit wine labels qualified for the global awards after winning gold at the Pride in Print Awards last year. Soar Print has a strong record for winning awards, but this is its first global label prize. Fred Soar, managing director at Soar Print, says, “We have built our label-printing prowess for nearly a decade now. These wins confirm that our label printing team members really know what they are doing.” The company printed the Vine Street fruit wine labels on its HP Indigo WS6800 Digital Label Press, supplied through Currie Group, using Manta OPP silver metallised SYN52gsm and sealed with matt laminate before die cutting. Soar used a Color Logic metallic ink effect. The company says that, for shelf impact, metallic colours really jump out.
Winner: Soar Print has expanded its label capabilities and achieved global success with these wine labels The Color Logic system enables digital printers to print onto metallic substrates, producing striking images and colours. Fred Soar adds, “We are excited for the win and we look forward to continuing to help our clients achieve greater success. Metallic labels are just one of our packaging print specialties. “We are pleased to have expanded our label capabilities. For example, we can combine multiple SKUs on a single run and we can offer consecutive
numbering and variable data, including barcodes, text, and images. We also offer affordable short runs for artisan products such as self standing pouches and sealable bags; roll labels, either offset or digital; shrink sleeve labels; and a number of special effects, such as Color Logic, Collage and Mosaic software, giving our customers more options.”
IN BRIEF AGFA has reported a hit on its first quarter plate sales, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and the rest of the year looks likely to follow that trend. Sales for Agfa in Q1 fell by 4.4 per cent. Offset solutions sales fell 5.8 per cent and sales for its digital print and chemicals division dropped by 14.2 per cent. While inkjet ink product ranges performed well, hardware sales fell away with customers postponing investments in high-end large format printing equipment. Agfa has confirmed a commitment to inkjet as a key driver for the business. SENSIENT Technologies has agreed to sell its shares of Sensient Imaging Technologies and other assets related to the production of inks to Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC Corporation. The digital ink supplier says its experience in water-based solutions has resulted in innovations for a number of industrial markets. Paul Manning, chairman, president, and chief executive officer, says, “Our service and quality commitments to our customers will be maintained, and we will work to ensure a seamless transition.”
NZME gets lockdown boost New Zealand Herald owner NZME received a surge in online subscriptions over the past four months. It expects its first half operating earnings to exceed those achieved in the first half of 2019. New Zealand Herald Premium now has 70,000 subscribers, comprising around 36,000 paid digital subscribers, up 70 per cent in just four months, and 34,000 eligible print subscribers who have activated their digital subscription as part of their newspaper package. Michael Boggs, chief executive at NZME, says, “NZ Herald Premium has proven that New Zealanders will pay for high-quality content. We take heart in the fact that over 25 per cent of our Premium subscribers are on annual subscriptions. For NZME, 2020 will newzealandprinter.co.nz
continue to see us focus on growing digital premium content and subscriptions and increasing digital advertising revenue.” In February, NZME reported a four per cent increase in full year operating profit to $19.7m but posted a net loss of $165.2m after deciding to impair the value of intangible assets to account for a lower share price. NZME’s real estate arm, OneRoof, had become the largest platform for property listings in Auckland. Its sales listings increased to 81 per cent of New Zealand residential listings. The impact of Covid-19 had been significant with advertising revenue in April around 47 per cent lower than April 2019, while May revenue was 39 per cent lower than May 2019.
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PacPrint moves to September 2021 The region’s largest print trade show will now run from September 28 to October 1, 2021 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Held in conjunction with Visual Impact and the Label & Packaging Expo, PacPrint will move to the new date because of drupa. Organisers say the decision follows Messe Düsseldorf’s announcement that drupa will now run from April 20-30, 2021. The new timing for PacPrint ensures that businesses in Australia, New Zealand and the surrounding region enjoy the full benefit of the traditional ‘post-drupa’ show. Peter Harper, chief executive officer of organiser Visual Connections, says, “One of PacPrint’s strongest
Later: drupa’s postponement has forced PacPrint to move to September 2021 advantages was its timing, coming roughly one year after drupa. This typically means new technologies released at drupa, even
some of those shown in Düsseldorf as prototypes, are nearly always ready for immediate sale and supply in this region by the time
PacPrint rolls around, so businesses can benefit straight away. “Following so closely on the heels of drupa would have created logistical challenges for many of our PacPrint exhibitors. They would need to get personnel and post-drupa releases to Australasia in time for the Melbourne show. It just wasn’t feasible. “This buffer of a few months will give exhibitors the opportunity to show drupa-release technologies to the New Zealand and Australia markets. It will provide thousands of industry people, who can’t make it to Germany, the opportunity to see the latest innovations. We are grateful to our colleagues at the MCEC for working with us to secure these new dates.”
Hub takes users to Esko world Esko has unveiled a virtual hub to launch its 2020 innovations. The company says the Esko Innovation Hub provides users with the ability to explore the Esko 2020 portfolio of new and upgraded products in an always-on, virtual environment where insights and technical information is delivered in a fresh and exciting way. The hub enables users to navigate around the latest hardware and software innovations from Esko, in their own time, learning ways to
boost business productivity, efficiency and profitability. Jan De Roeck, director of marketing, industry relations and strategy, says Esko is excited to have unveiled its Innovation Hub. He says, “The huge challenges we’ve all faced as a sector this year motivates and drives Esko to continue developing and releasing new and improved solutions to ensure our customers remain at the forefront of innovation gains. “The packaging and label industry is extremely challenged today and is
core to the successful operation of many critical supply chains around the world. In the absence of key events to showcase our latest innovations to support our customers, we have extended our web presence with a unique approach to interacting with our customers. The Esko Innovation Hub ensures continuous access to relevant and timely information about the latest technologies, tools and solutions we are making available in the coming weeks.”
De Roeck adds, “As users navigate the virtual tour, special ‘hot spots’ take them to curated product videos and presentations, ensuring they can access pertinent information specifically relevant to the application market in which they operate. “From labels and flexible packaging through to paperboard packaging, premedia trade shops and wide format applications, we showcase bespoke solutions so that each visitor has the most beneficial and valuable experience.”
Xeikon’s Café TV shows label trends Digital solutions provider Xeikon recently produced a live and interactive Xeikon Cafe TV broadcast, designed to specifically show the local label industry the company’s latest range of technological advancements. Trevor Crowley, Xeikon’s head of sales in Australia and New Zealand, and Xeikon’s vice president of 6
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marketing Filip Weymans, based in Belgium, helped viewers and customers stay up to date with events and trends in the label industry. Crowley says, “We all know drupa is postponed to 2021 but that doesn’t mean printers should lack knowledge on what is happening in the label industry and the new
novelties.” The broadcast included video footage of the new Xeikon CX300 label press in action. The company also says the format will become a permanent communication tool offering a range of time and travel saving options for Xeikon’s current and prospective customers.
Crowley adds, “Xeikon is committed to keeping the printing industry up to date on its latest news and innovations. We believe it is vital that printers and converters have all the information they need right now to continue to make decisions and maintain and drive their businesses forward.” newzealandprinter.co.nz
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Timson takes new role in Heidelberg changes Heidelberg has a new role for Richard Timson as it changes its regional strategy. Thomas Frank, head of Heidelberg Asia Pacific, has announced Timson’s appointment to the newly created role of regional project manager, Business Development, Heidelberg Asia Pacific effective from July 1, 2020. Frank also announced that Savas Mystakidis will succeed Timson in the role of managing director for Australia and New Zealand. After eight years as managing director of Heidelberg Australia and New Zealand, Timson will lean on his 32-year career at the company and his vast knowledge of the industry to work on a series of future
New role: Richard Timson, regional project manager, Business Development, Heidelberg Asia Pacific
New boss: Savas Mystakidis, managing director Heidelberg Australia New Zealand
initiatives for the region. Frank said Timson’s appointment to the new role would strengthen the company’s regional capability and enable greater focus on future
solutions for customers across Asia Pacific. Mystakidis has worked for Heidelberg in the Northern Region for 26 years and brings with him vast knowledge of the
business, particularly in equipment, consumables, and servicing. Frank says, “I am delighted to have Richard helping us develop the emerging markets in Asia while Savas has proven to be ready for taking the helm of Heidelberg Australia and New Zealand. “Savas combines frontline experience with great management skills and has been involved in the decision-making body for our regional sales organisation, having joined management meetings in Tokyo and Bangkok. “I am certain both Richard and Savas will succeed in the very challenging business environment in Oceania and Asia Pacific respectively”.
Packaging targeted in Screen GP announcement Screen GP Australasia has announced its global parent company’s plans to target package printing as a strategic business area. It will progressively strengthen its product line-up and solution development for this market. Peter Scott, Screen GP Australasia managing director, says, “Screen GP plans to provide packaging printing solutions sees several exciting new products coming into our portfolio. This already includes the highly successful Truepress Jet L350UV digital label press series, with over 170 units shipped. Also, the recently announced L350SAI higher productivity seven-colour label presses; and the newly improved ‘N’ series of the PlateRite FX Flexographic digital plate makers. “In identifying packaging print as a major growth area of the graphic arts, Screen has conducted extensive research and development. This brings sustainable, digital, variable, and versatile on demand production targeting folding cartons, corrugated and flexible packaging in addition to newzealandprinter.co.nz
Peter Scott, managing director for Screen GP Australasia labels. The first new product announced is a new highspeed, water-based inkjet system specifically designed for the flexible packaging market. The PacJet FL830 is currently scheduled for release around Autumn 2021, just in time for drupa.” While certain flexible packaging products can be produced on the 350mm web Screen L350UV digital presses, conventional flexible packaging production lines require wider-width roll materials. Scott says, “This is not an
intermediate step up. It is a whole new approach to flexible packaging. Screen has based it on short run dynamics and addressing real FMCG market demands. “These include rapid time to market with high quality vibrant packaging; clean, sustainable production bypassing the platemaking stage; and the ability to vary the printed content to suit variations in the product packaging such as flavours, versions and marketing needs. This high-speed, water-based inkjet printing
system, designed for flexible packaging, handles media up to 830mm wide at speeds of up to 75 metres per minute. It can print at a resolution of 1200dpi using CMYK and White waterbased inks that conform to relevant food safety regulations. Scott says these features allow it to deliver both the excellent safety and rich colour expression essential for the food products industry. Applications range from promotional to production. Screen says it also demonstrates exceptional responsiveness for small jobs of less than 4,000 linear metres. At present, the system handles both PET and OPP media, with Screen working to further expand compatibility based on industry requirements. Scott says, “Since its founding, Screen has consistently worked to develop proprietary products that combine its core image processing technologies with the latest technologies. During this time, it has maintained a focus on building systems that offer superior stability and reliability, so necessary in production facilities for professional applications.” June 2020
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Graph-Pak partners with Lombardi Converting Post press supplier Graph-Pak and Lombardi Converting have inked a four-year deal for the former to distribute Lombardi Converting’s range of solutions. Tom Ralph, managing director of Graph-Pak, says, “Lombardi Converting has been around for a long time but never had an entry in Oceania. Lombardi has about a dozen solutions from entry level through to intermediate and high end. It also has a hybrid range which is a crossover of flexo and digital.” He says that Graph-Pak had plans to expand into the flexible packaging space, intending to seek a viable partner. He says, “We had planned to go to drupa. It is basically a shopping cart over there and I wanted to seek out a prospective partnership. But Covid-19 happened, which affected drupa and I couldn’t wait for another year. “We’ve been struggling as everyone else has in commercial print and our portfolio is probably getting a little bit tired. And the range of equipment we currently have is so good that it doesn’t really need replacing. Many of them have been running for 12 to 15 years already.” Graph-Pak made its push into the folding carton space
Expanding into flexible packaging: Tom Ralph, managing director of Graph-Pak in packaging. It planned to use that success to expand into flexible packaging and labels. He continues, “I contacted Lombardi Converting, which is one of the top four brands. We had a long conversation about how we could work together and how I could support them. They were happy with the deal, but I was concerned about getting the product knowledge and training. “With the aid of the latest technology like Zoom and video chat, we
conducted training. I have had about 40 hours or so of remote training so far and it has allowed me to start promoting the brand. “As of today, we have seven projects on the go and two that could close in the next two months. Lombardi is already in some countries without their own specialists being physically situated there. “So, I have no hesitation that we will be able to do exactly what is required when the time comes. I want to hit the ground
running with Lombardi and it’s important to get an installation in as quickly as we can and start spreading the word about how good this product is so that others can see that there are other options out there and as a brand, Lombardi is certainly an option they should consider. “Lombardi’s Converting range sits well alongside our other portfolios. It is a bigger extension of our product family and can be extended to the customers of our customers.”
