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Environmental policy
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Our paper is purchased from suppliers that source stocks from managed forests accredited with The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

We are a registered Carbon Neutral company and comply to all of the industry standards to protect the environment

All of our four colour presses have recently been converted to run alcohol free

Waste paper is collected and recycled

We primarily use vegetable based inks

Ink residues are collected and recycled to manufacture low-grade fuels for industrial heating

Plastics are separated and crushed into bales for collection and recycling

Ink tins are crushed on site and recycled

Used plates are collected for recycling

All toner cartridges are collected, cleaned and recycled

Redundant IT equipment is donated to projects in Africa (C.A.R.E Computers for Africa)

We have recently been awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Commitment to Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare

CDs and DVDs are collected and recycled



 

Printing

1 Heidelberg 102 Speedmaster, B1 10 colour press
1 Komori Lithrone, B1 5 colour press with coater
2 Komori Lithrone A2, 4 colour presses
2 B3, 2 colour presses
1 A3, 1 colour press
1 A4, 2 colour press
Quality control facilities
Paper handling equipment

Digital printing

2 Indigo HP5000 7 colour digital presses
Xerox Docucolour 2060 digital press
Xerox Docutech 6135 mono publisher
HP 5500 60” large format digital printer

Studio and CTP

Creo Lotem 800 B1 Thermal Platesetter
Prinergy Workflow (supporting full PDF workflow)
Prinergy advanced colour management
Prinergy Archiver and AIT tape storage
Prinergy server with 876 GB Raid
Spire RIP with VPS capabilities
Apple Xserve and Xserve RAID
Apple Mac G5 & Intel Workstations
Cisco Pro intelligent hub networks
Massive storage capacity for image database

Scanning

Scitex Eversmart Pro scanner
Flatbed scanners

Film output and processors

Creo Thermal on-line processor & stacker
Scangraphic A2 imagesetter and processor
All processors with eco-friendly management systems

Proofing

Creo Integris B1 Proofer, calibrated proofs up to 44”
Cromalin B2 digital proofer
CLC Canon 3200 digital copier

Finishing

30 station auto collator, stitch and folder
Automatic collator
Hand finishing, mailing and assembly
Folding machines
Scoring and perforating machine
3 Guillotines (Cutting to 42”)
Workflow loading system
Pocket Gluer
Wiro Binding facilities
Shrinkwrappers and other specialised packing facilities

Mailing

Envelope inkjet printer
KAS Mailmaster 4 station automatic encloser