Kodak opens new European HQ
The new building will be home to Kodak’s relocated European HQ and inkjet demo centre, previously located in Gland, Switzerland, and its EAMER technology demo centre, previously based in La Hulpe, Belgium. Kodak chief executive Antonio Perez, who cut the ribbon to mark the building’s official opening, said: “Kodak is now a formidable competitor – strong and ready to help lead the industry through disruptive technologies and breakthrough solutions in fast-growing market segments. “Our new Technology Centre in Eysins is a good example of how we bring everything together for the benefit of the customer – technologies, products, services and our great team.” Kodak announced the relocation on 1 August 2013, at which time EAMER regional managing director Philip Cullimore said it would “make life much easier for [Kodak’s] customers”. “In a single trip they can meet our team of experts and see demonstrations of our full range of Kodak Solutions,” he said, adding that it made commercial sense as it would mean having one office instead of two. Demonstration equipment at the new HQ includes the Nexpress SX 3300, Prosper 5000XLi, Prosper S5 and S10 Imprinting Systems, Versamark VL4000 and VX5000 printing systems, Flexcel NX wide imager, all Kodak Unified Workflow products and print samples produced with Sonora XP plates (imaged on a Magnus Q8000 platesetter). At the opening ceremony, Cullimore said: “We now have all of the new Kodak under one roof. Our customers and partners have a one-stop shop to meet the Kodak team and explore the company’s solutions portfolio. And the combination of two offices into one ensure we are a more cost-effective operation.”...
read morePrintWeek Awards 2013 Cross-media Company of the Year – Howard Hunt Group
The retailer implemented an e-CRM programme that saw the delivery of tens of millions of emails, but came to Howard Hunt Group wanting to test direct mail as part of the CRM strategy for Beautycard holders. The two companies began working on further cross-channel campaigns aimed at increasing the frequency of purchase and average transactional value. The Shhhhhh Mother’s Day campaign launched this March offering exclusive bonus points on fragrances. Wider-reaching channels including Facebook and TV were used to build awareness and create a platform for Superdrug to offer more tailored and personalised products. Howard Hunt worked to create a data selection of VIP card holders for a personalised DM campaign. Outcomes included better overall response and open rates and high average transaction values. The last word, however, went to the PrintWeek judges: “Excellent use of cross-channel communications, showing that DM supported by email really can drive value.” www.howardhuntgroup.com 01322 273252 FINALISTS Communisis Howard Hunt Group Response One Sponsored by Cross Media 2013...
read moreIpex 2014 Master Classes aim to help printers become more profitable
The programme, organised by Print Future’s Neil Falconer, aims to help printers to “future-proof their business and to look at new and existing opportunities to make money”. Falconer told PrintWeek: “Printers need to adapt to survive – most SME printers are not going to survive on offset print or even on a mix of offset and digital; they still need to diversify and look at opportunities in cross-media, wide format and packaging. “The whole thing is really targeted at the SME print community and the essence of the Master Classes is based around better business and better margins.” The Master Classes will run daily across two theatres – each with a daily theme – and will include a mix of practical sessions and case studies. “We will have a series of short, sharp, very practical sessions with key takeaways around things like: planning for change; improving your marketing; identifying key customers in vertical markets and being more strategic about the customers you win,” said Falconer. The programme will include a blend of sales, production efficiency and technical development themes with a target of three key takeaways per session, which Falconer said would be a case of, “go away and do this and you’ll make more money in your business”. A daily “Ask the Expert” lunchtime panel debate will aim to help printers audit their current sales and marketing approach and identify additional digital and cross media service opportunities. Topics include: colour management; environment; business planning; workflow; web-to-print; selling print; market intelligence; marketing print; sales techniques; wide format; packaging; finance. “I think we as an industry have a tendency to get hung-up on print quality when no-one else is,” said Falconer. “Printers will ask: why are we going to put in a fully colour-managed workflow when our customers are happy with the quality as it is? “But putting in a colour-managed workflow isn’t just about colour and quality, it’s about being more productive, stopping tinkering for 5-10 minutes on every job and taking costs out of your bottom line.” He added: “There are a fantastic range of new print-related applications and market opportunities to take advantage of, but first and foremost you have to get the basics right. “In all the consultancy work that we do for SME printers, even the bigger, more digital and cross media savvy ones are often let down by a lack of planning, inefficient production and an ineffective sales process. “The Ipex Master Classes will help them improve in these areas.” Trevor Crawford, Ipex 2014 event director, said: “Ipex 2014 has been developed as a source of information and education for everyone in the print and communications industry, and the Master Classes are an important part of this. “Designed and overseen by print experts, these sessions will go back to basics and ensure that the right foundations are there to be a successful print enterprise.” Falconer added that the Master Classes would offer practical support for print business owners, but also for their sales and production teams. “The sessions are designed to be the best day you never spent in the office,” he concluded. “It is a fantastic opportunity to learn from a great line-up of industry experts.” To attend the free Master Classes, visitors should pre-register at www.ipex.org....