Konica Minolta selects Brother for distribution Brother has announced that it will distribute Konica Minolta’s range of office equipment and associated document solutions. Brother will provide Konica Minolta products through its extensive distribution and reseller network. It will also provide full technical and service support for customers throughout New Zealand. Brother and Konica Minolta say the new relationship will provide the opportunity for loyal Konica Minolta customers to continue to use their world class technology, backed by Brother’s comprehensive 8
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service and support network. Brother will expand its 24/7 NZ-based helpdesk and nationwide support network to provide full coverage for Konica Minolta products alongside its existing Brother service offering. Graham Walshe, executive chairman of Brother New Zealand, says, “In New Zealand, Brother is acknowledged as a leading printer brand in all the segments it operates in. However, we see a great opportunity to expand Brother’s offering to include higher volume, A3-based products.
“With the recent changes in the New Zealand print market, we saw a large base of Konica Minolta customers who wanted choice in being able to continue to use the technology they know and love. Brother already has huge capability in distribution and technical support, so adding a highquality brand like Konica Minolta into the range was a logical step. This also provides the opportunity for Brother’s reseller partners across the country to sell A3 technology, allowing them to diversify and grow their product portfolio and revenue base.”
Dr David Cooke, chairman and managing director of Konica Minolta Australia says, “Konica Minolta has had a 40 year presence in New Zealand and has built a remarkable customer base. “We are delighted to announce this new relationship with Brother, who we recognise as being a leader in the New Zealand print market. Konica Minolta is committed to producing the highest quality products and therefore it is important to us that we are represented by the highest quality distributor.” newzealandprinter.co.nz
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PRINT CALENDAR Print, Sign, Display & Graphics Virtual Trade Show Running now until September 30, 2020 Online 24/7 Visitors will see product demonstration videos, virtual tours, sales presentations, downloadable brochures, product photo galleries, website links and show specials, accessed by clicking dedicated links on a virtual stand.
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CNA Conference & Awards Postponed from May, 2020 - date to be announced Crowne Plaza Hotel, Auckland The Community Newspaper Association Conference and Awards provide a platform for independent owners of community newspapers to learn, network and celebrate. CNA represents local papers and protects the integrity of hyper-local news.
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Labelexpo Americas September 13-17, 2020 Rosemont, USA America’s largest label show includes multisubstrate presses, digital presses, laser die cutting, prepress and plate making, decoration systems, multi-process ink systems, high technology label materials, films, sleeves, and wraps.
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October 6-10, 2020 Madrid, Spain Organisers of the big show have the backing of exhibitors wanting to provide an innovative wide format. It will run alongside the European Sign Expo and Sportswear Pro exhibitions.
Postponed from June, 2020 to April 20-30, 2021 Düsseldorf, Germany The world’s leading trade fair for printing technologies has changed the expo landscape with its decision to move the show to 2021, meaning other shows such as the Melbourne’s PacPrint will also have to move.
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ProPak Asia October 20-23, 2020 BITEC, Bangkok Originally slated for June, the biggest processing and packaging trade exhibition in Asia postponed due to Covid-19. The show will feature 65,000 square metres in nine halls, with more than 2300 exhibiting companies from 50 countries.
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Interpack 2020 Feb 25 - Mar 3, 2021 Düsseldorf, Germany Considered the largest event in the packaging industry, Interpack specialises on the packaging process within the food, beverage, confectionery, bakery, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, non-food and industrial goods sectors.
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NZSDA Conference and Sign Expo July 8-10, 2021 Auckland The now postponed conference, awards, and Sign Expo will still feature everything that would have happened this year. The awards event acknowledges outstanding design and craftsmanship across a range of signmaking methods.
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PacPrint 2021 September 28 to October 1 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Since 1970, PacPrint has provided a platform for suppliers and visitors to get together and generate business opportunities through the latest technologies, solutions, and trends.
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rintNZ named Parth Bhatt, Vanessa Hooton, Ryan Scott-Fellows, Nurudin Pelenda and Bonny Seymour as the individual sector apprentice winners and Top Five finalists in this year’s PrintNZ Apprentice of the Year Award. Congratulations go to the five who made the final list and commiserations to them, and to the other training graduates and award nominees, for not having the chance to share their achievements at the cancelled ceremonies. This has not prevented PrintNZ, the apprentices, their workmates, families, friends, and industry
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professionals from celebrating with them. Ruth Cobb, chief executive PrintNZ, says, “Judging for both the sector Apprentice of the Year Awards and the Pride In Print Awards fortunately took place just prior to lockdown and yet again our industry has excelled, as witnessed by the outstanding results for both. “We are grateful we have found ways to recognise their achievements in a way that befits their importance post Covid-19.” PrintNZ posted introductory self-videos of each of the finalists on its website and Facebook page. These provide an opportunity for celebration and for the industry to get to know the candidates.
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Print Finishers’ Association Binding and Finishing Apprentice of the Year
Vanessa Hooton
Tainui Press, Matamata
PrintNZ Digital Apprentice of the Year
Ryan Scott-Fellows
Hally Labels, Christchurch
BJ Ball Packaging Apprentice of the Year
Nurudin Pelenda
Ovato, Auckland
Heidelberg Sheetfed Apprentice of the Year
Bonny Seymour
Gisborne Herald, Gisborne
Trust4Skills Reelfed Apprentice of the Year
Parth Bhatt In praising the training contributions made by both the providers and his firm, Parth Bhatt outrightly describes the apprenticeship as “the best thing I’ve ever done”. He says, “Competenz and PrintNZ are great institutions and McHargs is a great company to do an apprenticeship with. 10
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"At McHargs, there is so much investment put into training and development, and they make it clear that this does not just stop once you have completed your apprenticeship. “Another thing I would say is that apprenticeships are great at providing you with a structure and a routine to get into working life,
but not lose touch with studying. It is demanding to work full time and gain qualifications at the same time, but this helps to mature and develop you as a person. "You need to have a strong commitment to achieving your goal and you need dedication, which means managing every hour of your time effectively.” newzealandprinter.co.nz
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final five interviewed Vanessa Hooton Vanessa Hooton revelled in having the full scope of print revealed through her apprenticeship. She says, "I particularly valued the print large format documents; introduction to colour management; and learning about business and quality principles in the print industry standards. These books stand out because
they took a lot of researching and understanding to answer the questions. “I believe the knowledge I have gained from many of the unit standards is invaluable. For example, understanding different kinds of inks, substrates and processes, even if we do not use them all in house, is helpful. If a
customer requires something we cannot produce in house, we can still help them achieve this by understanding how it works and producing it out of house. “The way colour works is fascinating. It is important to know the why, not only the how. The base knowledge of business principles is handy for anyone."
plates are made, the role that digital plays. “Learning about everything that is involved and the latest technology. They touch upon a lot of things that’s just opened my mind to everything else that is involved in printing.” He always sees opportunity for growth. He says, “Every job
is different. You set up the press different and you are using different substrates and colours. How you get to the end result is what I enjoy. At the end of the day you look at your job and there is a sense of satisfaction at seeing what has come out; what you put in at one end and what you get out at the other.”
the different processes were run rather than just reading about them or seeing videos.” He says his current role as print person, running any one of the four EM 280 presses in the factory as needed, enables him to explore his artistic side, such as in the creation of “visually-stunning labels” for the coffee and wine
industries in particular. He says, “Although being a lot of hard work normally, the end result is always satisfying.” He also credits his employers with providing a rich learning environment and he adds, “I’ve learnt plenty of new processes and hope to learn how to use the RCS press by the end of the year.”
“This apprenticeship has not only helped me learn my current trade but has also taught me how to keep growing as a human being through learning. I have a simple motto and that is: ‘A day without learning is a day wasted’.” He says the education has also provided greater confidence in the quality of his own workmanship
and knowledge to readily tackle new operational challenges. He adds, “In the future, I would love to work with industry apprentices and help with their industry training. I feel I can be a solid role model and with the knowledge I possess, I can help provide inspiration to future print industry graduates.”
Nurudin Pelenda Nurudin Pelenda escaped wartorn, former Yugoslavia and held down two print jobs in Auckland. He says “When I was an assistant, I was helping the printer, but I always wanted to learn. The apprenticeship opens your mind, learning about the whole industry: what the other types of apprentices do, how paper and
Ryan Scott-Fellows Ryan Scott-Fellows says he has very much valued being able to grow with his company and through the apprenticeship journey. He says, “I both enjoyed and got a lot of value out of the site visit component of the first block course. It was very interesting to get to actually see how some of
Bonny Seymour Bonny Seymour relished the challenges presented during the apprenticeship process. He says, “I would have to say that [I’ve most valued] learning every day in the workplace, whether that be learning from my mistakes, to learning something new or just learning a new skill every day. newzealandprinter.co.nz
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On the road again – but on a different journey
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s I write this, many of you would have been on the road to Germany to visit drupa to look at the latest innovations in our industry; spend some money on updating the technology in your plant; and perhaps even have a little holiday afterwards. Instead, the excitement was focused on moving into the much awaited Alert Levels Two and One that would provide relaxation of the rules around gatherings and movements, and allow all operations to get back to the business of doing business. It is a chance to start the journey back to normal, whatever that may look like, and however long it may take. It has been great for the PrintNZ team to get back on the road and visit members. And from those visits, it is heartening to see everybody working hard towards moulding their businesses for the future. Yes that means re-shaping and re-sizing those businesses, but it also means they have a future. Work levels are on the climb, albeit slowly in some quarters, but they are heading in the right direction. I have had some great conversations with businesses that are back to 80 per cent plus and feeling confident going forward. Without exception, everyone has their eye on the goal and I must commend all the owners and managers that have gone above and beyond through all the Alert Levels to ensure their staff remain connected and have a business to come back to. The echo of buy local has helped some businesses secure new work that had previously been printed offshore and this is an opportunity that our industry should embrace. We need to remind businesses that we are right here and can be relied on to deliver what they need. Now is also the time to talk to our 12
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We might not have drupa but we still have a road to travel down
customers about how they can use print to help get their own businesses back on the road again, letting their customers know they too are back in operation. We know that print is an effective marketing tool and now, more than ever, is the time to use it. It was fantastic to see the release of the Pride In Print and Apprentice of the Year winners last week. Congratulations to all the winners, particularly Dave and the team at Logick Print & Graphics, and Vanessa Hooton at Tainui Press Design and Print: our two big winners. While we couldn’t have the usual party and celebrate in person, it takes nothing away from the amazing array of winners and work that our industry can be proud of. And they provide another opportunity to get out there and shout about who we are and what we do. The training awards highlighted the great job our industry continues to do in developing our people and
skills. With the announcement of further government initiatives to encourage training, including free fees and a contribution towards wages, now is the time to seriously consider this. We are going to be reliant on growing our own skilled workers for some time to come, and a subsidised investment now will pay dividends in the future. Interviewing the Apprentice of the Year candidates provided an insight into the journey that brought them all into the industry, but more importantly, where they see that pathway will take them in the future. They were all committed to staying in print and as they start the next part of their careers as qualified tradespeople, we want to make sure that the pathway remains wide open for them. We still have a few hills to climb, but it is good to be on the road again, using the power of print to get us there. The journey continues. newzealandprinter.co.nz
Training Awards spark
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his year, unlike any other year, we learned the winners of the training awards online. The following is PrintNZ general manager Ruth Cobb’s presentation: Welcome to the Print Industry Training Awards and welcome to different. I don’t think we can say normal yet. I think there is quite a way to go before we can use that word again. This will be a year of firsts: • The first time we have been asked to stay inside our homes for a prolonged period unless it was essential to leave • The first time we have been asked to close our businesses for an undefined period • The first time so many things we take for granted have been curtailed – whether that be Saturday sports, family holidays or even visiting friends in hospital • The first time beaming these awards out to you rather than being there in person to celebrate. And there will be many other firsts. But firsts also indicate the
start of something, and so we are at the start of a new journey. We will find different ways to achieve things, new things we didn’t know we could do, and we will do it together. We are unsure of many things going forward but one thing we can be sure of is that a global pandemic is not going to wipe out our industry. We are part of life and so our lens must be on survival and on opportunity. And that brings the focus back to why we are here today – to celebrate our industry. As always it is a pleasure to present this segment of the Awards which is about celebrating the people who make the print, and the people and businesses that encourage them. We can’t do it without them. We also can’t do it without our sponsors. BJ Ball Papers, our Premium sponsor, has supported these awards for many years and ensure that we can celebrate our trainees, trainers and training companies and for that we are most grateful, particularly for their continued support despite the difficult times. I also want to thank the
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other organisations that have supported these Apprentice of the Year sector winners – Heidelberg, Trust4Skills and the Print Finishers Association. And I want to make special mention of our Industry Training Partner Competenz. We work closely with Competenz to ensure that the industry has access to world class training across a broad range of topics, not just print related, and to encourage the industry to make use of these resources. In particular, I want to acknowledge the account managers Grant Alsop, Malcolm Pearce and Steven Jack who are the faces of Competenz to those of you involved in training. They make a huge contribution towards ensuring the trainees complete their journey. Now more than ever it will be important to train. With our borders closed for what could be a prolonged period, we will not have access to sourcing skills from overseas, and so we must grow our own. I encourage you all to look at the success stories we are about to showcase and create one of your own.
