The company in Chichester, West Sussex said the deal was the most recent purchase after 18 months of investments in pre-press, press and post-press equipment. The DigiFold cost just under £23,000 and was bought for its set-up speed and folding quality. Director David Lamdin said: “The combination of creasing and folding thicker stock in one unit is a tremendous time saver for us. The creasing element is an essential step when folding heavier weight stocks, and the kit runs out 6,000 A4 sheets an hour.” He said the kit, which replaced a Morgana AutoCreaser, took one minute to set up on standard sized work, whereas “heavier-duty” folders could take up to 15 minutes. The DigiFold “wins every time” on the shorter-run work typical of digital print orders. “Standard buckle folders are not suited for these materials. We used to run the AutoCreaser and hand fold sheets – not time efficient. The DigiFold handles this work in one pass and processes most short-run folding work more effectively than larger kit,” said Lamdin. Selsey Press usesthe kit on 50gsm covers up to 400gsm card for folders, he said. The 24-staff company produces business stationery, colour brochures and magazines for clients including local firms, charities and big financial houses. Litho and digital printer Selsey Press handles design, pre-press and printing, finishing and binding, packing and mailing. It runs Xerox digital equipment alongside Komori five- and Heidelberg six-colour B2 litho kit. The business recently bought a five-colour Komori Lithrone 529, a B1 Stahlfolder and a Polar Transomat downloader for paper handling as part of the investment drive. It also runs a six-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster 74 perfector. “The new Komori press is capable of keeping up with digital in terms of getting jobs ready for print quickly. Make-ready on the latest model is down to just four-and-a-half minutes, which is tremendously competitive,” said Lamdin. Selsey Press was launched in 1963 by his grandfather the late John Tyler who also ran Waltham Abbey Press in London after World War II. Lamdin said: “I’m proud to say that my family has run Selsey Press since it was formed. Much has changed since then but the expertise gained over the years provides a solid foundation to build on the skills used in the way the company still works today.”...

As well as being co-located with Cross Media 2014, which will run from Tuesday 25 to Thursday 27 March and feature its own seminar programme, Ipex will play host to The World Print Summit, which will feature a 250-seat auditorium on the show floor. “The whole idea is that over five and half days we’ll host a superb conference, with speakers including leading figures from print, business and the creative and marketing communities. These will be iconic figures, real thought-leaders,” said Ipex 2014 event director Trevor Crawford. Ipex is targeting around 25 inspirational speakers for the Summit. Eight months out from the show, 10 have already signed up including: Polestar chief executive Barry Hibbert, St Ives chief executive Patrick Martell, Benny Landa, Rochester Institute of Technology professor emeritus Frank Romano, futurologist Richard Watson, Clive Humby, one half of the company that created the Tesco Clubcard, and Rory Sutherland executive creative director OgilvyOne London and vice-chairman Ogilvy & Mather UK. “I think print is being revitalised and is being shown to be the real heartbeat of a marketing campaign and it’s important to hear how people like Rory see print’s role. Clive will be able to talk about everything that sat behind the Clubcard, the data and print’s role in creating one of the world’s most iconic customer engagement programmes,” said Crawford. “These are the kind of people that you could pay a lot of money to hear talk, and we’re providing all this for free. I think it’s going to be inspiring,” he added. To build on the theme of inspiration, another new feature will be the Inspirational Avenue in the boulevard area between the North and South halls of Excel. Organised by former Kodak UK marketing manager Pat Holloway, it will highlight “clever applications” of print, ranging from 3D printing through to the latest developments in inkjet. “The idea is to champion print’s role across the whole marketing mix,” said Crawford. Also new for 2014 will be the Ipex Masterclass seminar programme, organised by former Infotrends senior consultant Barney Cox, which will look at wide-format, digital print, sustainability and packaging. “Barney will develop a seminar programme to look at the trends impacting the industry today, but also tomorrow,” said Crawford. Ipex will also launch the Make Ready Challenge for 2014, where teams of printers will compete against the clock to makeready a “mature” five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster SM74. Heats will be run thoughout the show, with a winner revealed before the final day. “This will be the fun part of the show and we’ve already received interest from a lot of potential entrants,” said Crawford. The final new feature, and possibly the most ambitious, will be the Future Innovations...

