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Perfect finish Its time to call
in the printers and decorators
In business, everybody wants things yesterday
– and the promotional gifts industry is no
different in that respect.
That’s the motivation behind the new express
deliveries service being offered by Adproducts.
com.
The company’s Managing Director, Vicky Robinson,
said: “We have taken every opportunity to invest
in new systems and equipment to drive faster
deliveries of printed items.
“With plain stock held in our Manchester warehouse,
we are able to despatch our entire range,
printed, within five days of receiving an order and
artwork.
“With some of our biggest sellers, for example
the Calico ballpen, we despatch within two days.
PPD takes a look at some of the
industry’s top service suppliers...
“It is possible to take an order before 10am and
for us to print and despatch the same day.”
Some boast, but Robinson is adamant that this
is the way the promotional gift trade is developing.
She adds: “We are planning to drive our printing
lead times down to three days.
“This obviously gives us a great advantage over
UK competitors who hold stock in other countries,
and who perhaps aren’t investing as much in stock
and printing equipment.”
For more, visit tradeonly.com/adproducts
Transfer market’s in
good shape as Lewis
shoots – and scores
Clearly faster service
Laser Crystal says its express
service just got even quicker...
Due to an expansion of its facilities,
the company has announced
that all of its stock items (a total of
58 different shapes and sizes of
crystal) are available within three
working days of artwork approval.
So, if you ordered 500 paperweights
on Monday, and the artwork
was approved the same day,
they can be delivered into your client
by Friday of the same week.
Laser Crystal has also launched
a new end-user website.
What’s more, it also has a special
offer for PPD readers.
If you order 200-plus paperweights,
memo clips or key rings,
you get free origination of a logo
and common text, saving up to
£75.
For more, visit tradeonly.com/
lasercrystal
Premier’s top of the table – MD
Corporate printing service provider
Premier Impressions specialises
solely in the branding of
promotional and industrial products
and has more than 30 years
experience in the market.
Premier’s sales order processing
system provides customers with
real time information at all critical
points within the order cycle.
The system can be tailored specifically
to a customer’s requirements.
MD Alan Stride said: “We have
the ability to print on almost any
product or component part and
are able to print on most materials.
We provide much more than
a branding service – we provide
peace of mind.”
For more, visit tradeonly.com/
premierimpressions
Hereford-based Lewis Print, now in
its second year of trading, says it has
seen a substantial growth for demand
for its specialist trade services since
exhibiting at this year’s Printwear &
Promotion
Lewis Print offers trade customers a
wide variety of products and services
for personalising garments, as well as
promotional items.
Director Jimmy Lewis-Humbert has
more than eight years’ experience
in the industry and in the past has
worked for several promotional and
sportswear companies.
He decided to establish Lewis Print
to focus on offering trade services to
embroiderers, screen printers, print
shops, sportswear and workwear companies.
Lewis-Humbert says that his new
venture has been well received.
“As we offer our customers every
type of process for personalising garments
under one roof, we can offer
the best method for producing their
requirements.
“Our approach to trade work is not
about looking at the cheapest options
available, but the process that is correct
for both our customer and their
client. We offer cost effective solutions
but we will never compromise on
quality – we always want to understand
what the personalised garments
are to be used for in order to offer the
correct solution.”
One of Lewis Print’s best-selling
products is its range of bespoke transfers
and numbers.
Lewis-Humbert explains: “Our transfers
come in four different types.
“UniTrans can be washed up to
90C, dry-cleaned and tumble dried,
and is suitable for a wide variety of applications
such as cotton, poly-cotton
etc.
“For nylon application we have our
NylonTrans, suitable for jackets, bags
and umbrellas.
“For the sportswear market, we
have our SportTrans which offers excellent
washing properties and will
prevent ink migration caused by 100
per cent polyester garments.
“Finally, we offer our ColourTrans
transfer which is great for full colour
logos and photographic images, from
small detail to large back prints. It offers
excellent washing properties and
is competitively priced.”
Lewis offers transfers both for application
by the customer themself or
ready-applied in-house.
Lewis-Humbert says the latter has
proven popular with clients during
peak periods.
Finally, for when colours must be
absolutely spot-on, Lewis Print can
also offer that all-important Pantonematching
service.
For more details, visit tradeonly.
com/lewisprint.
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