PrintNZ Apprentice of the Year
Vanessa Hooton, PrintNZ Apprentice of the Year
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This is sponsored by BJ Ball Papers. These people represent the best in their respective sectors and now contend for the overall Print Apprentice of the Year title. They have chosen a career in print and worked hard during their apprenticeships to not just complete them, but to come out on top. With the support of the businesses they work for, their training mentors and, in particular, their families, they have shown the great heights they can reach. And this is just the beginning. The learning does not stop here. They have all highlighted aspirations to go further in the industry and we look forward to seeing where their career paths take them. The candidates for Apprentice of the Year are: • PrintNZ Digital Apprentice of the Year Vanessa Hooton, Tainui Press Design
& Print, Matamata Workplace Trainer: Dale Ertel • Heidelberg Sheetfed Apprentice of the Year Nurudin Pelenda, Ovato, Auckland Workplace Trainer: Tony Reid • BJ Ball Papers Packaging Apprentice of the Year Ryan Scott-Fellows, Hally Labels, Christchurch Workplace Trainer: Nick Keats • Print Finishers Association Binding And Finishing Apprentice Of The Year Parth Bhatt, McHargs, Christchurch Workplace Trainer: Tim McHarg • Trust4Sills Reelfed Apprentice of the Year Bonny Seymour, The Gisborne Herald Workplace Trainer: Nick Scanlan Our winner is Vanessa Hooton, Tainui Press, Matamata newzealandprinter.co.nz
kle in a year of firsts Diploma of Print Management Student of the Year
Trainer of the Year
Allen Masterson
Taryn Gannaway, Diploma of Print Management Student of the Year
This is sponsored by BJ Ball Papers. These are the people responsible for guiding the trainees through their programme, making sure they are on track, that they are learning what they need to, doing the work that is required, achieving the standards of competency the industry requires and passing on their wisdom. They have an enthusiasm to help others learn and are driven by a commitment to see their trainees succeed. Our industry owes these people a huge debt of gratitude. Our finalists are: • Allen Masterson - Blue Star Collard, Auckland • Jared Maxwell-Smith, EIL, Christchurch • Dale Ertel, Tainui Press, Matamata Our winner is Allen Masterson, Blue Star Collard, Auckland
This is sponsored by Competenz. These students have undertaken study across a range of topics that allow them to advance their knowledge and skills in a printing business, with a view to holding a management role in the future. They have committed many hours to their studies and have achieved outstanding results. They are our industry’s future leaders. Our finalists are: • Brent Martens, Gallagher Group • Cherie Williams, Ovato • Colin Lean, Logan Print • Gregor Inger, Brebner Print • Hamish Chapman, Webstar • Matt Walsh, Philstic • Stacey McCormack, Brebner Print • Taryn Gannaway, Beacon Print Our winner is Taryn Gannaway, Beacon Print, Whakatane
Training Company of the Year This is sponsored by BJ Ball Papers. These are the companies that recognise that training is important to the future of our industry and provide a platform for that training to take place. They recognise the benefits that training provides not only to the business, but to the individuals that take on the learning and the industry as a whole. They encourage, support, and reward the continuous development of their employees. Every business in our industry needs skilled staff but not every business trains them so newzealandprinter.co.nz
Graphic Packaging International NZ, Training Company of the Year
this award recognises those that do. It is gratifying to have such a comprehensive list of finalists this year.
Our finalistists are: • Adhesifs, Auckland • Blue Star Group NZ, Auckland • Graphic Packaging International NZ • Hally Labels, Christchurch • Labelmakers, Hamilton • Oji Fibre Solutions Paper Bag, Auckland • Ovato, Auckland • Permark Industries EIL Division, Christchurch • Rapid Labels, Auckland • Tainui Press Design and Print, Matamata Our winner is Graphic Packaging June 2020
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Fuji Xerox Iridesse shines at ODT
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ecently, ODT Print in Alexandra installed a Fuji Xerox Iridesse Digital Production Press. The company had specific reasons for choosing the Iridesse over other digital production models. Steve Morait, general manager at ODT Print, says the Iridesse has capabilities that set it apart from other digital production machines. He says, “We have many clients asking for basic embellishments such as gold, silver and white. We are basically A2 printers and we have had to put those embellishments on A2 presses. This carries costs. For example, you have plates to make and, if it is a small run then it is going to cost more. “The Iridesse offers a cost-effective alternative to that process. It is giving us a whole lot of options we never had before, so it was an easy decision. It enables us to do the things we could not do on the other machines. For example, the gold and the silver, plus it gives so many more colour combinations. It also delivers high quality.” The Fuji Xerox Iridesse offers six colour stations, enabling the printing of multiple special colours in one pass, such as simultaneous printing of gold and silver. It offers CMYK plus two specialty colour stations and a range of specialty dry inks (Gold, Silver, Clear and White), along with metallic effects with a mixture of gold/silver and Pantone metallic as well as enhanced finishing with three-sided trimming and creasing. To achieve higher image quality, the company developed Super EA Eco dry ink, which has a high viscoelasticity and a smaller particle size for greater smoothness and better quality of fine detail. The toner has a lower melt point and a reduced viscosity, which uses less heat. Thicker substrates will travel through the Iridesse much faster. However, the big advantage is the Iridesse’s ability to overlay or underlay the specialty colours. It fixes six layers of toner on paper while maintaining high productivity, 16
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Affordable and reliable, from left: ODT Print graphic designers Kayla Bremner and Natalia Morait with Jeremy Matthews, customer training analyst for Fuji Xerox with the recently installed Fuji Xerox Iridesse high image quality, and paper versatility. Operators achieve printed output with high definition without unevenness in all colours. It prints special toner under CMYK toner. By underprinting gold or silver toner, operators can output metallic colour with high shininess due to the colour mixture with CMYK toner. Iridesse owners can achieve on demand printing comparable to special ink and foil. The Iridesse can print two types of specialty dry ink, choosing from silver, gold, white, and clear. It also offers an under print of specialty dry inks as well as overprint. Metallic colours include metallic blue, metallic green, blue gold, and red-gold, by placing CMYK on underlying silver or gold dry ink.
Reliable and affordable The Fuji Xerox Iridesse prints six colours at 120 pages per minute on stock rated from 52 to 400gsm. It will print banner sheets of 729mm (two-sided) and 1200mm (one-sided) and will handle paper weight from 52 to 400 gsm. It will also handle a wide range of media from plain and coated paper to variations of specialty paper (coloured paper, aluminised
paper, films, envelopes, embossed paper, and so on). Morait is impressed with the reliability the Iridesse offers. He says, “The Iridesse does not break down. We ran it for four weeks, for essential services during the Level Four lock down, and it did not need a technician. When we had another brand of digital printers, the technician seemed to be on here every second day. “This is a return to Fuji Xerox for us. Years ago, we had Fuji Xerox machines, another lifetime ago. The Iridesse has bought us back to Fuji Xerox.” He explains that the Iridesse offers an affordable way forward for ODT to achieve its aims. He says, “The price point and total cost of ownership are important considerations for us. So, for the price of another more expensive machine and the Iridesse, we would have had enough money to buy a second hand five-colour.” The process of selling and buying print continues to evolve. “He says, “We do not have sales reps at all. We do 80 per cent of our printing for other printers. We only do work for people that come to see us. Where we have people that have already had work done for them by another printer; we won’t touch that.” newzealandprinter.co.nz
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DIGITAL LABELS
HP Indigo increases capabilities at Label & Litho
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ne of the country’s busiest and most respected label companies, Label & Litho, has added a new HP Indigo digital front end for its HP Indigo Digital Label Presses, all supplied through Currie Group. The company, part of Labelmakers Group, maintains a large customer base. Wayne Emerson, general manager for Labelmakers Group in New Zealand, says, “We complete the higher volume work in Hamilton. Here in Wellington, with Label & Litho, we deal with value-add products and medium to short runs. This gives us a strong footprint in the New Zealand market. Label & Litho prints a diverse range of label production on two HP Indigo 6000 series Digital Label Presses and the HP Indigo WS6800 Digital Label Press. He says, “We have a good multi-tier relationship with the team at Currie Group, from Mark Daws (director - Labels & Packaging ANZ) through to our local support people. Currie Group has structured itself well and it is hard to go past them with their sales and support offering. I still see HP Indigo as the market leader in terms of research and development and what they put into the offering.” The recent installation of an HP Indigo digital front end and RIP has enabled Label & Litho to increase production and colour consistency across its base. He says, “This really suits our business model and our work mix in the digital space. The new platform allows us to run all three machines seamlessly. We can just drag and drop to go to any job into the digital area. In the short run environment, file management is critical; this solution provides strength to that. In New Zealand, we have a real market for high quality short run product; our run lengths in New Zealand are not that big. “The new RIP also enables us to build strong colour strategies. This means our customer can expect consistent colour and it simplifies the file management across presses.” He points out that the decision to go with the new digital front end was collaborative. He says, “We 18
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From left: Jon Willis digital press supervisor and Wayne Emerson, general manager Labelmakers New Zealand; with Gary D’Ott, technical specialist at Currie Group New Zealand with the new HP Indigo digital front end
Currie Group has supplied a new digital front end to help Label & Litho expand
spoke with Currie Group and HP Indigo about our requirements. Currie Group took the scope of what we needed, got it approved and ticked off, and we built it up from there. To make it work, we need our customers to provide some basic information and from there, we prepare the files for press. We do a lot of grouping work, where we put like-minded labels together for a customer “A huge strength of the digital front end is how it enables us to handle variable data printing, which we are doing more of. For example, in the honey industry, we are printing variable QR codes across multiple SKUs, so they can link back through each QR code. This leads into digital marketing and traceability. “Then there are all the other things that it gives us, such as speed and ease of use; speed of makeready for files and the presses. This is what a busy shop needs and Label & Litho is busy. It is essentially a drop in shop where we have work go through all the time. “We have not touched on the mosaic capabilities, where you can select images and have them print from label to label. Also, the specialty fluorescent, Lightfast and Silver Metallic inks. We have not used them yet, but we can see
them coming. While that is not mainstream, it is good to be able to offer it to customers. It is absolutely worth having.” He sees the overall industry in a good space right now, especially considering the global upheaval of the recent months. He says, “As we exit the health impact of Covid-19 and enter the economic changes, there are a lot of unknowns, especially the short term. “The industry is becoming more competitive. There are new players who have come into the market over the past few years and there is a lot of capability out there. However, experience counts in this industry. It is a hard game to get into without the base knowledge. All label printers rely on experience. “Over the lock down we had some peaks. Overall, we maintained expected levels because a high percentage of our customer base were essential businesses such as FMCG, beverage, health, beer, and wine. They all kept going.” Label & Litho has achieved numerous successes at the Pride In Print Awards, which the company has supported again this year. He says, “It is always a good benchmarking exercise. It feels good to get back to your customers with an award.” newzealandprinter.co.nz
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PRIDE IN PRINT
Logick achieves a Pride In
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ogick Print & Graphics has returned to the winners’ circle at the Pride In Print Awards. The Auckland based company won the supreme award and best in category for Paper & Board Packaging with a luxury gift box containing a pot of New Zealand Manuka honey, with metal spoon and a passport hand stitched booklet. Judges say the entry has “class written all over it” and it delivers Logick Print & Graphics its third supreme award in eight years. Natasha Poznanovic, Pride In Print judge, says, “It is a piece of art. What’s not to love about this top quality, high end packaging and printing work.” Judges have great praise for the crafted box’s ‘perfect embossing’; the friction fixed design that holds the pottle in place; the detail on the purpose-made lightweight machine tooled metal spoon; and the overall design. They add that, entered under luxury products in the Paper & Board Packaging, the gift box stands out from everything else in the category. Shane Goggin, Pride In Print judge, says. “It has obviously been through numerous machines, all of it older equipment, but they’d just pulled something out of a box. It was hard to fault. “They had also successfully trialled and used a gold laminate polyester. Structurally, it would have been very hard to get the die cut angles correct, and it comes with the self-friction hold for the jar plus a cardboard seal at the top for a tamper-free finish.” The box catches the light and reflects up into the jar, and the booklet stitching is left untrimmed at one end to reflect the antennae of a bee. It also features debossing on four sides and each foiled image tells a story: a New Zealand map, a clock, a bee, and a sunrise. Awards sponsor Kurz supplied the foils. Goggin adds, “The more we look at it, the more detail we see, and every detail is perfect. It is fascinating. This
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A little box proves a big winner in this year’s awards
Supreme: Logick Print & Graphics achieves its third Pride In Print supreme award with this luxury gift box box goes a long way to being a collectable corporate gift. It looks expensive and luxurious, something people might keep.” Numerous judges picked up and examined the box at the judging event, opening and closing it, yet it did not show any wear or tear. Logick won the supreme award for its in 2012 for its Jacob’s Creek Logo sheet and in 2017 for True Honey Company’s tamper proof presentation case. Sue Archibald, Pride In Print Awards manager, says, “This printer just keeps raising the bar. The work presented here is
simply stunning. It just shows that small companies can most certainly take on big ones and come out the champion, not just once but in this case three times. “Now that is a seriously impressive record.”
