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November 2018

Asigns - Scunthorpe purchase Litho Supplies 1st Anapurna H1650i 
 

 

 

 

June 2018

“We are very impressed with the print quality of the Anapurna LED and Agfa’s Thin Ink Layer technology"  upgrade
with Agfa Anapurna H3200i LED through Litho Supplies"

Story on PrintWeek

 

 
  

Taking the phrase ‘road beer’ to its logical conclusion, Sadler’s Brewery in Stourbridge, West Midlands, was sure to roll up to Birmingham’s City Social in style – carrying its crafty nectar to the trade event aboard a distinctive ‘beer bus’.

What was produced?

Sadler’s enlisted recent Fespa Award winners HNS Signs to wrap its
single-decker bus and apply a number of elements to both the interior and
exterior. Printed media included tap designs to go across the left-side windows, and mock bottle racks to go along the inner right.

What did the job entail?

All designs were printed onto LD3920 polygloss vinyl using a Roland DG XR-640 wide-format printer with four-colour inks from Sun Chemical. A matt lamination film was used for the mock bottle racks and gloss for the window designs, applied by a thermal laminator.

The general body wrap was carried out using polymeric vinyl from Grafityp in battleship grey inside and outside the bus, while text to go along the side of the bus was created using Hexis esotac white five-year vinyl.

All cutting was completed on GCC Puma and Roland Camm-1 Pro cutters.

What challenges were overcome?

A tight deadline of three and a half days was set by Sadler’s ahead of the City Social, meaning the Birmingham-based HNS team had to put in a couple of late nights, while designs were being finalised as the work went along.

“Wrapping on the inside is not fundamentally different to the outside of a vehicle,” said managing director Michelle Henry. “But it is a little challenging because the bus curves inwards and you are working with it above your head. It’s hard on the neck.

“It can be tough work but you don’t mind when it’s enjoyable and a bit different.”

 

HNS Signs

What was the feedback?

HNS was asked to put the job together after Sadler’s was so impressed with the signmaker’s work on its new taproom in Quinton, Northamptonshire.

Sadler’s operations director Jim Pycraft said: “We have further taproom openings planned and it’s clear who we will be using. We’re delighted how HNS has understood our vision and created innovative signage solutions for us and we intend to use them as our creative partner of choice as we continue to grow.”

March 2018

Meet the new girl - Anapurna (AGFA Sale)

Like any good parent, we love all of our children equally
- but we do have a soft spot for 'Ana'.

It might be because she'll print on pretty much any substrate up to

45mm thick.

Then again it could be her 2.5m x 1.5m borderless printing, or even

the 15 sqm per hour high quality print coverage...

Whatever it is, we're sure you'll agree she's pretty special.

The Anapurna FB2540i LED produces exceptional print quality on a
wide variety of indoor and outdoor media and uncoated rigid
media such as corrugated boards, rigid plastics, plexiglass,
mirrors, exhibition panels, wood, aluminum, MDF, stage graphics
and advertising panels.

Large format flat bed printing is part of RDD's wider family of
manufacturing services. 

Projects flow seamlessly from the printer through our workshop and

assembly departments,then out the door to wow your customers in
retail or other environments.

Still not sure why you should get better acquainted with our Ana?

Here's a few suggestions of projects she can handle for you:

Like any good parent, we love all of our children equally
- but we do have a soft spot for 'Ana'.
 
It might be because she'll print on pretty much any substrate up to
45mm thick.
 
Then again it could be her 2.5m x 1.5m borderless printing, or even
 
the 15 sqm per hour high quality print coverage...
 
Whatever it is, we're sure you'll agree she's pretty special. 
The Anapurna FB2540i LED produces exceptional print quality on a
wide variety of indoor and outdoor media and uncoated rigid 
media such as corrugated boards, rigid plastics, plexiglass,
mirrors, exhibition panels, wood, aluminum, MDF, stage graphics 
and advertising panels.
 
Large format flat bed printing is part of RDD's wider family of
manufacturing services. 
 
