A selection of the prizes on offer
One of the printing industry’s biggest prize draw competitions, has been won by Essex-based Kestrel Printing Ltd, which won a Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C6000L.
A total of 57 print businesses from all over the UK have benefitted from this campaign, which saw £100,000 worth of prizes up for grabs, with companies ranging from Fife in Scotland, Carmarthenshire in Wales, to Kent and Devon in the South of England of which all have shared in a host of digital related prizes.
The winner, which offers a full range of printing services, was informed of the good news that they had won from representatives of Antalis and Konica Minolta, the two companies behind the competition.
John Galley, managing director, said, ‘We were totally taken aback, but absolutely delighted as you can imagine. It’s not every day that you are given such a fantastic piece of digital printing equipment. I’d like to express my thanks to both Antalis and Konica Minolta for giving us this tremendous opportunity to expand our digital service offering and attract further new business, especially with t he onset of our new on line ordering website going live.’
Sharing a commitment to promoting the benefits of digital print, the two companies joined forces in January this year to launch the ‘Digital Future’ prize draw. Both companies recognised that in a challenging market, where overall print volumes are witnessing a decline, commercial printers needed support to grow and develop their businesses.
Marian Thomasson, marketing communications manager for Antalis UK said, ‘We recognise the transition that the industry is having to make as digital technology continues to affect all our lives. And yet, with these changes come some exciting new opportunities for our customers.’
Adding his commitment to the campaign, Malcolm Glynn, head of marketing from Konica Minolta added, ‘Accepting that the industry is in a transition phase is fine, but acting on it and helping to shape its future is even better. We recognise that often commercial printers have most of the tools to be successful, ‘the what’, but often it’s ‘the how’ element that requires assistance. Working with Antalis on the ‘Digital Future’ promotion and constantly improving our Digital 1234 programme has really enabled Konica Minolta to take a leading yet supportive role in the industry, hopefully adding to its success and longevity. Many congratulations to Kestrel Printing Ltd on their fantastic new addition.’
The full list of prizes and winners are as follows:
Prize: Roland VersaStudio BN20″ Solvent Printer
Winner: Conquest Litho Ltd, Kent
Prize: Macbook pro 13-inch: 2.5GHz with retina display
Winners: G&H Sheet Fed Ltd, Greater Manchester
DST Output (London) Ltd, Essex
Prize: Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design Standard
Winners: Axminster Printing Co Ltd, Devon
AB Print Group Ltd, West Yorkshire
Prize: Quark Xpress 9 plus edition
Winners: CJWT Solutions, St Helens
Beamglow Ltd, Cambridgeshire
Prize: Pantone Reference Library
Winners: Telprint Ltd, West Midlands
John Baxter & Sons Ltd, Leicester
Peak Dale Products Ltd, Derbyshire
Prize: Digital SLR Camera Nikon D3100
Winners: Keeley& Lowe Ltd, London
Plan 4 Print Ltd, Derbyshire
Lumby/Futrille, Somerset
Blue Cube Ltd, Middlesex
Ink Print Ltd, Devon
Headland Printers Ltd, Cornwall
Prize: iPad Mini 32gbwifi
Winners: Allen &Overy LLP, London
Oxuniprint, Oxfordshire
Swift Marketing solutions Ltd, Cheshire
Barr Printers, Fife
York Digital Image, North Yorkshire
Turriff Printing Services, Aberdeenshire
Prize: Projector Optoma PK310+
Winners: Wilmot Budgen Ltd, Surrey
Jones & Palmer Ltd, West Midlands
Cedar Press (Southern)Ltd, Hampshire
Impact Print & Design, Herefordshire
Wirral continuous Ltd, Wirral
Mms Almac Ltd, Banffshire
Prize: Digigreen – £250 free paper
Winners: Printoff Graphic Arts, Lancashire
Darenth Print & Design, Kent
Lemon Printing Company, Tyne & Wear
21 Colour Limited, Strathclyde
E & E Plumridge Ltd, Cambridgeshire
Hampton Printing (Bristol), Nr Bristol
Deanprint Ltd, Cheshire
B J Press Ltd, Cornwall
Prize: Conqueror – £250 free paper
Winners: Pro Print, Carmarthenshire
Inc Dot com Ltd, North Yorkshire
Riverprint Ltd, Surrey
Commercial Services Kent Ltd, Kent
Dalehaven Ltd, London
Lamport Gilbert Ltd, Berkshire
Langham Press Ltd, Cambridgeshire
City Print(Milton Keynes), Milton Keynes
On Demand Print & Design, Gloucestershire
Prize: Packaging audit and £100 free packaging materials
Winners: Print UK Ltd, Middlesex
Epic Printing Services, Dorset
Y Lolfa Ltd, Ceredigion
Abacus Printing Co, London
Sphere UK, Cheshire
GH Smith & Son, North Yorkshire
Statex Colour Print, Tyne & Wear