A different awards event The uncertainty around the Covid-19 pandemic forced changes to the announcements of this year’s awards. Like other events, Pride In Print went online this year. On Thursday June 25, industry newzealandprinter.co.nz
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Print Awards threepeat members used a link to see the awards announcements. Organisers chose Jamie Fitzgerald to present the awards announcements. Fitzgerald proved a good choice for this innovative approach to presenting the awards. He has walked unaided to the South Pole; holds the world record for rowing across the Atlantic Ocean; is a double New Zealand representative; and fronts television documentaries (First Crossings & Intrepid NZ) that have aired around the world. He certainly understands the need to adapt to new circumstances. On the day, the gold medal winners found out about their success at 3.30pm and an hour later the category, process, and supreme winners were announced, alongside the training awards winners.
Once, twice, three times a winner: David and Jan Gick of Logick Print, after their second supreme award win in 2017
Quality Pride In Print judges agree that this year’s awards entries reached new heights. Both the number and quality of entries into the 27th annual Pride In Print awards rose from previous years. The 703 entries received for this year’s awards, up from 660 last year, shows a big jump in interest. The judges spent three days examining entries in March and finished just days before lockdown. The Labels category had the biggest rise from 90 entries in last year’s awards to 162 this year. Judges saw a noticeable rise in quality as well. Calendar entries also rose. Early bird entries rose by 70 per cent, an indication of the importance of the industry awards to those participating. People took up the incentive to save their best work and enter them earlier, much more than they have in the past. With higher entry levels being submitted, they saw the opportunity to take advantage of the early entry reduced fees. While judges attribute some of the increase in quality to better machinery, many entries achieved outstanding quality due to the innovative use of different processes and attention to detail. This included printing on difficult newzealandprinter.co.nz
Jamie Fitzgerald, this year’s Pride In Print Awards emcee stocks; using several different embellishments; and careful planning and manipulation of images at the prepress stage. Some of the work would have had a zero tolerance for error. Judges point out that skill plays the major part in the quality of the work submitted. Work must reflect excellence from original design through to final execution. The increased level of participation clearly indicates the pride that printers, and related trades, take in their work. It also indicates the high value placed on winning a Pride In Print award. She says, “Our industry is world class and these awards prove it.”
The Pride In Print Awards created two new categories this year. The newspapers category aims to give this genre a point of difference to publications which were often a completely different offering. The Structural Design category marks an effort to separate Point Of Sale entries into flexible and structural, such as large display stands. This year, the category also attracted more entrants, many of which judges describe as “some fabulous work”. Packaging also continues as a growth area for the industry. Continued on page 22 June 2020
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Publication Category
Publication llation won the Blue Star Consteg Our Portfolio Mindfood for Category printin McHugh Media
Blue Star Constellation printed the Our Portfolio Mindfood magazine to win the Publication award. This entry also won the Best in Digital Process. The only digitally printed publication in the Magazine Under 64 pages bound category, the extensively pictorial promotional-style A3 magazine achieved what judges described as “spot on colour on the press”. Printed in five colours on an HP Indigo 12000 B2 Digital Press, supplied through Pride In Print sponsor Currie Group, the job used sponsor B&F Papers supplied Cocoon stock. Judges described the magazine as having ‘punchy colours’ and ‘excellent colour management.’ Mason Smith, Pride In Print judge, points out that Blue Star Constellation found a way to get the best out of the stock, meeting the challenge head on. He says, “It is a ‘wow’ job. Knowing how much work printers have to put into it to
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get it looking as good as it did, we have to be impressed. “It is a difficult stock to work with, not often used for this type of job, so it is amazing to get this result. The challenge in digital is the solids, and the solid colours in this magazine were perfect highlighting excellent upfront file work.” Other judges’ comments include: “For a very simple job, it has been well executed. The binding and finishing complete an all-round excellent job. Blue Star Constellation printed 200 copies. Blue Star Constellation’s client McHugh Media publishes the monthly Mindfood magazine, which launched in 2008. Readers can access content across a range of multimedia platforms from the monthly magazine to directly online. It also enables content across social media platforms, the and it invites its audience to events and to an online shop to access exclusive limited edition products.
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Horton Media collected the Newspaper category award for printing the broadsheet newspaper The Greenhouse. This job also won the Coldset Process award. Printed on enhanced newsprint (virgin pulp/ uncoated stock) on a newspaper press in one pass, it has a sheet size of 850mm. Judges say that while The Greenhouse used a simple design, the publication would have taken a lot of effort at the design and prepress stage to get it looking as good as it did. Awards sponsor Fujifilm worked with Horton Media in prepress supply. Judges gave a nine out of ten degree of difficulty faced by the printers for this process, adding that it involved a more difficult substrate in coldset being 52gsm with a sheet size of 850mm. Judges say the work shows excellent detail in the pictures, often difficult to achieve in coldset because of dot gain, and very good registration.
Judges say, “The newsprint stock is inherently difficult, and the designer has had to optimise everything. This is where the quality of in house prepress becomes a big factor in a job’s success. Quality jobs are based on the quality of inputs.” Alt Group designed the newspaper, featuring a young designer only three years out of graduation. Client Ockham Residential used the newspaper to promote its Auckland inner-city development The Greenhouse, situated on the border of Ponsonby and Grey Lynn. Horton Media printed 2500 newspapers as a one-off job. Newspapers will become Category 14 in next year’s awards. Awards manager Sue Archibald says, “The newspaper is such a different product to the books, booklets and magazines area. Judges in both areas felt newspaper should be separated out and after much on site discussion, it was agreed to do it.”
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PRIDE IN PRINT Promotional Print Category
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Kiwi Labels took out the Promotional Print Category award with the Hellers Crusader Collector Cards. The collection comprises 36 individual players and each card needs four separate layers of reel stock on a 200gsm base board with three printed synthetic adhesive layers on top. Collectors can peel off each individual player and place them into a booklet or they can keep the cards intact for collecting or swapping. The cards formed a promotion during the 2019 Super Rugby season for Christchurch-based both Hellers and the Crusaders. Kiwi Labels had only six weeks to produce the 60,000 individual, UV, weatherproof player stickers concealed within the collectable cards. Kerenza Smith, Pride In Print judge, says the cards appearance belies the complexity involved in production. She says, “It is a complicated job that
looks simple but delivers in a compelling way. I am impressed by the complexity of the job that had obviously worked well for Hellers and the Crusaders.” In production, the company divided 36 individual player cards into three production sets requiring three digital print files for the base of the card, three files for the removable layer and one generic file for the cover. It used three rotary dies, each with 12 individual players and one outer die and laminated a dry peel adhesive over the top. Gary Gibbon, Pride In Print judge, points out the degree of difficulty ramped up with the sheer number of processes that it required. Kiwi Labels had to put the cards through 14 processes to manufacture the label. He says, “It is very impressive; a four-colour job in digital flexo print. To get the registration right in the dry peel adhesive, would have been very difficult indeed.”
Southern Colour Print grabbed the Business Print award, for the second year in a row, printing a stamp set to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Guernsey Philatelic Bureau. The set depicts stamp on stamp designs of Guernsey’s stamps from the past 50 years with the number 50 embossed and the 0 becoming a magnifying glass. It shows one of the stamps from Guernsey’s 1969 first issue under the magnifying glass. The Dunedin-based company printed the stamps on green phosphorous stamp paper in four passes with one pass for spot UV overgloss. It produced 20,000 units, textured with multi-level embossing and gold foiling. Southern Colour works with foils supplied by Awards sponsor Kurz, which called the job an amazing result and one to take pride in. Judges called the stamp set a beautiful job with great design and execution and complex foiling.
Brian Landry, Pride In Print judge, says, “While the printing itself was good, the foiling and embossing gave it the edge. The registration to the foil was very good and the texture in the embossing, achieved through a two-pass process was absolutely perfect.” Pride In Print assistant convenor Craig Harrison says, “The stamps have all that texture in them with beautiful foiling and perfect embossing. It is very cool how the blocks have been made to achieve that.” Guernsey Post, in the UK’s Channel Islands, celebrated the 50th anniversary of postal independence from the UK in October last year. It now produces 12 issues of stamps every year. However, the UK issued first postage stamps printed for use in Guernsey during the occupation of the island during World War II. Last year, Southern Colour Print won the award printing a set of heavily foiled Christmas stamps for NZ Post. Continued on page 24
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Sign & Display Category
Admark V with a va isual Imaging wo n n wrap fo r the Ham the Sign & Displa y ilton Bee r & Wine Category Company.
Admark Visual Imaging took out the Sign & Display award with a van wrap for the Hamilton Beer & Wine Company. The entry features a large image of a bearded, tattooed man, alongside a full glass of presumably craft beer, the entry. Grant Blockley, Pride In Print judge, says the job required a range of knowledge, skills, and capabilities from the team at Admark Visual Imaging to come together. He says, “It is an exceptional example of wide format printing and of vehicle wrapping. Most of the work is in the prepress. Machines are only as good as what you put into them. This print is really good quality, the orange in the beer image screams at you. You have to get everything right in the graphics, they have to be perfect. This has good design and use of colour. The colour literally pops.” Blockley adds that this kind of job does not finish once
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the printed material arrives in the finishing areas. Vehicle wrapping requires another set of skills. He says, “For the vehicle wrapping, from the photos supplied, you could not see any seams or joins and there were many parts to the vehicle to navigate. Car wrapping is a particularly skilled profession and the vehicle application in this entry is clearly of the highest order.” Other judges agreed saying the entry showed a great adaptation of the artwork in wrapping around the van shape. Comments from other Pride in Print judges included: “It is a vibrant print, helped by the use of bright orange” and “The technology available was used very well’. The Hamilton Beer & Wine company has operated for 28 years, selling craft beer, wines, and spirits. It runs monthly beer club tastings on site and Skypes in growers from around the world to talk about their products.
Flexible Packaging Category
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Sealed Air Hamilton won the Flexible Packaging award with its packaging for Sanford’s New Zealand Greenshell Mussels. It also won the Flexo Process award. The company printed the job in four colours plus white on an 870mm sheet in one press pass. It worked with products from Pride In Print sponsors DIC New Zealand and Opti-Flex. The print run was 8000 metres. Mark Thian, Pride In Print judge, says, “Technically the colour separation was smart, and it was a really nice looking job.” The company dropped the second black from the design to reduce the cost of plates and ink usage. It pre-cut plates to the exact size to reduce downtime in plate mounting. It finished the job by laminating on the top web and slitting into roll stock for customers to use on thermo formed plates. Greg Wardrop, Pride In Print judge, says, “What really stood out was the clarity of the print
and the back story on what the company had to do to achieve that. “It is a typical example of a New Zealand company using its initiative and skill to achieve this result. Five years ago, it would not have been possible to use just five colours and get this result but now, with the technology and skill in prepress, they have done it. However, it would still have been challenging to have this amount of control on the press. “It is a really well executed and thought out design and the run in relatively long by New Zealand standards. We found no faults in it and the entry was a standout on the judging table.” Sanford employs over 400 staff and accounts for over 40 per cent of the Greenshell Mussels grown in four main areas in New Zealand: Marlborough, Golden Bay/ Tasman Bay, Coromandel, and Stewart Island. They grow on longline technology that uses continuous crop ropes.
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Structural Design Category
Multi- Co for the T lor New Zealand rinity Hil l L’Eritag won the Labels e Gimble C t Gravels ategor y award wine lab el
ctural the Stru nt n o w gia ovate APC Inn award with thisbottle l il n p ig s a e h c D Kombu replica
Multi-Color New Zealand won the Labels Category award for printing the Trinity Hill L’Eritage Gimblet Gravels wine label, beating out a record number of label entries this year. The Trinity label features a sculptured emboss and silver foil embellishment, which would have presented a high degree of difficulty and it stood out from the rest. It was printed and entered by Multi-Color New Zealand. Gary Gibbon, Pride In Print judge, says, “All the judges thought it was a spectacular label and awarding it best in the category was a unanimous decision. We had a lot of labels to judge but this one stood out. It looks simple but it’s very high quality.” Its special feature, the embossing of the foil and print, completed in two processes, presented a high degree of difficulty on a reel to reel press, according to Pride In Print judges. Obtaining such a high quality result with the foiling
in register is regarded as an impressive achievement. Gibbon says, “We estimated the degree of difficulty to be a nine out of ten to get the foil into register and there were absolutely no blemishes in the print. The original run of 1500 is not small for a high-end wine.” The company printed the label on an HP Indigo Digital Label Press. It worked with Pride In Print sponsors products from Currie Group; HP, Kurz New Zealand, and Spicers. Trinity Hill winery produces the Hill L’Eritage Gimblett Gravels Syrah wine from its Hawkes Bay base. The company sources the grapes for the wine from three different sites on its property. The winery believes the vines for this particular variety originated from cuttings that pioneer James Busby brought to New Zealand from France in the mid-1830s. The L’Eritage moniker derives from the French root for heritage.