Projects flow seamlessly from the printer through our workshop and
assembly departments,
then out the door to wow your customers in retail or other environments.
 
Still not sure why you should get better acquainted with our Ana? 
Here's a few suggestions of projects she can handle for you:
Like any good parent, we love all of our children equally
- but we do have a soft spot for 'Ana'.
 
It might be because she'll print on pretty much any substrate up to
45mm thick.
 
Then again it could be her 2.5m x 1.5m borderless printing, or even
 
the 15 sqm per hour high quality print coverage...
 
Whatever it is, we're sure you'll agree she's pretty special. 
The Anapurna FB2540i LED produces exceptional print quality on a
wide variety of indoor and outdoor media and uncoated rigid 
media such as corrugated boards, rigid plastics, plexiglass,
mirrors, exhibition panels, wood, aluminum, MDF, stage graphics 
and advertising panels.
 
Large format flat bed printing is part of RDD's wider family of
manufacturing services. 
 
Projects flow seamlessly from the printer through our workshop and
assembly departments,
then out the door to wow your customers in retail or other environments.
 
Still not sure why you should get better acquainted with our Ana? 
Here's a few suggestions of projects she can handle for you:
Like any good parent, we love all of our children equally
- but we do have a soft spot for 'Ana'.
 
It might be because she'll print on pretty much any substrate up to
45mm thick.
 
Then again it could be her 2.5m x 1.5m borderless printing, or even
 
the 15 sqm per hour high quality print coverage...
 
Whatever it is, we're sure you'll agree she's pretty special. 
The Anapurna FB2540i LED produces exceptional print quality on a
wide variety of indoor and outdoor media and uncoated rigid 
media such as corrugated boards, rigid plastics, plexiglass,
mirrors, exhibition panels, wood, aluminum, MDF, stage graphics 
and advertising panels.
 
Large format flat bed printing is part of RDD's wider family of
manufacturing services. 
 
Projects flow seamlessly from the printer through our workshop and
assembly departments,
then out the door to wow your customers in retail or other environments.
 
Still not sure why you should get better acquainted with our Ana? 
Here's a few suggestions of projects she can handle for you:
Like any good parent, we love all of our children equally
- but we do have a soft spot for 'Ana'.
 
It might be because she'll print on pretty much any substrate up to
45mm thick.
 
Then again it could be her 2.5m x 1.5m borderless printing, or even
 
the 15 sqm per hour high quality print coverage...
 
Whatever it is, we're sure you'll agree she's pretty special. 
The Anapurna FB2540i LED produces exceptional print quality on a
wide variety of indoor and outdoor media and uncoated rigid 
media such as corrugated boards, rigid plastics, plexiglass,
mirrors, exhibition panels, wood, aluminum, MDF, stage graphics 
and advertising panels.
 
Large format flat bed printing is part of RDD's wider family of
manufacturing services. 
 
Projects flow seamlessly from the printer through our workshop and
assembly departments,
then out the door to wow your customers in retail or other environments.
 
Still not sure why you should get better acquainted with our Ana? 
Here's a few suggestions of projects she can handle for you:
 

Banners - Posters - Signage - Displays - Exhibition graphics - 
POP & POS - Mock-ups - Backlits - Frontlit - Self-adhesives - 
DVDs - Wood - Art reproductions - Personalized objects - 
Party gadgets - Architectural/interior decoration - Ceramics - 
Customised doors

 

September 2017

Whittington Moor Press Announcement

Agfa “Environmental efforts give specialty printer entry into national green printing club” 

August 2017

B2B Graphics invests in a new Anapurna H2500i LED hybrid
inkjet printer with Asanti workflow.

B2B Graphics heaps double praise on Agfa. The Bicester based firm wanted
to increase its production capacity whilst maintaining quality of output.

After making a major investment in an Anapurna H2500i LED hybrid printer
with Asanti workflow, the company was not only impressed with the

performance of the new inkjet system but also found Agfa’s preinstallation,
set-up, service and training truly outstanding. And this was the first
installation engineer Nathan Green had carried out unsupervised.

