PRICE INCREASE NOTIFICATION
Hi all, as of 15th March our industry will see increases of between 8% -12% across the board.
European mills post brexit are now beefing up their returns whilst China seemingly controls the price of pulp!
We are already in for a year of uncertainty with COVID hampering many businesses, but we are in for a year of CERTAINTY that this will not be the last increase we see.
UK manufacturing is minimal (i would love to see this corrected) and so our hands are well & truly tied.
Print companies as like most companies for many years have not passed on the multiple increases for fear of losing customers, but that mentality simply has to change. Customers don’t just buy from you on price alone, they buy from you because you are good at what you do and they like you! Don’t forget that point.
We will do all we can to keep you informed and which products have gone up most etc once the full picture is in.
In the meantime Stay safe & Stay positive
Stephen Callaghan
Managing Director
ANOTHER HAPPY ONLINE CUSTOMER……
Dear Sir/Madam,
I received my order yesterday and would like to thank you for the extra freebies included in the package.
I wasn’t expecting such a wonderful gesture – felt like Christmas morning!
so thank you very very much.
Kind regards
Amandeep Jhita
CALCO JOINS FORCES WITH….
We are delighted to announce a year long partnership with Quick Print Pro.
This excellent digital print magazine will further enhance our online paper sales throughout the UK as we continue working hand in hand with the mainstream merchants.
Our advert is in the February edition, check it out on the link below
www.quickprintpro.co.uk
FSC & PEFC™ CHAIN OF CUSTODY & LOGOS
Some information here that some of you may find interesting, others certainly will not….
WHAT IS FOREST CERTIFICATION?
Forest Certification is a voluntary third-party process that forest owners, the forest industry and the entire production chain for wood products can use to show consumers that products are made from wood that comes from well-managed forests. A well-managed forest is one which is ecologically, socially and economically sustainable.
WHAT IS CHAIN OF CUSTODY?
Businesses need a reliable and credible mechanism to prove to their customers that their products have come from a responsibly produced source. Chain of custody is a method by which companies can show this
Through chain-of-custody certification, fibre from certified forestland can move through production streams, thus enabling the end product to receive a certified logo informing customers that the product came from a certified forest and was manufactured responsibly.
WHY ARE THERE DIFFERENT CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS?
There are more than 50 certification programs worldwide addressing the many types of forests and tenures around the world. The two largest international forest certification programs are the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).
FSC was established in 1994 in Mexico by conservation organisations such as Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and WWF.
PEFC was established in 1999 in Luxembourg by an alliance of small and family forest owners from France, Austria, Germany and Finland.
440 million hectares of forests have been certified under these systems. This equates to around 10.7% of the world’s forests.
USE OF TRADEMARKS
Only companies that have Chain of Custody certification are allowed to use the FSC and PEFC trademarks labels to promote their products. The labels therefore provides a link between responsible production and responsible consumption and helps the consumer to make socially and environmentally responsible buying decisions.
HELPFUL HINTS FOR PRE-PRINTING PRIOR TO LASER
A few words of advice…..
It is important that precautions are taken to ensure the best quality laser printing results. We
would therefore recommend that the following steps are taken to ensure optimum quality:
1. When material is subsequently to be used on a page printer, it is recommended that the
job is formatted to allow a final long grain A4 sheet to be presented to the laser printer.
Sheets cut to short grain A4 are more likely to curl after laser printing.
2. The design should avoid heavy solid coverage on the reverse side behind the area that is
to be laser printed.
3. Condition the paper in the pressroom prior to removal of the wrappers. This means that
the paper to be pre-printed (offset litho) should be allowed to come to the temperature of
the press room before opening and printing. The paper should only be unwrapped
immediately prior to this first conversion process.
4. It is essential to protect the paper from the surrounding atmosphere by use of stack
covers, waterproof wrappers or shrink wrap. This will prevent moisture take-up or loss.
5. Laser compatible/fully oxidizing inks should be used. We would recommend you contact
your ink supplier to advise the most suitable product.
6. It is essential that press damping is kept at a minimum, preferably using alcohol damping
and if possible the use of spray powder should be avoided.
7. A sharp guillotine blade should be used for any subsequent trimming to avoid burred
edges.
8. Pre-printed material should be moisture proof wrapped to ensure no loss or take-up of
moisture between the offset litho and laser printing processes.
9. If possible allow the wrapped material 48 hours to condition in the laser print room before
use and unwrap only as needed.
10. We recommend papers that carry a laser pre-print guarantee for best results. However,
should you wish to use a quality not guaranteed for laser operations, then provided that
appropriate care is taken acceptable results may be possible, but in such cases a trial is
strongly recommended first.
NEW DIGITAL SPECIALITY GRADES LISTED…
As 2021 stutters along we are using the time to add new products all the time.
Our speciality range now includes lots of new exciting products for you.
Why not check them out and see how you can increase your sales with our new offerings
Everyone helps out in Bedale….
Meg the dog helping Helen & Ryan ensure they are keeping on top of stocks ;-)
Keep your stock levels elfy…..
Hi all, we are witnessing a lot of deliveries not quite making it next day!
The demand on these guys is incredible at the moment so please ensure you don’t run too low on stocks as 48 -72 hrs will become the norm as we run up to Christmas, these elves can only do so much….
DPD: Since Black Friday we have delivered an incredible 9.1 million parcels, which is up 40% on the same period last year.
DPD announcement…
Hi all, DPD have announced they are so busy they must SUSPEND their 10.30am & 12pm guaranteed service.
So it’s a SORRY from us but next day is still good as always!