APC Innovate won the Structural Design award with a giant replica Kombucha pill bottle that features two small shelves built into the neck to display Go Healthy supplements in pharmacies and health shops. Standing nearly two metres tall, the bottle required APC Innovate to manage three printed elements: the bottle neck and cap; the shoulder wrap and cap top; and the base wrap and foil decal. The company produced foils in house to ensure all elements fitted correctly. It printed the bottle with inkjet in CMYK Satin and printed the foil decal separately. Judges praised the bottle saying it is so well finished it has no seams. APC Innovate produced six full size prototypes before its client’s final approval. The display had to look exactly like the bottles they sold. Finishing included die cutting and gluing all elements together, with the team having to fully assemble
the internal structure ready for the outer wraps. Each unit took 40 minutes to assemble before loading the finished bottle for nationwide despatch. APC Innovate made 500 bottles. Bruce Lees, Pride In Print judge, says, “It stood out because of the number of structural elements to it and its multiple components all seamlessly fitted together. It is not easy making round things out of paper, and this was tapered as well but the tolerances were controlled in the design.” APC Innovate, worked with Pride In Print sponsors Fujifilm NZ and Spicers products. Grant Blockley, Pride In Print judge, says, “The structural design category had quite a number of entries this year, but no one else had created a bottle from scratch. You can’t see the structure inside it, which I think is impressive. The colour match is also perfect. A lot of work has gone into this and it is very robust compared to other point of sale material.” Continued on page 26
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Specialty Products Category
Print Finishing Category
y the Specialt ellence won phic Print. xc E t n ri P d otogra ign an Caxton Des ard with its Fine Art Ph Products aw
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Caxton Design and Print Excellence won the Specialty Products award with its Fine Art Photographic Print. It also won the Inkjet Process award. Entered under sub-category Limited Edition & Fine Art Prints, Caxton worked with Pride In Print Awards sponsor Fujifilm to reproduce 10 prints of the artwork titled ‘I’ll Stand by You’. Somp Vanxay, Pride In Print judge, says it is one of the best jobs of its kind that he has seen. He says, “The detail on the print is exceptional; sharp and faultless. It could not get any better.” Judges says they found it hard to tell if the print of a line of boatsheds on the foreshore was a photograph or a landscape painting. To set the matter straight, entry details provided by Caxton Design and Print Excellence confirmed it was a photograph with the artist having added photo-shopped details onto the original print
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to give it texture and extra details to give it depth. Grant Blockley, Pride In Print judges, says, “The right choice of media absolutely complements the subject. All the work to achieve the result would have been at prepress stage, getting the right colour profiles to match the original picture. “It was printed on a machine which does not have a green ink on board, yet the greens in the picture were perfect. It is truly an impressive fine art print and there was a unanimous wow from the judges.” Others agreed the skill was in the manipulation from the photograph with the degree of difficulty assessed at about an eight out of ten. Caxton Design and Print Excellence has an extraordinary record at Pride In Print. Over the years, the company has won the Supreme Award, Runner-up to the Supreme Award, Categories, and numerous gold medals.
Soar Print won the Print Finishing award with a Laminex New Zealand timber veneer brochure called The Collection. Judges say they were “blown away” with the quality of the finishing, adding that the job contained, “some of the best foil work we have ever seen”. Pride In Print sponsor Kurz New Zealand supplied the foils. Soar Print entered the job under the sub-category of Embellishments. The company produced a run of 5000 units of the quarterly booklet in four-colour offset in one pass on Pride In Print sponsor B&F Papers stock Neo/Royal Offset with letterpress foiling and embossing added. The booklet outlines, in colour, the veneers available from Laminex New Zealand, which released the booklet with the objective of giving its customers suggestions on how they can use the company’s products in building interiors. The booklet also gives readers simple technical information.
Steve Watson, Pride In Print judge, says judges regard this work so highly not least because of the way this year’s entries raised the bar, especially in terms of quality. He says, “This year’s standard of entries has been so much higher than previous years. Very few jobs entered were passed over. “This book stands out above everything else we saw. It was produced with lots of processes and it has some of the best foil work I have seen and nice, exceptionally fine embossing with no mistakes or blemishes.” “The binding is also very well done; everything is centred. They did a good job at forming the cover around the spine. “As for the folding, all the line ups worked. It is well trimmed with no nicks. Whoever finished this did an exceptional job.” Other judges comment that everything about the brochure is well executed.
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Print Industry Promotion Category
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Kiwi Labels took out the Industry Development & Creativity award with a label produced for Foodstuffs under the Pams brand. The company entered the label under the sub-category Environmental print products – all areas. It worked with Awards sponsors Currie Group, DIC New Zealand, Opti-Flex and UPM Raflatac. The Foodstuff’s label (under the Pam brand) is applied to punnets that are recyclable. It says ‘Rinse Me & Recycle – this punnet is made from recycled plastic (RPET)’. Judge Gary Gibbon says, “Labels produced like this one will go a long way to solving a problem for recyclers who have to deal with them on every bit of recyclable plastic. “When products like this get thrown into the recycling bin and then get chopped up to be re-melted, most of the labels on them can’t be separated out, so they’re contaminating the plastics they’re using.” The label has a special
adhesive that washes away, releasing it to float to the surface, allowing the labels to be cleared away. “Adhesives like this are just starting to come into the industry, but are likely to become more common in time as demand increases. There is at least one company that is currently recycling PET.” Kiwi Labels continually looks to improve quality and reduce waste and had produced the label in a collaborative effort with its material supplier, customer and a leading recycling and plastic producer. It has developed a label solution that communicates to the end consumer that they can recycle the packaging. Unlike traditional labels they use a wash-off formulation that separates cleanly from the packaging during the PET and RPET recycling process. The polypropylene labels float while the denser PET flakes sink, allowing the valuable flakes to be recovered without contamination.
Rapid Labels took out the Print Industry Promotion award with a “Stunning Commemorative Box’, according to the judges. The commemorative box showcases 13 ‘potential’ liquor labels and Rapid Labels produced the box to help celebrate the company’s 51st year. The concept behind the 13 Spirits Box promotion involved showcasing specialty materials alongside multiple foiling and embossing techniques, which delivered a range of features such as glow in the dark. The centrepiece of the box is a New Zealand first, according to Rapid Labels, in that the company produced the centrepiece using a roll-fed lenticular printing technique The single colour Schnapps label was designed in New Zealand, and had lenticular elements added in the US. The company printed it here using a fine anilox cylinder purchased especially for the job. Rapid Labels produced all the labels using its flexographic, digital
and offset processes. Rapid Labels said the commemorative promotional box took two years to plan and was expensive to produce. Products used in the job were supplied though Pride In Print Awards sponsors BJ Ball Papers, Currie Group,, Kurz New Zealand and Raflatac New Zealand. Judges were unanimous in their praise saying the company had executed the job “virtually perfectly” with craftsmanship reaching an “exceptional level”. As a promotional piece, the commemorative box offers what judges call “a nice element of surprise” with one judge adding that, “it certainly delivers the ‘wow’ factor, especially with the light shining through one of the labels”. Rapid Labels operates from a purpose-designed facility in Auckland’s North Harbour Industrial Estate. The company has won numerous Pride In Print Categories and medals. Continued on page 28
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Rigid Packaging Category
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APC Innovate took out the Rigid Packaging award with its Jagermeister mini fridge display cabinet. This winner features an actual mini fridge mounted on to a solid metal display stand. Judges describe the high quality finish as “attention grabbing and a great piece of design”. APC Innovate entered the display under the sub-category of food and beverage. Judges say the orange and black display is “well designed and put together with bold green sides”. The company has laser cut all the steel elements of the cabinet and given them a powder coated paint finish. Ian Shemilt, Pride In Print judge, says, “All the sides are magnetic so graphics can be switched out for something else in a later publicity campaign, with the fridge itself being removable. “This is brilliant for a bottle store because the whole thing can be rebranded if necessary.
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“The stand is structurally solid and steel can therefore be recycled. You are not going to throw it in the bin once the promotion ends. Not only is it a great piece of design but the print quality is also good.” APC Innovate digitally printed the display in CMYK in six colours in one pass, then with gloss over laminate onto self-adhesive sheets which it then mounted onto steeljet magnetic panels. The company produced 15 units. Shemilt adds, “Good prepress is the key.” This is the first year that Pride In Print has offered the Rigid Packaging Category. APC Innovate has made something of a habit in winning awards for its display stands. Up against a number of other 3D displays, the company’s Jagermeister box at last year’s awards also wowed judges. It took out the Best in Category and Best Process in Print Finishing in 2019, and received a special Structural Design award.
Gravure Process
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Repeating last year’s success, Gravure Packaging has grabbed the Gravure Process award with the Whittaker’s Chocolate Wrapper. The company entered the chocolate wrapper under the sub-category Flexible Packaging food & beverage. The Whittaker’s Dark Ghana Fruit and Nut 72 per cent Cocoa 250g block wrapper has an embellishment featuring realistic images of chocolate pieces surrounded by gold. Judges praise both its design and print, saying it is “an iconic piece of design and a good looking job with a ‘good clean print.” Gravure Packaging printed the wrapper on a modified rotogravure machine, a 393m wide web press, in High Definition at high speed. This has helped give the print its crisp images. The company used 115gsm stock for the wrapper, supplied through Pride In Print sponsor BJ Ball and DIC New Zealand supplied the ink.
The company completed the prepress in house and the entry came from a 100,000 lineal metre print run. Last year, Gravure Packaging won category and process for a similar product, the Whittaker’s Dark Almond 250g block, which was printed for the first time on a gravure HD cylinder engraving machine used for paper, which Gravure Packaging has found has enhanced the pictures with greatly improved resolution. Judges last year said it often proved difficult to get the Whittaker’s gold exactly right. They point out that this year, the gold is exceptional and highlights how Gravure Packaging continues to push the boundaries. Gravure Packaging is a multiple awards winner and numbers among the Pride In Print Awards winners that have taken their success from New Zealand to the global stage. The company has won prizes two years in a row at the World Label Awards.
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Lenticular Process
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Ovato New Zealand won the Heatset Process award with the 40-page glossy Gay Express magazine. Pride In Print judges say the production of the magazine features “really vibrant colours”. The describe it as “a really well put together magazine” and have special praise for the quality of the photography, which they call “exceptional”. The May 2019 issue of the magazine features actor Taron Egerton’s portrayal of gay icon Elton John on the cover. Ovato New Zealand entered this issue under the sub-category Publications: magazines under 64 pages bound. Pride In Print judges also say the magazine displays excellent colour and colour density. They point out that, in addition to its imaginative use of colour, the magazine’s use of borders around the edges of photographs make them “pop, which immediately causes you to notice it. The vibrancy of the
colour and the depth of it has really made this publication a standout”. Ovato printed the entry on UPM Raflatac 80gsm Star stock with a 1410mm sheet size. The company finished the magazine in one pass in an 8500 unit run. Another feature that caught the judges’ eyes was the sharpness of the inline trimming, which they described as “being every bit as good as hand finishing”. Gay Express magazine is published monthly by TMO Publications Ltd, an independent New Zealand owned company. It is New Zealand’s only LGBTI+ specific magazine with its primary target audience gay males aged 16 to 44 years. Ovato New Zealand has recently announced its expansion into magazine publication with the formation of Ovato Publication Solutions, which will offer a range of one stop shop services to the local market.
Fuzed’s Woolworths Orchard Display has won the Lenticular Process award. The display imitates ripe fruit coming directly from the orchard onto supermarket shelves. Woolworths used it in stores across the Tasman. Grant Blockley, Pride In Print judge, says, “The Lenticular process is notoriously difficult to get right. In this job, we can see clear transition between the images: a tree without fruit and the same tree covered in fruit. “It’s quite a complex piece of work to put together. The mounting of the image has to be perfect and there’s a higher degree of difficulty than in other types of displays. “You have to get the lens in exactly the right place or you’ll see shadows. If there are any print defects, the lens magnifies them. And the more images you have, the bigger the difficulty gets. It is just so difficult to change the image as crisply as this does. It is easy and expensive to get it wrong.”
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The print, in nine colours on a sheet size of 1270mm, used products supplied through Pride In Print sponsor Fujifilm. Fuzed produced 10 units. The process involves a digital print being hand laminated to the lenticular panel, giving the 3D effect of multiple images and movement that. It also has a requirement to produce a test print for colour proofing and lenticular critiquing. Blockley says, “Lenticular print has come a long way from cereal pack giveaways to extremely large display boards. This work is a credit to the Kiwi printing industry, and Fuzed in particular, not just for its excellence but also because no one across the Tasman does quite like this, at this level. “It is world-class and great to great to see Kiwi companies using their expertise to make products for export.” Last year, Fuzed won the Sign & Display Category award with another Lenticular display. Continued on page 30
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Screen Process
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The Print Room won the Screen Process award for its Kia Kaha Christchurch T-Shirt. The T-Shirt, which The Print Room produced for free, raised funds for the Christchurch Mosque massacre victims last year. Hawkes Bay artist Dick Frizzell came up with the idea and designed the T-Shirt, after a discussion with one of his team members who knew one of the massacre victims. The Print Room entered it under the sub-category promotional print. The initiative raised more than $40,000 for victims’ families. Judges say the T-Shirt stands out because of the design and execution. The vibrant colours are a testament to the skill of the printer because of the complexity of printing with water-based discharge inks. Peter Malatios, Pride In Print judge, says, “Using discharge inks in screen is more challenging because it takes a lot of development to
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get it right and this company was pushing the boundaries by using them. “There would have been a lot of trial and error and development in the set up to get it right and it is difficult to colour match because you can’t see the colour once you put it on, until it dries.” “This job is complex and time consuming.” Discharge inks take the dye out of the fabric as the colour is laid. Though more difficult to use, the benefits of using them includes avoiding harmful chemicals. They produce a softer print and finer detail. The Print Room says it used water based discharge inks and colour to match Dick Frizell’s original artwork. The nature of these inks means printers encounter a great deal of difficulty in getting perfect matches across mediums and a production size this large, and because of the large block areas of print and the size of the six-colour machine that The Print Room uses.