read moreKodak opens new European HQ
The new building will be home to Kodak’s relocated European HQ and inkjet demo centre, previously located in Gland, Switzerland, and its EAMER technology demo centre, previously based in La Hulpe, Belgium. Kodak chief executive Antonio Perez, who cut the ribbon to mark the building’s official opening, said: “Kodak is now a formidable competitor – strong and ready to help lead the industry through disruptive technologies and breakthrough solutions in fast-growing market segments. “Our new Technology Centre in Eysins is a good example of how we bring everything together for the benefit of the customer – technologies, products, services and our great team.” Kodak announced the relocation on 1 August 2013, at which time EAMER regional managing director Philip Cullimore said it would “make life much easier for [Kodak’s] customers”. “In a single trip they can meet our team of experts and see demonstrations of our full range of Kodak Solutions,” he said, adding that it made commercial sense as it would mean having one office instead of two. Demonstration equipment at the new HQ includes the Nexpress SX 3300, Prosper 5000XLi, Prosper S5 and S10 Imprinting Systems, Versamark VL4000 and VX5000 printing systems, Flexcel NX wide imager, all Kodak Unified Workflow products and print samples produced with Sonora XP plates (imaged on a Magnus Q8000 platesetter). At the opening ceremony, Cullimore said: “We now have all of the new Kodak under one roof. Our customers and partners have a one-stop shop to meet the Kodak team and explore the company’s solutions portfolio. And the combination of two offices into one ensure we are a more cost-effective operation.”...
read morePrintWeek Awards 2013 Cross-media Company of the Year – Howard Hunt Group
The retailer implemented an e-CRM programme that saw the delivery of tens of millions of emails, but came to Howard Hunt Group wanting to test direct mail as part of the CRM strategy for Beautycard holders. The two companies began working on further cross-channel campaigns aimed at increasing the frequency of purchase and average transactional value. The Shhhhhh Mother’s Day campaign launched this March offering exclusive bonus points on fragrances. Wider-reaching channels including Facebook and TV were used to build awareness and create a platform for Superdrug to offer more tailored and personalised products. Howard Hunt worked to create a data selection of VIP card holders for a personalised DM campaign. Outcomes included better overall response and open rates and high average transaction values. The last word, however, went to the PrintWeek judges: “Excellent use of cross-channel communications, showing that DM supported by email really can drive value.” www.howardhuntgroup.com 01322 273252 FINALISTS Communisis Howard Hunt Group Response One Sponsored by Cross Media 2013...
read morePrintWeek Awards 2013 Brochure Printer of the Year – Hampton Printing (Bristol)
Take Bentley’s new Flying Spur brochure, with a printed spec as impressive as the car’s: produced in six languages on a six-colour press with inline anilox coating, in-press spectro control and the latest hybrid screening, every detail is superb. The use of gloss and soft-touch spot UV varnishing captures the luxury paintwork and interior veneers. The Jaguar XFR-S Saver brochure, meanwhile, has a clean, modern look requiring the finest detail print to do justice to this highest of high-specification cars. Some 5,000 copies were produced to a tight five-day schedule that sent judges into automative overdrive: “What a fantastic submission.” www.hampton-printing.co.uk 01275 374466 COMMENDED Empress Litho www.empresslitho.com 020 8316 6648 The south London printer was a close runner up, said judges, wooed by Stella McCartney’s Sport Spring/Summer 2013 brochure, which juxtaposed images on coated and uncoated paper and sashayed off two six-colour litho presses – “a great example of a printer executing a challenging design expertly”. FINALISTS Empress Litho Hampton Printing (Bristol) Print 4 Taylor Bloxham The Westdale Press Sponsored by Premier Paper Group...
