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Landa Begins Beta Press Roll-Out
Landa has revealed its 2017 beta customer line-up. First shipment of the Landa S10 Nanographic Printing Press will take place in July 2017 to Graphica Bezalel, an Israel-based folding carton, packaging and label convertor. In November Landa will ship North America’s first Landa S10 Nanographic Printing Press to Imagine!, a US-based provider of POP solutions. In December, Edelmann, a German-headquartered packaging company, will become the first European beta customer for the Landa S10. Edelmann, which specialises in packaging solutions for health care, beauty care and consumer brands, says that brands are actively looking to streamline their operations to remain lean and efficient, but not at the expense of product quality or price. “The Landa S10 delivers this,” says Oliver Sattel, Technical Director, Edelmann. “It removes [...]
Walsh Graphics Opens Dublin Branch
Cork-based Walsh Graphics have been enjoying positive feedback from customers since the official opening of their Dublin branch in the South City Business Park in April. “The open day itself was a huge success with customers from Dublin and beyond calling in to show their support,” says Managing Director Michael Walsh. “With over 50 visitors through the door before midday, and more until early evening, along with representatives from supplier partners, Ultima, Ritrama and Arlon, there was a great buzz throughout the day.” The modern showroom was officially opened by Rose Walsh, Michael’s mother. Rose, alongside her late husband, John Walsh, set up Walsh Graphics back in 1993, and she is still an invaluable member of staff. The large showroom is laid out to [...]
Ricoh Donates €175K to Temple Street
Ricoh Ireland announced on April 18th that it had donated 44 nearly-new print and document management devices worth more than €175,000 to Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, allowing the hospital to make significant savings. The savings will now be redistributed within the overall hospital budget and can be used to fund medical devices and equipment. The devices include 33 from biotechnology company, Amgen. Before delivery, Ricoh serviced the entire fleet, provided new parts as necessary, and fully tested the equipment to ensure optimum performance. It also waived any revenues that could be won through a contract with the hospital. Ricoh then worked with its logistics provider, Cargocare, which agreed to transport the printers to Temple Street free of charge. Ricoh’s suite of devices replaces a [...]
Digital Advertising Increases Value and Recall
Digital Out of Home (OOH) advertising increases recall. In a study measuring 18 different ads across both static and digital formats in different environments, results showed an eight per cent increase in recall of Digital OOH formats. The research demonstrated that static OOH formats are particularly effective for delivering brand awareness. It also revealed that Digital OOH advertising brings additional reach to multi-format campaigns. The research, which was conducted by Kantar Millward Brown on behalf of Kinetic, was revealed on March 30th at ‘Moving Minds – Now and Next Technologies’. The event showcased the latest thinking in technology and media innovation from advertising industry experts across Ireland and the UK. In addition to using traditional research methods to measure Out of Home and Digital OOH [...]
Domino Wins European Digital Press Award
For the second year running, Domino Digital Printing Solutions has won an award at the annual European Digital Press (EDP) Association Awards. This time their win was for the Domino K630i book block solution, which won the Book Printing Solution category award at the EDP Awards ceremony, which took place on May 10th during Fespa. Bryan Palphreyman, Product Manager for the Domino K630i, was presented with the award and certificate by Michael Seidl, Managing Director at Print & Publishing Media Group in Vienna. The EDP Association represents 20 member magazines across Europe, covering 26 countries and reaching more than half a million readers in Europe. The prestigious awards, which attracted more than 150 submissions, recognise innovation and quality in digital print, honouring the best new [...]