Sheetfed Process
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Spectrum Print won the Sheetfed Process award for The Consider Journal. Produced in Christchurch for an international market, the work also won three gold medals, two of them in Print Finishing after being entered by McHargs. Société Publishing commissioned Christchurchbased art director, and editor in chief, Julianne Liebeck to produce The Consider Journal as an eclectic collection of encounters, stories and people from around the world. Designed as a coffee table memoir of people and places, it has no advertising. Spectrum Print entered it into the sub-category for over 32 pages bound. The company worked with Pride In Print sponsors and suppliers Fujifilm, Spicers and BJ Ball Papers. Matt Tobin, Pride In Print judge, says “It is a lovely book, very well finished. It has an excellent print register and the binding is distinctive. The pictures look especially good
on the offset stock.” Spectrum printed the 192-page journal onto Pride In Print Awards sponsors Spicers supplied impress gloss and on Sumo stock from Awards sponsor BJ Ball. The company printed the cover with a waterbased soft touch aqueous. The cover also used Sumo offset. One thousand of the three thousand run required a Japanese bind that comprised three pieces of Wibalin linen on the spine to hold it together, and four holes drilled through the entire book. Print finisher McHargs describes the Japanese binding as a slow process that involved hand threading string through twice to make the pages inside secure. Pages were all trimmed, folded and collated before being bound. Judges praised the finishing, saying, “The integrity of the finished product is top quality. The Consider Journal fits perfectly into the case and the sewing and finishing is first class.”
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Let’s celebrate our success
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his year, the Pride In Print Awards proved that industry professionals have resilience and adaptability in spades. Despite the disappointment of postponements and cancellations of highly anticipated events, industry members simply got on with the job. Peter Thomas, managing director of Fuji Xerox New Zealand, had this message: “Despite the many challenges of this year such as Covid-19, continued pressure on print volumes, and other market factors, it’s really heartening to see such a strong demonstration of the capabilities and vibrancy of the commercial print industry in this year’s Pride In Print Awards. As the patron sponsor of these awards, I’m particularly pleased that our organisation can continue to support the print industry in New Zealand, and look forward to many more years working together ahead.” The industry has some awesome resources to call upon. Dickon Lentell, Pride In Print Awards convenor, delivered the following presentation during the awards announcements: “Hi there, Well this is a bit different really isn’t it? I hope all of you are doing okay in these very strange times. Hopefully, Covid is behind us now and we can all get back to doing what we do so well. From a judging point of view, we completed the judging in the weeks leading up to lockdown. We didn’t quite know then what was coming, but it was clear that this thing was building and becoming serious. It seems quite strange now talking to you all on the other side. The entries for this year were very pleasing, and the judges were once again impressed with the overall quality and innovation. While printing increasingly uses sophisticated machinery and technology, it is innovation and diversity that sets companies apart. When we as judges look at an entry, we are
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Dickon Lentell, managing director at Wakefield Digital and convenor for the Pride In Print Awards
Peter Thomas, managing director Fuji Xerox New Zealand
Our Pride In Print Patron and convenor of judges offer positive messages to the industry
not just judging quality but looking at what makes that piece of printing unique, and why it is good for the industry and its clients. The industry seems to be getting better and smarter about the products they enter. But to me the distinctive experience of judging this year was the selection process for the supreme winner. Normally, this process is full of debate over why one entry stands out over another. It is often about the relevance of the entry, and the category they fall under. Judges can get very protective and passionate about the part of the industry they represent, and why an entry in their category is more amazing than another. This year there was no debate, which is a first
Thanks to Sue: Pride In Print Awards manager Sue Archibald for me, the entry that won this year is truly remarkable. A big thank you to all the judges this year. Pride In Print could not happen without them, and especially this year in the lead up to the Covid lockdown. Also, a big thank you to Sue and her amazing team, not an easy task to pull it off this year with all the extra sanitising pressures etc. I hope a lot of you are having your own awards celebration today. Celebrate your successes, celebrate this incredible industry and the amazing people that work in it. Thank you again for supporting these awards, and all the best for the rest of the year.” Continued on page 32 June 2020
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Pride In Print Awards 2020 Major Award Winners Supreme Award Winner Bee NZ Premium Packaging Manuka Honey - Logick Print & Graphics
CATEGORY WINNERS Title of Entry
Category
Sub-Category
Entrant
The Greenhouse
NEWSPAPERS
1. a) Newspapers
Horton Media
Our Portfolio MindFood
PUBLICATIONS
1. b) 2. Magazines - under 64pgs (bound)
Blue Star Constellation
BUSINESS PRINT
2. a) Corporate Stationery
Southern Colour Print
PROMOTIONAL PRINT
3. b) Promotional & Giveaway Items
Kiwi Labels
LABELS
4. a) Wine
Multi-Color New Zealand
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
5. a) Food & Beverage
Sealed Air Hamilton
PAPER & BOARD PACKAGING
6. b) Luxury Products
Logick Print & Graphics
Kombucha Bottle
STRUCTURAL DESIGN
7. d) Personal Care & Household
APC Innovate
Hamilton Beer & Wine Co. Van Wrap
SIGN & DISPLAY PRINT
8. h) Vehicle Graphics
Admark Visual Imaging
'I'll Stand By You'
SPECIALTY PRODUCTS
9. a) Limited Edition & Fine Art Prints
Caxton Design Excellence
PRINT FINISHING
10. a) Embellishments
Soar Print
INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT & CREATIVITY
11. c) Environmental Print Products
Kiwi Labels
PRINT INDUSTRY PROMOTION
12. a) Self-Promotion
Rapid Labels
RIGID PACKAGING
13. a) Food & Beverage
APC Innovate
50th Anniversary Guernsey Philatelic Crusaders Collector Cards Trinity Hill L'ERITAGE Gimblett Gravels NZ Greenshell Mussels Bee NZ Premium Packaging Manuka Honey
Laminex Timber Veneer Brochure Rinse and Recycle 13 Spirits Jagermeister Mini Freezer Display
PROCESS WINNERS Title of Entry
Process
Category
Sub-Category
Entrant
The Greenhouse
COLDSET
PUBLICATIONS
1. a) Newspapers
Horton Media
Our Portfolio MindFood
DIGITAL
PUBLICATIONS
1. b) 2. Magazines - under 64pgs (bound)
Blue Star Constellation
NZ Greenshell Mussels
FLEXO
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
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DIGITAL INKJET
HP’s PageWide T250HD with Brilliant Ink available late 2020
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P has unveiled its new PageWide T250HD inkjet web press which can print up to 152 metres per minute on coated and uncoated media using HP’s Brilliant Inks with the inbuilt HP ink optimiser removing the need for priming or bonding. HP would have shown the new press at drupa 2020 but, with the megashow postponed until April 2021, HP instead presented the new PageWide features in a global virtual presentation. HP says the key benefit of the press is its upgradeability and versatility to print high quality, personalised prints on uncoated and coated offset media including gloss on gloss stock and matte on matte stock. It also features HP’s high definition nozzle architecture, which allows the press to generate super clear and realistic prints with smooth tones and subtle gradations. Yale Goldis, HP’s global head of product marketing management, calls the press’s new HP ink optimiser a ‘secret sauce’. He says, “This optimiser removes the need for a companion press for priming as it prevents strike through to the back side of the paper by keeping the pigments where they need to be. “What the optimiser does is it allows the print to look uniform across the coated paper and it also allows the print to look very colourful with a high optical density on the uncoated paper. “It keeps the pigments more on one side of the paper and it has low strike through on the back side of that paper. Now this is an easy solution, it is part of the press, it is all digital. It only uses it where it is needed on the page so with this ‘secret sauce’ you can bid on more work and you can print more jobs for your business.” Goldis says it is possible to achieve high quality imagery on all kinds of stocks including gloss, silk, matte, dull and uncoated for a wide variety newzealandprinter.co.nz
Red and blue colour gamut: HP says the Brilliant Inks in the HP PageWide T250HD deliver new levels of vibrancy
HP says this newspress uses new inks to print an expanded colour gamut with deeper blues and reds on coated and uncoated media with an inbuilt ink optimiser removing the need for priming
of applications including advertising, direct mail, publishing or transactional print. HP says operators can print high volume work or high value work on the press with a setting to suit each type of work.
HP Brilliant Ink The company says the ink optimiser allows the HP Brilliant Inks to really sing. Goldis says HP’s team of chemists scoured the world for the right pigments to add value to these inks and bring deeper blues and reds. He says, “This press has a wide gamut. It prints more reds and more blues and the way it does that is that our ink chemists looked all over the Earth to find the right ink pigments and they put more of those pigments into this ink.” “And they also designed, specific molecules to go with those pigments so they could print smoothly on the coated surfaces and they could be vibrant and colourful on the uncoated papers.” He says, the Brilliant Inks generated through this in depth research process have delivered a stronger gamut and more reds and blues than ever before. He adds, “In the end what we get is an ink or a printing solution as a gamut that is 30 to 50 per cent wider than the Gracol and Fogra standards.” “So if you think about this you could print strawberries or blueberries that are good enough to eat right off the page.” HP says the press’s process of colour management is also helped along with HP
Colour Vision and an in-built spectrophotometer that ensures colour quality and consistency. The press also comes with print heads specifically designed to make the most of the performance of these inks. Goldis says, “Colour Vision frees up staff members for other higher value activities. “The HP Brilliant Ink is a high-performance ink. That means it can print on this wide variety of coated stock without a problem. It prints on gloss, silk, matte, dull and uncoated papers all with the one press and it allows you to print on a wide variety of applications, advertising, direct mail, publishing, transaction or if you have other kinds of print that you are producing this press can fit your business. “You can print your high volume on this press and you can print your high value work on this press as well.”
Economic sense Goldis says HP constantly examines how to make its presses more economical. He says, “We think everyday about the economics of our solutions and how you can make money with these machines. He says PageWide’s first economic benefit comes from its ability to print on coated and uncoated paper, removing the need for a companion press. The second benefit, cost per page, he claims is the same or better than the cost with solutions already in the market. The third benefit is upgradeability. He says, “If you have a T200 series machine you can upgrade that device to get this level of capability. It is also industrial strength and will prove to be a long lasting piece of kit in any print factory, with the added value of being upgradeable when new technology is developed as has been the case with the earlier iterations of the PageWide press. HP will make the PageWide T250HD with Brilliant Inks available in late 2020 or early 2021. June 2020
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Don’t tolerate bad behaviour
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am a great admirer of B.F. Skinner, the behavioural psychologist. He is perhaps most famous for his principle of reinforcement, which states that any behaviour which is rewarded will tend to be repeated. That principle represents the absolute foundation of motivational psychology. It turns out, though, that there is an ugly flip side to the principle of reinforcement, which goes something like this: Any behaviour which is tolerated will also tend to be repeated. From what I see, far too many printers tolerate far too much bad behaviour, from employees, customers and even suppliers. I think one of the secrets to success, and happiness, in business today is to act whenever you are not seeing the behaviour you want. The worst-case scenario tends to happen when someone lets something slide just too far.
Training vs discipline In my high school, which was both long ago and far away, we had a principal and two vice-principals. The principal was the general manager, with overall responsibility for both the business side of the operation and the academic and extra-curricular side. One of the vice-principals was the director of academics, the other was the director of discipline. Those were not their official titles, but they pretty well describe their responsibilities. The director of academics was a small woman in her 50’s, about as non-confrontational a person as you would ever hope to find. Her job was to educate us and teach us good behaviour, i.e. how to become good citizens. The director of discipline was a large man in his 40’s who could – and would – get in your face. His job was to enforce good behaviour. They made a pretty good team, I think, largely because they both understood that it had to be a team effort. Since I seem to be in a scientific and academic mood today, let me quote the equation that defines Fellman’s first law of good behaviour in the printing industry: GB = T > (D), or Good Behaviour comes from Training reinforced by Discipline whenever necessary. Take a good look at that equation. The most important thing to understand is that training must come before discipline. Here is an age-old question: Does Johnny foul up at his job because (a) he is a jerk, (b) because he does not know how to do his job in the first place, or (c) because he does not know how you want him to do the job? 34
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Training and education are really the same thing: Fellman says encouraging good behaviour requires a team effort The answer to the question is that Johnny can only be a jerk if he does know the job, both how to operate whatever machines he may be operating, and specifically how you want things done in your printshop, and then he still does not do it. If that is the case, Johnny needs discipline. If it is not the case, what Johnny needs is training.