Click here for The whole story

 

March 2017

KPE Creative Ltd Leicester take Xerox Versant 2100

January 2017

Leeds Sign Design happy with their Streamline Low Odour ESL HPQ inks. 

October 2016

Blink Print take their second Anapurna, a M2540i @BlinkPrint_Ltd

Nearly ready for printing

 

July 2016

PSW Print Services purchased the first Agfa Anapurna LED from Litho at Drupa and are now up and running,
saving costs with the lower power usage of LED.
Well done Graeme Williams.
http://pswprinters.co.uk/printservices click the image for more details

May 2016

Mackay & Inglis Glasgow install a Mutoh ValueJet 1324X to create a new arm to their business largeformat printing @MackayInglis
www.mackayinglis.co.uk

April 2016

Hyspec Ltd of Bedford take delivery of their Agfa Anapurna M2050.
http://www.hyspec.co.uk/

Quote from Manoj Patel Oxted Colour Printers has just completed installation of The MUTOH VALUEJET printer along with KALA Mistral Laminator
which will now allow the company to bring in house display boards and banners currently being sourced from external suppliers.
Oxted Colour Printers has been established over 50 years and has always been a Litho Printer, but need to diversify by offering
additional products the company decided to offer wide format digital printing. There is already a  demand from existing customers
but with the equipment now in house, it will gives us more confidence to give better scheduling and keener pricing.
http://www.ocprint.co.uk/

Mark at Oxted Colour with Mutoh VJ1624X and a Mistral 1650 laminator, Running with A-Sign media on both

March 2016

Sun Chemical obtains GREENGUARD Certification for its Streamline range of HPQ low odour wide format inkjet inks

Wexham Springs, UK – 8th March 2016 – Sun Chemical has been awarded both the GREENGUARD and higher GREENGUARD Gold Certification
for its Streamline range of eco-solvent HPQ LO (high quality print/low odour) alternative inkjet inks for the wide format sector.

The emissions criteria to obtain GREENGUARD Certification are among the most stringent indoor air quality standards in the world.
Therefore, gaining GREENGUARD Certification for Sun Chemical’s Streamline inks demonstrates that they meet the most rigorous and
comprehensive standards that ensure low emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for indoor air environments.
Certification offers customers a guarantee that prints created with the Streamline HPQ-LO eco-solvent inks comply fully with
the toughest air quality emissions regulations in the world.

Formulated with the same physical properties as the original inks, the Streamline range of eco-solvent alternative inkjet inks are
highly engineered to match the physical and colour properties of original inks to ensure maximum output and performance,
while benefiting from Sun Chemical’s unique low odour ink chemistry. Products from the Streamline range that have
secured GREENGUARD Gold Certification include

Streamline ESL 2 inkjet inks for the Roland Pro 4 generation of eco-solvent printers

Streamline ESL HPQ LO inkjet inks for the Roland Pro 2 and Pro 3 generation of eco-solvent printers

Streamline SGX inkjet inks for the Epson SureColor 30600, 50600, 70600 printers

Sun Chemical’s recently launched Streamline Ultima HPQ LO inkjet ink for the Mimaki JV33, JV5, JV150 and the JV300 high-speed wide format printers
has also been awarded GREENGUARD & GREENGUARD Gold certification.

Explains James Gould, Product Manager, Digital Aftermarket at Sun Chemical, “As the demand for healthier products and safer production environments
continues to grow, the industry is facing ever more stringent regulations to protect operatives and consumers. At Sun Chemical, we pride ourselves in
taking proactive steps to keep abreast of trends and legislation and by working with a world leading independent certification programme to gain
GREENGUARD Certification, our customers have total peace of mind that the inks they are using have been tested to the highest levels and fully
certified as low-emitting, non-toxic inkjet inks.”

For more information, visit www.sunchemical.com

   

About Sun Chemical

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC group, is a leading producer of printing inks, coatings and supplies, pigments, polymers, liquid compounds,
solid compounds, and application materials. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical has annual sales of more than $7.5 billion and over 
20,000 employees supporting customers around the world.

www.sunchemical.com.

