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Bandon Office Supplies
When Bandon Office supplies was nearly washed out of business during last
Novembers severe flooding, it’s a testament to the fortitude of the company that it is
now back trading, after re-investing heavily in its pre-press and litho area as well as
expanding its wide format sign division with the recent purchase of a Agfa Anapurna M
64 inch UV printer. Bandon Office Supplies was founded in 1977 by Brian Merrick and
today is a leading supplier of signs, general print, and office products in the Munster
region as Print Manager, Robert Merrick explained.
“It’s no lie to say that on the 19th of November last year we lost virtually everything here except
for one Roland DG VersaCAMM VP-540 large format print machine. We suffered severe flood
damage, in places eight foot deep but it was a case of “all hands on deck” and since then we have managed to get back up and running again.
Because we had to replace virtually everything that was destroyed, particularly our litho press, in a peculiar sort of way it forced us to evaluate
exactly what type of printing equipment and software we needed going forward. One of the areas which we wanted to automate was the prepress
litho section so we purchased an Agfa Palladio B2 Ctp with an Apogee upgraded workflow from the Reprocentre.”
Bandon has three full time designers and prints for a cross section of clients in Cork as well as some trade work for smaller
printers in West Cork.
Robert commented that the company already had a sign department and it was just a natural progression for them to open a digital
division.
“A lot of people were asking us for posters and we were not able to facilitate them with the machinery we had which was a Gerber edge and
a plotter for cutting out vinyl letters,” he said. “However the requirement for that type of business is much less now because everything to-day is
really printed wide format which is why we initially bought a Roland DG VersaCAMM VP-540. Bandon Office Supplies has been dealing with the
Reprocentre for many years on imagesetters, film, plates, and an Agfa CTP system. We knew Reprocentre’s track record and at the end of the
day it all boils down to service because there’s no point in having the best machine in the world if you cant get good backup to keep it running.
What I also like about them is the fact is that I can phone at anytime even outside working hours and they will give me the information to get
us up and running again which is worth more to me than anything else.”
Bandon Office Supplies already had plans in place to upgrade its signs division so as part of the necessary re-investment after the
flooding it decided to purchase an Agfa Anapurna M 64 inch UV hybrid printer from the Reprocentre.
“This new investment gives us the flexibility to print onto roll or uncoated rigid substrates such as aluminium for indoor and outdoor sign &
displays it also eliminates a lot of time and costs associated with mounting and laminating on Corrieboard etc. Although its impossible to print
everything on just one wide format printer the Anapurna is about three times faster than the Roland.”
Bandon is situated at the gateway to West Cork and with a population of nearly 12,000 Bandon Office Supplies believes it now has
the capability to provide an excellent service level for signage, general print, and office products to the area and indeed most of
Munster.
Freeney’s
The Freeney name is legendary in the sign business. Generations of highly skilled signwriters
and artists have earned a reputation for providing quality work. High standards have kept
Freeney’s at the forefront of the sign business in Ireland for almost 100 years.
In 1988 Freeney’s first invested in computer driven technology, which has since
revolutionised the sign industry. Year on year growth has been repeated by continued
investment in the most up to date technology. Tom Freeney states, “Installing the new HP
Designjet L65500 is consistent with our strategy to remain leaders in our chosen market”
HP Designjet L65500 Printers use Latex Inks and can produce signs and graphics on a wide selection of flexible
media for a diverse range of outdoor and indoor applications. The outstanding image quality and wide color gamut help to create
eye-catching graphics with rich hues and vibrant tones. The prints offer excellent durability and display permanence. Prints
produced with HP Latex Inks are odorless. At least they have no odor beyond whatever smell is inherent to the substrate. This is
especially valuable if the graphics are going to be used in food stores, restaurants, fitness centers, medical facilities or anywhere else
where print odors might be a concern.
HP Latex Inks are water-based. They are free of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) and require no special ventilation. An expanding
range of recyclable media is available for the printer and most of these can be returned for free recycling through the HP Largeformat
Media take-back program.
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