The mono and colour digital printing company in Plymouth said the press printed at up to 80ppm and could easily handle monthly volumes of 500,000 prints. It was one of three new purchases, totaling £125,000, made this year and runs alongside two Konica Minolta 1250 mono production machines producing 125 A4 ppm or 70 A3 ppm. Pepper Communications also considered kit from Canon and Ricoh but was sold on the bizhub’s reliability, quality and “solid stability”, according to production director Jake Whitford. The new machines replaced a Konica Minolta 6500 and two 1050 machines at the 35-staff, £4.5m-turnover business. The printer also runs two Heidelberg Speedmasters: an XL 105 and an SM 52. “Our new digital suite produces unbelievable, high-quality digital printing on stock up to a premium heavyweight grade of 350gsm. Back-up and service are really good,” said Whitford. “Quality is paramount and most of our customers would find it hard to tell the difference between the work produced on our new digital colour engine and that from the litho presses. “Pretty fancy gizmos, such as an inline spectrophotometer, suction feed and updated registration system using Fogra, mean print jobs are guaranteed to look great,” he added. Personalisation, customisation and integration capabilities are handled by Darwin software, which also enables his team to link directly to external databases for mailing campaigns. Whitford said return on investment was good thanks to kit that was solidly built and produced consistent high quality....

The mono and colour digital printing company in Plymouth said the press printed at up to 80ppm and could easily handle monthly volumes of 500,000 prints. It was one of three new purchases, totaling £125,000, made this year and runs alongside two Konica Minolta 1250 mono production machines producing 125 A4 ppm or 70 A3 ppm. Pepper Communications also considered kit from Canon and Ricoh but was sold on the bizhub’s reliability, quality and “solid stability”, according to production director Jake Whitford. The new machines replaced a Konica Minolta 6500 and two 1050 machines at the 35-staff, £4.5m-turnover business. The printer also runs two Heidelberg Speedmasters: an XL 105 and an SM 52. “Our new digital suite produces unbelievable, high-quality digital printing on stock up to a premium heavyweight grade of 350gsm. Back-up and service are really good,” said Whitford. “Quality is paramount and most of our customers would find it hard to tell the difference between the work produced on our new digital colour engine and that from the litho presses. “Pretty fancy gizmos, such as an inline spectrophotometer, suction feed and updated registration system using Fogra, mean print jobs are guaranteed to look great,” he added. Personalisation, customisation and integration capabilities are handled by Darwin software, which also enables his team to link directly to external databases for mailing campaigns. Whitford said return on investment was good thanks to kit that was solidly built and produced consistent high quality....

The mono and colour digital printing company in Plymouth said the press printed at up to 80ppm and could easily handle monthly volumes of 500,000 prints. It was one of three new purchases, totaling £125,000, made this year and runs alongside two Konica Minolta 1250 mono production machines producing 125 A4 ppm or 70 A3 ppm. Pepper Communications also considered kit from Canon and Ricoh but was sold on the bizhub’s reliability, quality and “solid stability”, according to production director Jake Whitford. The new machines replaced a Konica Minolta 6500 and two 1050 machines at the 35-staff, £4.5m-turnover business. The printer also runs two Heidelberg Speedmasters: an XL 105 and an SM 52. “Our new digital suite produces unbelievable, high-quality digital printing on stock up to a premium heavyweight grade of 350gsm. Back-up and service are really good,” said Whitford. “Quality is paramount and most of our customers would find it hard to tell the difference between the work produced on our new digital colour engine and that from the litho presses. “Pretty fancy gizmos, such as an inline spectrophotometer, suction feed and updated registration system using Fogra, mean print jobs are guaranteed to look great,” he added. Personalisation, customisation and integration capabilities are handled by Darwin software, which also enables his team to link directly to external databases for mailing campaigns. Whitford said return on investment was good thanks to kit that was solidly built and produced consistent high quality....

Craig Waller is set to leave Informa Group on 6 September to take up his new role working on DWTC’s consumer boat and motor shows from 17 September. “I will miss the industry immensely. This has been a very hard decision to make but this is an incredible opportunity for both myself and my family that I would have been crazy to turn down,” Craig Waller told PrintWeek. “I originally asked if I could leave after Ipex 2014 as I would really like to see it, but DWTC couldn’t give me that degree of flexibility, which I totally understand,” he added. “I’ve completed the strategy for the show, it’s now just about the execution, which is where other people take over.” Craig Waller, who is also event director for Cross Media, said that having worked in trade shows for 15 years, he was looking forward to the new experience of working on the consumer side. He added that moving abroad was “part of my DNA” having lived in Singapore when he was younger. “So although the role will be something new, moving abroad really is just a natural thing for me to do,” he added. Following Craig Waller’s departure, Informa marketing manager Angelina Stojsavljevic will step up to head marketing for Ipex, which is set to take place in London in March 2014. Meanwhile commercial activity for Cross Media will be headed by Tim Edwards with Andy Thornhill as marketing manager for the event. “I’m really proud of the legacy I’ve been able to produce in terms of the number of print shows I have worked on and helped develop. I’ve had an amazing experience,” said Craig Waller....

Craig Waller is set to leave Informa Group on 6 September to take up his new role working on DWTC’s consumer boat and motor shows from 17 September. “I will miss the industry immensely. This has been a very hard decision to make but this is an incredible opportunity for both myself and my family that I would have been crazy to turn down,” Craig Waller told PrintWeek. “I originally asked if I could leave after Ipex 2014 as I would really like to see it, but DWTC couldn’t give me that degree of flexibility, which I totally understand,” he added. “I’ve completed the strategy for the show, it’s now just about the execution, which is where other people take over.” Craig Waller, who is also event director for Cross Media, said that having worked in trade shows for 15 years, he was looking forward to the new experience of working on the consumer side. He added that moving abroad was “part of my DNA” having lived in Singapore when he was younger. “So although the role will be something new, moving abroad really is just a natural thing for me to do,” he added. Following Craig Waller’s departure, Informa marketing manager Angelina Stojsavljevic will step up to head marketing for Ipex, which is set to take place in London in March 2014. Meanwhile commercial activity for Cross Media will be headed by Tim Edwards with Andy Thornhill as marketing manager for the event. “I’m really proud of the legacy I’ve been able to produce in terms of the number of print shows I have worked on and helped develop. I’ve had an amazing experience,” said Craig Waller....