Better behaviour How about customers who exhibit bad behaviour? For some reason, we only use the word training when it applies to employees. When we talk about changing customer behaviour, we tend to use the word education. That is perfectly okay, as long as you realise that we are talking about the same thing. Training or education, the first step toward success at changing bad behaviour is to define better behaviour. Here is how you go about doing that. Start with a clean sheet of
paper and draw a vertical line right down the middle. Pick an employee to start with, and on the left side of the line, write down the things you like about this person and the way he or she does the job. On the right side, write down the things you do not like. Once you know what you like and what you do not like, the next step is to define what you want. Flip the paper over, and start making a list of your behaviour objectives for this person. What does she or he need to learn or do to become a more valuable contributor to your business? Remember, the learn part must come first. If your bad behavers do not already know how to behave properly, you have to teach it before you can rightfully and reasonably expect it. Remember, too, that Rome was not built in a day. But even if it takes both time and effort, I think solving some of your behaviour problems would lead to a happier and healthier printing company? Do you agree? Dave Fellman is the president of David Fellman & Associates, Raleigh, NC, USA, a sales and marketing consulting firm serving numerous segments of the graphic arts industry. Contact Dave at dmf@davefellman.com. Visit his website at www.davefellman.com newzealandprinter.co.nz
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Blue Star strikes Toitū gold
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ioneering the introduction of vegetable-based inks; diverting over 3,500 toner bottles from landfill; and retraining staff have helped Blue Star, New Zealand’s largest multi-site print and marketing company, to achieve Toitū enviromark gold certification. Toitū enviromark gold certified organisations are audited by Toitū Envirocare, a subsidiary of Crown Research Institute Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. The certification confirms that they have developed a comprehensive plan to help them achieve their environmental goals. Jill Cowling, chief executive officer at Blue Star, says the company’s progressive journey commenced in 2001 and the Toitū enviromark gold certification recognises of the importance and focus placed on sustainability by both the business and Blue Star’s valued customers. She says, “For Blue Star, achieving this is about accountability. We have taken a logical and systematic approach to our environmental management systems and are proud to say all our sites across the country are now Toitū enviromark gold certified. “Blue Star’s environmental management form a vital part of our market-leading production facilities and have done for a long time.”
All Blue Star New Zealand sites have achieved Toitū enviromark gold certification
Blue Star’s investment in new efficient technology reduces paper wastage and power consumption
Jill Cowling, chief executive at Blue Star
Cowling adds that Blue Star, an industry leader, was the first New Zealand print business to receive Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) multi-site certification in 2007, allowing customers to use the FSC logo on printed material. She says, “We continue to invest in New Zealand manufacturing with the introduction of new efficient technology to replace 40 per cent of our fleet of traditional offset printers in 2018. We now have fewer machines, less paper wastage and lower power consumption. “Blue Star is not doing this alone and has partnered with like-minded suppliers across the supply chain to introduce other industry firsts including only sourcing FSC or PEFC paper, chemical distillation and recycling along with biodegradable courier bags. “All our key suppliers are ISO14001 certified and we
encourage all suppliers in our supply chain to demonstrate sustainable sourcing practices. “We recycle toner bottles. Over 3,500 bottles have been diverted from landfills. One of our main suppliers, Ricoh New Zealand, is ISO14001 and Toitū carbonzero certified. “As part of the wider Blue Star sustainability strategy, people and community are a key focus. With over 600 employees, diversity and their contributions towards building a sustainable and successful future are critical. “We have a number of national and local programmes to improve staff diversity, develop skills and qualifications and source talented graduates and apprentices. “A measure of this success in upskilling and retention is the longevity of our people; half have been with us for more than seven years and one in four has worked for us for more than 15 years.”
Achieving environmental criteria Toitū Envirocare has over 400 clients across 17 countries and has issued over 2500 certificates. It has verified some 192.3 million tonnes CO2e footprints and seen more than 815,000 tonnes CO2e offset by its clients. Toitū enviromark gold certification criteria has the following key elements and achievements for Toitū enviromark gold certification, recognised in all Blue Star sites: Have identified and established objectives, targets, and KPIs 36
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CMYK goes big with the HP Latex 1500 printer Epson offers bonus inksets l Innovation for survival l Virtual show open now
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Aarque puts HP into CMYK
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n December, Waikato based CMYK installed an HP Latex 1500 3.2m wide format printer. Riki Witehira, director CMYK, says the new printer replaces an older model. He says, “We had an HP 850 and, despite the fact that we began looking to upgrade two years before we bought the HP Latex 1500, the old HP 850 just kept going and going. “The installation went well and everything we had hoped about the 1500 was true. It is perfect for our set up. We have doubled our speed and the quality is great, especially for viewing up close, point of sale, and photographic. “We also run some small water based inkjet machines but the HP Latex 1500 pumps the work out at twice the speed and half the cost. Point of sale that used to take an eight-hour shift now takes two to three hours. “We have produced a few billboards on it but we have not yet had a chance to play around with it to really push it to its potential. “It also opens the door for us to do more wall graphics. For example, it can do self-adhesive vinyls. “During the lockdown we had no work for the new printer, but we also have an HP Flatbed and that ran flat out. Now we are pumping out billboards and posters. The new machine will print vehicle wraps, which we would normally run on the smaller machines, but it is quicker. “It is definitely a workhorse. We run it 14-16 hours a day across two shifts, five days per 38
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Popular digital print shop increases its output with the latest HP Latex solution
Speed and quality: Riki Witehira, director at CMYK, with the HP Latex 1500 wide format printer week. So definitely, the speed is a major benefit. The old machine had to run overnight.”
Greener footprint Like other print and signage companies. CMYK wants to reduce its environmental impact and the HP Latex printers offer numerous benefits there. Witehira says, “One of the reasons we purchased a Latex machine is that it is more environmentally sustainable. We looked at solvent but want to keep our environmental footprint as small as possible. We are working with more sustainable substrates. We are also going to try printing on fabric. Our intention is to replace all our PVC with fabrics as we progress with the HP Latex 1500. “Over in Europe they don’t allow PVC and it is an old clunky material. Fabrics are far superior for indoor exhibition. They have several benefits, for example, they will fit over pop up stands better.” CMYK has built a strong reputation as a digital print shop, employing around 12 staff members, running two shifts each day. Its wide format continues to impress. He says, “Large format is on the way up. We have been growing it for a while.” The company increasingly provides its services to other printing and signage companies that don’t have its level of
technology, print quality and turnaround capabilities. He says, “We enjoy doing trade printing, especially for smaller sign shops. The New Zealand print and signage community is tightly knit; there is always someone you know.” Aarque has partnered with CMYK for 14 years. He says, “Aarque has been rock solid. A lot of other suppliers have moved around a bit but Aarque has always been there and does a great job. “We have a local service agent, which is a big advantage, and we have great relationship there. We have known our local Aarque rep Steve for more than six years. “Meeting turnarounds is big. We do well with that, but turnaround times get shorter and shorter, tighter and tighter. Expectations become harder to meet. Jobs that we once allowed a week for, people now need that work immediately. “That is where the kit comes in. Digital means we can smash stuff out and get it out there as quickly as possible. What do they want? It must look beautiful; it has to be fast; and it has to be cost-effective. We can’t please everybody, but we do what we have to do. “We don’t come up against too many competitors who would undercut us. Our customers rely on us to offer a good price and meet the deadline. “Of course, they love us when we meet the deadlines.” newzealandprinter.co.nz
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TEXTILES
Fuji Xerox points Epson to NorthStar
Sunny Bhutoji, owner of NorthStar Design and Print with the Epson SureColor SC T5460M wide format printer
New Epson SureColor printer offers high quality at busy North Shore print shop
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ast October, NorthStar Design and Print installed an Epson SureColor SC-T5460M wide format printer, supplied through Fuji Xerox New Zealand. Sunny Bhutoji, owner at NorthStar Design & Print, says the new printer fits well into his business. He says, “We are a small business and we print 40
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offset, digital and wide format. We bought the Epson to replace an old technology, and Epson was perfect to combine a colour scanner and printer into one unit saving space. “We deal with some renowned construction companies and architects who demand high quality prints be it colour scanning or colour plans. I am glad we can meet their requirements now. “The Epson is really good value for money, not just the price, but overall cost of ownership is an important consideration when you are investing in new equipment. Expanding depends on several factors, including the cost of running the machines. The competition is intense out there in the market, so we needed to consider all aspects of owning a machine. “It has a small footprint, so we had no trouble fitting it into the shop. Inside the machine, the designers have simplified the technology so that anyone can operate this printer. It has its own software and you can also print directly off a USB. “The ink cartridges are easy to change. It is a very user friendly printer. “It prints on a wide range of media and a good size; we can print up to 300 GSM AO posters. “The Epson also has an excellent colour gamut. Colour consistency is a really important aspect of what we do. We use it mainly for plan printing. While we had a downwards trend in some areas of printing, we still see a good demand for plan prints. Sunny believes when you are backed by quality equipment, work automatically comes in. Being a designer himself, he has a keen eye to check a file thoroughly before pushing print. “Our clientele comprises of some big and small customers and we make sure we take good care of them; quality and service just like the new Epson. “This is our only machine from Fuji Xerox New Zealand and the team there is excellent to deal with, particularly Reuben Turner, who we get on really well with. It is a good relationship. Bhutoji started NorthStar when the company he was last working had closed down
without much notice. He says, “I am a designer by trade, have been working for a printing company, so to set a print shop proved more logical. I really enjoy it when clients come in with their ideas, or need ideas that I can help with designing professionally that can be translated to print without any problems. “I like to keep as much work as possible in house. That makes it easier to control the product and to take care of the details. Colour quality and print quality are important to me. We get some agency work as well, and my ability to bridge the gap between print and design works well for other designers with their desired results. It is important that our clients spend their money in the right place and in the right way. Communication is important and technology plays an important part for us. “I find the biggest challenge in running a smaller print shop is that there are so many people using cheap equipment and working from home. They have less overheads and we have to find a way to compete successfully. “One of our strategies is to offer quality. Having the new Epson means we can do just that.” Fuji Xerox lists the advantages of the Epson SureColor SC T5460M printer: • Clean design – compact and fits most environments. • UltraChrome XD2 pigment inks – prints are smudge and water resistant, whereas standard dye inks may run. • Integral scanner • It delivers deep blacks and crisp, dense lines – ideal for technical graphics. • Supports wireless printing – which enables users to print directly from smartphones or tablet devices. • Seamless paper changes – you can change seamlessly between LFP roll and sheetfed as this printer supports A4 up to A0 cutsheets as well as rolls. • Peace of mind – the nozzle verification technology helps prevent misprints. • Accuracy and precision – so you can print technical, architectural and engineering drawings in detail. newzealandprinter.co.nz
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WIDE FORMAT NEWS
Virtual trade show attracts huge numbers The industry’s first online expo, the Print, Sign, Display & Graphics Virtual Trade Show, attracted more than 1600 visitors on its first day of going live. Some exhibitors have already received orders. Peter Harper, chief executive at trade show organiser of Visual Connections, says, “As well as video product demonstrations, exhibitors have provided expert commentary, downloadable information, product presentations and photo galleries, contacts and connections, and special show offers. Open 24 hours a day through to the end of September, the show gives
Do business: Visitors and exhibitors can still interact at the virtual trade show visitors and exhibitors a chance to do business. Harper says, “The webinar programme has kicked off with the first five online sessions, covering highly relevant topics including the business outlook, threats and
opportunities arising from Covid-19, how to guard your team’s wellbeing, and tips for communicating in a crisis. “We are absolutely delighted with the response to the first day of the show; it really has exceeded all our
expectations and just proves that people are as keen as ever for opportunities to track the latest trends, keep up to date with new innovations, and invest in the future of their businesses, even in these challenging times.”
Cook delays out of home exit Brendon Cook has agreed to remain at oOh!media as chief executive until the end of the year following the uncertainty caused by Covid-19. Cook announced his intention to step down in January but agreed to remain as chief executive and on the board until the company found a replacement. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the board’s thinking, which has now determined that in the interests of stability through a challenging period, Cook should remain in the role at least until the end of the year. Tony Faure, chair at oOh!media, says, “We
are grateful that Brendon has agreed to this, and he continues to be as energised and passionate about the business as he has consistently over the past 30 years. Brendon founded oOh! in 1989 and he has been an innovator and passionate industry leader for the past 30 years. “Thankfully, Brendon has also agreed to remain in a non-executive consulting role once a new chief executive appointment has been made, which means oOh! will continue to benefit from his unparalleled knowledge and insights of the industry.” Cook says, “Given the uncertainty around
Covid-19, I will remain in the role until at least the end of 2020 and until a new chief executive is appointed. I will continue to act in a non-executive consulting role to then provide ongoing strategic advice to the business. It has been my privilege to lead this great company.” “Out of Home has been impacted more proportionally than other forms of media, given the audience decline as a direct result of the movement restrictions in relation to COVID-19,” he said. “Of our original bookings in April/May that advertisers will no longer run campaigns in Q2, around 85 per cent have
been deferred to the second half of the year. “We continue to be prudent on all cost and planning related to economic conditions created by COVID-19.” However, Cook remains optimistic for Q3 and Q4. He said that while activity in Q2 remained challenging, the company has planned for increased activity as COVID-19 restrictions are eased in Q3 and Q4. “We are seeing an upward trend in audiences in line with restrictions easing and therefore we are confident we will be able to compete strongly as audiences return to Out of Home environments.”