February 2016

Alba Printers Ltd installed an Anapurna M2050i because it produces high quality print at low production costs, this has enabled us to control jobs 
more efficiently and cut our outsourcing costs.

Litho Supplies and Agfa Graphics were professional throughout the purchasing process and we agreed the right deal that suited Alba Printers timescale.
Alba Printers and our customers are benefiting from this new investment with higher quality print, quicker turnaround with a wider range of POS

and display products to offer our customers.


Regards

 John Currie
 john@albaprinters.co.uk

Dave Davies of Design 2 Print (Llandudno)Ltd with the new AGFA Avalon N4 CtP 
http://www.d2pltd.co.uk

January 2016

Spin Print purchase Agfa Anapurna 2050i
http://www.spinprint.co.uk/

November 2015

DWJ Colourprint Swansea with a new Mutoh ValueJet 1624
http://www.dwjcolourprint.co.uk

October 2015

Mercia Image Limited @Mercia_Image
Pleased to announce our brand new @agfagraphics plate setter is up and running and producing beautiful plates great! Avalon N4
http://www.merciaimage.co.uk

Press release

September 2015

Cornwall Signs buy MUTOH VALUEJET 1624 thanks Ian @CornwallSigns
http://www.cornwallsigns.com


August 2015

THE SPS PRINT GROUP buy the first UK AGFA ACORTA CUTTING TABLE from Litho Supplies @TheSPS_Group

April 2015

 Harcourt ColourPrint take Morgana Digibook 450 PUR Binder thank you
http://www.harcourtcolourprint.co.uk/

March 2015

February 2015

BlinkPrint purchase an Anapurna M2050i from us read the article in @LFRnews 
http://www.largeformatreview.com/hardware/superwide-printers/5554-blink-print-increases-production-with-agfa-anapurna-m2050i
http://www.blink-print.co.uk/

January 2015

Signfab of Leicester buy new Mutoh ValuJet 1638x, they are extremely happy with their choice.
http://www.signfab.co.uk/

Litho Supplies complete on the acquisition of Filmtechnik Kent adding more distribution sites for better customer service

Litho Supplies Acquire

I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached an agreement to acquire Filmtechnik Ltd.

We will  operate under the Litho Supplies brand but everything else will remain the same. Rob Savage will continue to run sales with
Simon Humphreys leading the internal team.  Filmtechnik have a very special relationship with customers and suppliers and we
intend to build on this for the future

Customers will now have access to a more comprehensive product range, additional technical sales support and a unique 24/7
e-commerce ordering facility

This will offer  Litho Supplies additional sales and distribution in a key area of the UK and allow us to target further expansion.

For further information contact

eddie.williams@litho.co.uk
rob.savage@litho.co.uk

October 2014

Partnering with BluPrint to see Anti-Marking products See Video

July 2014

Sun Chemical Appoints Litho Supplies as National Distributor for Narrow Web Products [more]

June 2014

New @XeroxUK Xerox J75 Digital Press and  AeroCut 4 QuatroJPN installed at Rumbold Holland 

 

April 2014

Heartbleed

Two new combined exposure unit and plate processors from Heights available from Litho Supplies 26" & 36"

March 2014

Sun Chemicals Flexo SolarFlex inks available

February 2014

Litho agreement to sell Sun Chemical Flexo inks 

January 2014

Steve Dodds returns to Litho Supplies in the role of Digital Press Specialist saving customers money on Xerox 

December 2013

AGFA introduce new Wide Format Media A-Sign in the UK supplied by oursleves see the products available at present 
http://litho.co.uk/category/products/wide-format/material/sign-agfa-media

November 2013

Harcourt Colour Print switches to Azura TU

Ralph Hilsdon video interview for Azura TU

AGFA unveils Azura TU

PrintWeek on Azura TU

June 2013

New product videos on Agfa Graphics YouTube channel

February 2013

D-Signs and their Mutoh
http://www.d-signs.uk.com/

 

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