read morePrintWeek Awards 2013 Point-of-Purchase Printer of the Year – The Delta Group
While the kids’ verdict remains to be seen, the judges were already convinced: “Great consistency, colour, vibrancy, and well thought-out construction so that the reality looked just as good as the concept sounded.” In total there were 32 print set-ups on Foamboard, EB Flute corrugated and PVC including 10 for the archway and six for the dragon produced on a digital flatbed press. Other successes included material for Oz, The Great and Powerful, the latest 3D Disney movie, such as an 11sqm stand for 220 flagship cinemas across Europe. A Finding Nemo 3D window and backdrop display of up to 4sqm, meanwhile, included water effects, prompting awe-struck judges to hail an “impressive variety and exceptional quality of print and construction”. www.thedeltagroup.co.uk 020 8498 4400 FINALISTS Augustus Martin The Delta Group Inspirepac Sponsored by Bordeaux and Stehlin Hostag Ink UK...
read morePrintWeek Awards 2013 Fine Art Printer of the Year – Pureprint Group
The latter is a limited edition of 180 images comprising a clamshell box and a set of 34 leaves including 32 facsimile reproductions of the photographer’s work printed using a combination of litho and screen. This gave a high-value, fine-art feel that rubbed off on the judges: “Unquestionably the clear winner in this category, the quality of each sample supplied shone though.” The images were printed litho in four colours with an overall gloss coating. The majority of the photographic leaves also have a super matt special colour border, each colour being a unique ink mix and almost left the judges speechless, but not quite: “simply stunning.” www.pureprint.com 01825 768 811 COMMENDED Art4site www.art4site.co.uk 01233 811664 The meticulous pen and ink details of Sergio Cruz-Duran can be reproduced using only the best equipment and expertise of application. Many giclée printers continue to pursue evolving digital photographic methods, but not Art4site in Ashford, Kent. Use of trusted flatbed scanning technology helped it do justice to Cruz-Duran and this award category in one elegant stroke. FINALISTS Art4site Empress Litho Pureprint Group Sponsored by Denmaur...
read morePrintWeek Awards 2013 Cross-media Company of the Year – Howard Hunt Group
The retailer implemented an e-CRM programme that saw the delivery of tens of millions of emails, but came to Howard Hunt Group wanting to test direct mail as part of the CRM strategy for Beautycard holders. The two companies began working on further cross-channel campaigns aimed at increasing the frequency of purchase and average transactional value. The Shhhhhh Mother’s Day campaign launched this March offering exclusive bonus points on fragrances. Wider-reaching channels including Facebook and TV were used to build awareness and create a platform for Superdrug to offer more tailored and personalised products. Howard Hunt worked to create a data selection of VIP card holders for a personalised DM campaign. Outcomes included better overall response and open rates and high average transaction values. The last word, however, went to the PrintWeek judges: “Excellent use of cross-channel communications, showing that DM supported by email really can drive value.” www.howardhuntgroup.com 01322 273252 FINALISTS Communisis Howard Hunt Group Response One Sponsored by Cross Media 2013...
read morePrintWeek Awards 2013 Industrial Digital Printer of the Year – Real Digital International
One such piece, for Ikea, was a multimedia summer campaign targeting customers with data-driven postcards alongside other media. The postcard presented localised weather forecasts for a campaign that ran for three weeks using 300,000 postcards mailed each week. Real Digital was able to o?er a ?exible solution to process data, overlay weather forecast information and gain proof approval in very short succession. Such techno-driven flexibility also helped holiday park company Haven. Using GMC software, all data for the 33 parks was mail-sorted, so print files could be created for a letting campaign. The client was as impressed as the judges, who commented: “The speed to market of these pieces was consistently impressive.” www.real-digital.co.uk 020 8603 7000 COMMENDED Concept Communications Group www.conceptcomms.com 01279 757333 The company in Stansted, Essex, was challenged by gift and leisure specialist Activity Superstore to improve auditing and control over POP material. Using a digital press and versioning software it printed a unique referencing system to the POP gift box itself. “Good use of custom data,” said the judges, “this was high quality, well produced and well executed.” FINALISTS Communisis Concept Communications Group Howard Hunt Group Real Digital International Sponsored by BPIF...
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