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Avinash Patel, business development manager for professional print at Epson New Zealand, says, “Once you have registered your purchase and your details with Club Epson, we will send you a bonus ink set. Depending on the model this offer will save you anywhere from $150
to almost $4,100. We are hoping this is something that can help get businesses back up and running after the lock down. The eligible printers are the SureColor S40600; SureColor S60600; SureColor S60660L; SureColor F2160; SureColor F6200, F6360, F7200;
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Innovation leads to success in a crisis Never waste a crisis, says Melissa Coutts
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or many of us, innovation is the last thing on our minds as we all head back to business. Not knowing what waits around the corner, we still must solider on. Many businesses will not see the whole effect of the closure of our economy for some time. However, as the saying goes, never waste a crisis. To move our economy forward and recover financially from the Covid-19 pandemic, innovation can play a vital role. New and exciting ideas for your business, if possible, should not be put on hold for a rainy day or for when funds are flowing again. That day may never come. Although Covid-19 has brought about the worst financial crisis since the great depression with cash flow and sources of capital under pressure like never before, some businesses are reinventing themselves. The new term in everyone’s vocabulary is pivoting. By pivoting, business operations are surviving and thriving. How are they managing to do this? At the heart of their adaptation and success is innovation. There are several issues to consider on why innovation is even more important than ever and how you can still innovate when cash flow is under pressure.
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advantage to your business and the market, building together to get better. Companies that take on new challenges and pivot their business visions to innovate new products for the needs we have now, will benefit over and above those that chose not to adapt. As an industry, we are lucky as currently there is huge demand in innovation within the manufacturing sector especially with 3D Printing, plastics and materials. If you haven’t already, this is your chance to pivot your experience, knowledge, your services, and products. Do this so your business comes out successfully on the other side.
Customer Focus Without customers there is no business, so now is the best time to communicate to your customers to show them how valuable you are to them. During this uncertain time, we see two foundations of customers’ loyalty put to the test: trust and confidence. Businesses that are empathetic, listen and put customers concerns first will set a great example of leadership. Following through on a clear purpose and being true to your core values will not only strengthen your customer relationship but will install the confidence in them that they
Adapting to a new market environment Allowing your business to find other ways to rectify new challenges is very much an important process of smart thinking, hustling, and switching into survival mode. Thinking differently about how you do business in the future will not only enable a business transformation but will also increase recognition within the market. Opportunities such as collaboration, bringing other forces together that have a combined vision, offers a huge 44
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can trust you. Every customer connection, whether old or new, presents you with an opportunity to connect and show them what your business is about.
Barriers to innovation The top two barriers that fall at the top of the list for innovation are time and money. Recently, we had lots of time on our hands, but pretty much no money. We have not flipped our quote to ‘time value of money’ until now. How do we overcome these obstacles? Doing nothing in a crisis is not a winning strategy. Investing in thinking differently and adapting are what relationships are built on. Innovation generally creates free PR, which then generates income, and then more customers. Your audience or customers will want to see your innovation and how you will adapt to change, to fit into the current environment. Once you have your concept, you must reach out to your industry and gather feedback from experts that share your vision and that hold that knowledge you need to move forward. Do not stress about getting your ideas stolen from others. This is what will determine the success or failure of a concept. If you are close to completion, close is good enough; back yourself and move forward with the process. To get started, there is a fantastic research and development tax incentive out there to take advantage of. You just need to apply. The tax incentive provides Kiwi innovators a tax credit at a rate of 15 per cent of eligible research and development spend, up to $120m. To be eligible, you must spend at least $50,000 per annum on eligible research and development. If you spend under $50,000 per annum, you may still be eligible if you use an approved research provider to do research and development on your behalf. Overall, understanding the environment and industry you are a part of will go a long way in the recovery of this economy. You have passion; you know your customers; and you can adapt and pivot when needed. newzealandprinter.co.nz
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Mike Whyte, managing director at The Print Guys
Pride In Print’s rewards don’t only go to the competition winners; the new judges have also found the awards programme a worthwhile experience. They share their thoughts with us.
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his year saw the introduction of six new judges to the Pride In Print awards programme. All the new judges say they found the process of judging and the experience they gained quite rewarding. Pride In Print invites judges from across the industry. The new judges joined more than 40 others to pour over entries. Mike Whyte, managing director at The Print Guys found the process fascinating and says it was great to see so much new work coming through the awards programme. He says, “I like the fact that accolades were given by consensus of a panel of people who had a variety of different skills. While most entries were good, some were sensational and really stood out. “I had no idea what to expect. I was amazed at how many entries there were, and it was fun to bounce views off other judges. Everyone has a
different perspective. “It certainly was a good experience when you look at what Pride In Print does for the industry and I’m looking forward to getting more involved next year.” Tony Reid, print manager at Ovato New Zealand, says that while he has attended many Pride In Print events, he had not realised what was involved in the judging. He says, “I like the robust discussion around each entry. It has been refreshing to be around so many people who have got very high standards. Pride In Print keeps the printing standards up in New Zealand and we need also need to keep them up to international standard. “I was really impressed with some of the work completed on older machinery. You can tell when people have a passion for the job when they demonstrate how they got around a difficulty.” He had noticed, however, that some entries which did not achieve the same high standard newzealandprinter.co.nz
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Jason Carroll, operations manager at Hally Labels and he advises entrants to really pay attention to the details in their entry pieces. He adds, “If scratches, marks, nicks or folds that are out show up on work, straight away you can’t judge them with an award in mind.” Anushka Harrison, senior graphic designer at Culture & Theory, says the collective expertise in the judging room was immense with judges obviously taking pride in picking the best jobs to win awards. She says, “I was impressed that no one was rushing through the judging and everyone took their time to look at each job in detail. Even deciding between gold and highly commended, judges showed such rigour. “It was great to see different printers and suppliers pushing the boundaries in the print industry self-promotion category and finding such a good level of design all round. One of the big pluses is the raised awareness of print detail on soft packaging. You can see newzealandprinter.co.nz
Peter Reghenzani, business manager at DIC New Zealand this when you are supermarket shopping.” Jason Carroll, operations manager at Hally Labels in Auckland, had always wondered how the Pride In Print Awards awarded gold medals. He says, “I found it remarkable how seven or eight judges will scrutinise an entry using an eye glass.” This close scrutiny makes it imperative that companies entering the awards make sure their labels have no marks or spots. He says, “I saw some really good labels. In the last five to 10 years there have been more embellishment at the higher end with more complicated labels being produced.” As a first time judge, Peter Reghenzani, business manager at DIC New Zealand, says the collective judges’ knowledge really stood out. He says, “Everyone brought a wealth of experience and knowledge with them. I was also impressed with the quality of entries and how close they were. “With some, it was
Jonathan Flett, sales and marketing director at Pak World difficult to distinguish between them. “Another thing that surprised me was how big Pride In Print is, much larger than I expected.” Jonathan Flett, sales and marketing director at Pak World, says, “The event was well organised, well patronised, and a credit to the whole industry that they banded together to present the quality and diversity of the print jobs present. “If we don’t band together, customers go offshore and get cheaper options but Pride In Print’s focus on quality is a tick in the box to have them staying here. And that is especially so when you can say to customers, ‘We have got 25 gold medals’. This is particularly relevant in labels and packaging and because it can mean, in the end, that everything is then printed in New Zealand. “I would like to encourage as many businesses as possible to enter for their own good, and for the good of the entire printing industry.” June 2020
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Rebuild Together ― the series that is uniting our recovery The Real Media Collective launched the Rebuild Together webinar programme as a way for the industry to come together and recover. The Collective’s chief executive Kellie Northwood writes about the series and the journey
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announcing very early in the piece that all Covid-19, industrial relations and other collateral would be provided to all members and the broader industry. A leadership stand that the industry has welcomed with high attendance and growth in new members during the Covid-19 pandemic. Rebuild Together seemed like a reaction to Covid-19, but in reality, we had been working on an educational piece for industry for some time. These sessions were to be presented as a series of events. However, when Covid-19 hit we quickly realised bringing the industry together for networking and educational events was not going to be possible. However, our supporters and the team knew that now more than ever we needed to have this information for members and the industry. With that in mind, there was no way it was just going to be put on the backburner. It was time to shake up the scrabble
pieces and think about how we could still share the knowledge with the industry whilst in lockdown; webinars and class notes concepts were developed. The webinars provide the opportunity to share the knowledge via a live recording, however there is also the opportunity for those who couldn’t attend to download the recording for future reference. To support the webinars, a commitment to develop a ‘Class Notes’ document to provide the opportunity for every webinar speaker to summarise their presentation as well as a way to record the question and answer sessions at the conclusion of the live recording was made. As I write this, Rebuild Together is in its third week and the engagement has been staggering. At this point, we have received 2,192 registrations, attendees, webinar recording views and ‘Class Notes’ downloads. LinkedIn has achieved wide newzealandprinter.co.nz
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CHARLES WATSON
DEBORAH CORN
STEVEN GAMBLE
PEOPLE & POLICY – Industrial and Workplace Relations + Government Stimulus
REINVENTION IN RECOVERY – Creating a new reality for your business post-corona
MENTAL WELLNESS – The signs of mental health, knowing them and starting the conversation
socialisation of the topics with 5,646 views across all Rebuild Together posts and an extended 208 visits to the Rebuild Together page on the website from LinkedIn. The speakers are to be commended. Their content has been on point, relevant and succinct. It has been easy to listen to, understand and put to good use. If you missed the previous three, here is an insight into who has said what to date. Charles Watson, our very own general manager, Industrial Relations, Policy and Governance, kicked off the series with an overview on Australia’s JobKeeper for those who were still working through the details of eligibility and registration. His presentation followed a submission the Collective made to the Fair Work Commission in Australia on behalf of the print industry, the only association to do so with specific focus on print industry matters. This submission resulted in the FWC referencing the RMC independently in their ruling and marked a powerful positioning for the commercial print sector. Charles explored what this ruling meant to industry and how businesses could communicate the changes. Key highlights from his presentation included enterprise bargaining agreements, individual flexibility arrangements, workplace health and newzealandprinter.co.nz
safety and further general considerations for organisations to begin documenting if they haven’t already. Deborah Corn, from Print Media Centr, covered week two of the series, moving the discussion from IR to Recovery. Technical glitches saw Deborah presenting on the other side of the world blind to the slides she was presenting, however the following morning we ran a re-recording which provided greater content and engaged audience feedback flowing in. Deborah explored how we could use this pandemic time to rebuild our own businesses with the key takeout to workshop your businesses with people who are prepared to challenge the status quo. This included asking who will your future customer be? How can you help your existing customers re-open? How can you approach doing business differently? How to be more streamlined? What solutions, operational procedures and more are available with ‘outside of the box’ thinking? Steven Gamble, from Man Anchor, discussed Mental Wellness, which is a topic critical to us all. Steven created an open and at times raw conversation as he outlined the serious statistics across mental health, particularly with men, across the country. In a male dominated industry such as ours, these figures hit home. The question and answer session was sobering with honest questions and comments
At the time of writing this, we had received 2,192 registrations, attendees, webinar recording views and ‘Class Notes’ downloads. LinkedIn has achieved wide socialisation of the topics with 5,646 views across all Rebuild Together posts and an extended 208 visits to the Rebuild Together page on the website from LinkedIn.
from the listeners. Steven highlighted, how to identify in ourselves and our colleagues when we’re struggling, as well as how to approach the discussion with your peers and how to seek help. The step by step, practical approach to address mental wellness with an ‘outcome’ focus was something that all listeners could take genuine tips from. The following weeks include Media Super discussing the impact of superannuation changes and investment modeling; Fuji Xerox Australia will explore finance and cashflow management; direct mail — how to; and more. To anyone who has missed the first few weeks, go to the website and have a listen or download the Class Notes. Also register for the future webinars, we are continuing to build on these topics and opportunities to share knowledge and most critically — Rebuild Together. Kellie Northwood is the Chief Executive Officer, The Real Media Collective. An industry association representing paper, print, mail, publishing and packaging sectors across Australia and New Zealand. Northwood is also the Executive Director of the Australasian Paper Industry Association. Contact: hello@thermc.com.au / www.therealmediacollective. com.au June 2020
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