As well as being co-located with Cross Media 2014, which will run from Tuesday 25 to Thursday 27 March and feature its own seminar programme, Ipex will play host to The World Print Summit, which will feature a 250-seat auditorium on the show floor. “The whole idea is that over five and half days we’ll host a superb conference, with speakers including leading figures from print, business and the creative and marketing communities. These will be iconic figures, real thought-leaders,” said Ipex 2014 event director Trevor Crawford. Ipex is targeting around 25 inspirational speakers for the Summit. Eight months out from the show, 10 have already signed up including: Polestar chief executive Barry Hibbert, St Ives chief executive Patrick Martell, Benny Landa, Rochester Institute of Technology professor emeritus Frank Romano, futurologist Richard Watson, Clive Humby, one half of the company that created the Tesco Clubcard, and Rory Sutherland executive creative director OgilvyOne London and vice-chairman Ogilvy & Mather UK. “I think print is being revitalised and is being shown to be the real heartbeat of a marketing campaign and it’s important to hear how people like Rory see print’s role. Clive will be able to talk about everything that sat behind the Clubcard, the data and print’s role in creating one of the world’s most iconic customer engagement programmes,” said Crawford. “These are the kind of people that you could pay a lot of money to hear talk, and we’re providing all this for free. I think it’s going to be inspiring,” he added. To build on the theme of inspiration, another new feature will be the Inspirational Avenue in the boulevard area between the North and South halls of Excel. Organised by former Kodak UK marketing manager Pat Holloway, it will highlight “clever applications” of print, ranging from 3D printing through to the latest developments in inkjet. “The idea is to champion print’s role across the whole marketing mix,” said Crawford. Also new for 2014 will be the Ipex Masterclass seminar programme, organised by former Infotrends senior consultant Barney Cox, which will look at wide-format, digital print, sustainability and packaging. “Barney will develop a seminar programme to look at the trends impacting the industry today, but also tomorrow,” said Crawford. Ipex will also launch the Make Ready Challenge for 2014, where teams of printers will compete against the clock to makeready a “mature” five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster SM74. Heats will be run thoughout the show, with a winner revealed before the final day. “This will be the fun part of the show and we’ve already received interest from a lot of potential entrants,” said Crawford. The final new feature, and possibly the most ambitious, will be the Future Innovations...

Mailers, e-mails and a new Facebook group will focus on the villagers of Dafra in the small west African country of Burkina Faso. The project is being run with development organisation SOS Children’s Villages, France. The mailers and paper hangers feature designs that direct people to facebook.com/cycluspaper, with the tagline: ‘Attitude alone is nothing. Sharing it is everything’. Visitors to the Facebook page who say how attitudes can support the environment will prompt a donation from ArjoWiggins Graphic, which will go towards providing clean water. The company did not disclose how much it would donate to the initiative. Almost 51,000 mailers are being printed in France, which is where ArjoWiggings is headquartered, and mailed out by Arjo’s sister merchanting arm Antalis, which is supporting the campaign. Recipients include corporate customers and creative printers. D&A Design & Print in Derbyshire produced 3,150 hangers. Cyclus uncoated and coated paper is made from 100% recycled fibres and, according to the company, its production has a lower impact than virgin fibre paper – 37% less energy and 53% less water, said the company. Arjowiggins Graphic operational marketing manager Angela De Vorchik said: “Attitudes can really make a difference in the world – 783m people are still without access to drinking water. “But by sharing your attitude we can begin to make a difference. Uploading ‘attitudes’ will trigger our donation to SOS Children’s Villages, France. “There is not a specific objective with sales of the paper but we want to raise awareness and remind people that using these kind of papers saves water and energy and has other environmental benefits.” Cyclus distributor Antalis is supporting the campaign and at the end of every month, from July to October, SOS Children’s Villages will choose the five most creative attitudes on Facebook, Winning entries will be awarded 500kg of Cyclus 100% recycled paper for their next pro bono charity project or to donate to their chosen charity. Antalis marketing communications manager Marian Thomasson said: “The campaign aims to showcase the need for people to use paper that demonstrates the right attitude to the...

Mailers, e-mails and a new Facebook group will focus on the villagers of Dafra in the small west African country of Burkina Faso. The project is being run with development organisation SOS Children’s Villages, France. The mailers and paper hangers feature designs that direct people to facebook.com/cycluspaper, with the tagline: ‘Attitude alone is nothing. Sharing it is everything’. Visitors to the Facebook page who say how attitudes can support the environment will prompt a donation from ArjoWiggins Graphic, which will go towards providing clean water. The company did not disclose how much it would donate to the initiative. Almost 51,000 mailers are being printed in France, which is where ArjoWiggings is headquartered, and mailed out by Arjo’s sister merchanting arm Antalis, which is supporting the campaign. Recipients include corporate customers and creative printers. D&A Design & Print in Derbyshire produced 3,150 hangers. Cyclus uncoated and coated paper is made from 100% recycled fibres and, according to the company, its production has a lower impact than virgin fibre paper – 37% less energy and 53% less water, said the company. Arjowiggins Graphic operational marketing manager Angela De Vorchik said: “Attitudes can really make a difference in the world – 783m people are still without access to drinking water. “But by sharing your attitude we can begin to make a difference. Uploading ‘attitudes’ will trigger our donation to SOS Children’s Villages, France. “There is not a specific objective with sales of the paper but we want to raise awareness and remind people that using these kind of papers saves water and energy and has other environmental benefits.” Cyclus distributor Antalis is supporting the campaign and at the end of every month, from July to October, SOS Children’s Villages will choose the five most creative attitudes on Facebook, Winning entries will be awarded 500kg of Cyclus 100% recycled paper for their next pro bono charity project or to donate to their chosen charity. Antalis marketing communications manager Marian Thomasson said: “The campaign aims to showcase the need for people to use paper that demonstrates the right attitude to the...