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THE 2024 BIG PRINTMAS
COMPETITION
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Win: A £50 John Lewis/Waitrose gift voucher
Thanks to: ANTALIS
Since 1888, Conqueror has been a symbol of luxury and quality when it comes to paper. It is recognised as an ideal choice for brand identity, and its distinctive watermark is a sign of its renown for superiority.
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Relaunched in 2023, Conqueror paper carries a legacy of expertise, developed with exacting processes and quality standards. The paper range, available is made from a blend of ecf pulp and cotton, offering a subtle and soft touch.
Win: Copies of The Good Book and Munken Agenda
Thanks to: ARCTIC PAPER
To support its Munken range, Arctic Paper publishes the Munken Agenda each year. This is part of an ongoing collaboration spanning nearly 20 years between Arctic and creative institutions and design schools.
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This year, it has also launched The Good Book, in which it celebrates the transformation of the book from an everyday object into a cultural asset through the highest quality design, paper and content.
Win: Leeds Gin
Thanks to: CYANX
The Harris & Bruno ZRX Digital Embellishment press is available in the UK through CyanX.
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The groundbreaking ZR offers flood coating, digital spot coating, tactile raised coatings, and foiling, all in one single pass – thus removing the complexity of embellishing print. Its ability to embellish uncoated media safely, without the need for lamination, and to create raised matte tactile effect is a game changer.
Win: An M&S Hamper
Thanks to: DANTEX
Setting the gold standard in digital label printing are the Pico digital UV presses from Dantex. Representing a breakthrough in digital press technology and design, the range offers a multitude of facilities to benefit customers.
The press portfolio includes print platforms from entry level to full hybrid, eight colour, high speed models.
The flagship model – the PicoJet 1200 has gained an enviable reputation for its exceptional performance.
Win: A free year of Enfocus’ Pitstop Pro
And, a starring role in next year’s legendary Enfocus Christmas movie
Thanks to: ENFOCUS
A collaborative online marketplace that helps you extend the power of your Switch workflows, Enfocus’ Appstore is a wide, and constantly growing, selection of applications that simply help you to be more efficient.
New apps are added to the Appstore on an ongoing basis, and Switch users globally are downloading them to solve their business problems. the Appstore offers the most versatile options for automation.
Win: A pack with reusable bottle, notebook and pen
Thanks to: EYEC
EyeC’s ProofRunner catches defects in real time and allows the operator to correct the problem before too much waste material has been printed. By counting the number of good items produced, the system also eliminates the need for overruns. As a result, it prevents the waste of expensive consumables and valuable machine time.
The new EyeC ProofRunner now also includes AI based defect classification.
Win: Limited edition 'Thought' whisky
Thanks to: FOILCO
To inspire foil users, Foilco offers a swatch book called Index, the first fully customisable foil swatch book for the design and print industry.
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The swatch, which includes hundreds of different foil colours patterns and finishes, has been meticulously designed by the in-house team and comes in a loose leaf format, to make updating it easier and less impactful on the environment.
Win: A Festea gift box
Thanks to: FORMARA
For over 50 years, Formara has led from the front when it comes to sustainable, high quality print. Investments through the years have helped it stay ahead of the game.
The warm, friendly approach to the way the company conducts business has been welcomed by everyone. This culture has underpinned its success and has built an enviable reputation as a business that people love working with, both as suppliers and customers.
Win: One of three festive hampers
Thanks to: HEIDELBERG
The new Jetfire family from Heidelberg is ideal for the growing industrial digital commercial printing market.
The Jetfire 50 is a perfect production solution for print companies looking for alternative production methods. In B3 sheet format, the system combines all the flexibility benefits of digital printing, including the stability of inkjet for commercial printing. Together with its performance, the machine offers high flexibility and reliability.
Win: A Classic Food Hamper
Thanks to: KENTEC
Mail fulfilment company Kentec offers a range of services to get print into the hands of the recipient – everything from direct mail deliveries to courier services, from print management to the packaging materials for mailings.
The company offers an extensive range of services, helping to efficiently get communications and promotions to your customers, and with its expertise and knowledge, is able to offer advice on the best routes to market.
Win: Tarquin's Gin
Thanks to: KERNOW
New from Kernow Coatings is KernowJet Kling, an alternative to traditional window films, with its ability to ‘cling’. Unlike adhesive based films, the new substrate utilises a specialty coating that mimics the properties of traditional window cling without the need for adhesives. This innovative approach ensures easy application, removal, and repositioning, making it ideal for temporary signage, promotional displays, and seasonal applications.
Win: A Vegan Hamper
Thanks to: LEIPA
Leipa Flexibles is part of the Leipa group. It benefits from almost 60 years’ expertise in developing paper based and monopolymer based materials, and brings to market truly sustainable solutions. It is dedicated to serving the highest quality solutions for flexible packaging customised to many industries.
Its products promise low resource consumption to offer more eco friendly options for brands.
Win: A Bottle of Champagne
Thanks to: PREMIER
Premier’s Display Graphics has added eTEC Air Bubble Board, a game changing product in the display graphics sheet media range to its ever expanding portfolio.
This cutting edge material offers unmatched performance, durability, and sustainability, making it the go to solution for signs, displays, and more. It features a white bubble core that provides superior stability and rigidity, while its smooth, bright white print surfaces ensure vibrant and accurate prints.
Win: A Tassimo Coffee Machine
Thanks to: ROUTE 1
Earlier this year, Route 1 Print announced enhancements to its customers service with the launch of its new loyalty and rewards programme.
The programme offers the opportunity to earn up to 10% off purchases for an entire month based on previous spending. In addition, every pound spent on the Route 1 Print website now earns points that can be redeemed for a wide range of rewards.
Win: A bottle of Taylor's Reserve Tawny Port
Thanks to: XEROX
Smaller print companies, inplants, and franchise businesses can benefit from the power of Xerox’s latest launch. Everything is possible with the new PrimeLink C9265/C9275/C9281, which come with many advanced features that sit within the company’s larger devices.
With speeds of 65 to 81 pages per minute, the series offers a new, next generation toner formulation, like that of the Xerox Iridesse production press,.
Win: A £100 John Lewis Gift Voucher
Thanks to:
COMPASS BUSINESS FINANCE
Compass Business Finance helps businesses navigate the financial landscape, providing flexible and competitive funding solutions enabling their long term success.
The team at Compass knows that your time is finite, so it makes the process as easy and straightforward as possible by removing all unnecessary complexities. It will help and guide you every step of the way, to support you and ensure you have complete peace of mind.
Win: An Earth Island Goodie Bag
Happy Christmas from
EARTH ISLAND
Welcome to a world of positive print – come and try a new way, better, more positive way of promoting and marketing your products and services.
Whatever market you are looking to get to in print, we can help. If it is general commercial – offset or digital, packaging and labels, industrial print, wide format, or even environmentally friendly printing, we have a magazine and dedicated website that can cover all your needs.
As a leading print and digital publisher, Earth Island’s market leading circulation, distinctive informal style, incredibly good looks and a greater breadth of editorial, are like no one else
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HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A SUCCESSFUL 2025