Free MicroMotion Samples at mediaPro 09!

Z-Card Samples at mediaPro09

Reflections, the largest speciality print finisher in the south of England, has enjoyed the free circulation of samples of its MicroMotion finish to all mediaPro 09 exhibition visitors.

The exhibition, which took place on November 4 and 5, was attended by Reflections customer Z-CARD^®, and samples of a promotional Z-CARD^® were provided within the exhibition catalogue bag handed out to all visitors to the event. The exceptionally creative promotional Z-CARD^® samples enjoy MicroMotion highlights on both the front and back covers to give them an exclusive feel and look.

The following day, November 6, another MicroMotion promotion was incorporated by Reflections on a special-edition front cover of PrintWeek magazine.

Luke Hastings, Joint Managing Director of Reflections, said: “MicroMotion gives a unique and exciting appearance to print, and has particular benefits for promotional items. We were delighted to find out that Z-CARD^® used their promotional products at this show, as it really is a great advert for MicroMotion. This was duly supported by the use of the same finishing technique on our PrintWeek cover which was published on the very next day!”

MicroMotion, a finish exclusively available from Reflections, is able to add an air of uniqueness, and indeed security, to a print project. The speciality varnish is available in a number of stock patterns, but bespoke variants can also be created.

If you didn’t attend mediaPro 09 but would still like to get your free MicroMotion sample, please e-mail lukehastings@reflections.co.uk requesting one to be despatched immediately!

About Reflections

Reflections the largest speciality print finisher in the south of England, with three production centres in London, Essex and Kent. The services provided by Reflections to the print trade include: laminating, overall UV varnishing, spot UV, foil blocking, die-cutting and creasing along with many other more specialised effects.

The wide range of speciality finishes available from Reflections is exampled by MicroMotion, a unique screen printing process that provides colour shifts and subtle sparkling of the image when the final print is angled by the viewer. Suitable for application to virtually any stock, MicroMotion is just one of the patented special finishes available from Reflections.

The company provides the highest level of quality alongside a fast and reliable service to meet the needs of today’s modern print environment.

For further views of Reflections visit the www.reflections.co.uk web site, or call 0208 305 6333.

For further information on Z-CARD^® visit www.zcard.com or call Lander Davidson (Head of Sales) on 0207 801 3789

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Commendations All Round for Benson Group

Benson Group, the UK’s leading privately owned carton printer, has been recognised again at both of this year’s major industry awards ceremonies. The company was commended at both the PrintWeek and the more recent UK Packaging Awards, hosted by Packaging News, to illustrate again the consistency of performance at the company.

At the UK Packaging Awards, Benson Group, last year’s winner of the Packaging Company of the Year award, was highly commended in recognition of the printed carton supplier’s sustained good performance. “Both in customer satisfaction and financially, Benson’s success is thoroughly deserved,” said one judge.

October’s PrintWeek 2009 Awards focused on Benson Group’s consistency, as this was the third time in four years that the company had been commended in the Company of the Year category. The awards brochure cited unparalleled success at the company since 2002, and recognised the business as the largest independent carton manufacturer in the UK.

“Whilst it is always nice to win awards, we do also appreciate being commended for our overall success and professionalism,” said Mark Kerridge, Managing Director of Benson Group. “The consistency that we have shown over the years at the major awards events is, we believe, second to none. To be commended three years in four in the award that recognises the best print company in the country is a tremendous accolade for a packaging company. Even just to make the final of this award, as we have done for six consecutive years, brackets you with the print industry’s elite: the top few companies of 10,000 or so potential winners.

“Having won the Packaging Company of the Year in 2008 we have again shown great consistency in being highly commended this year. These awards are for the whole of the team that we have assembled here at Benson Group, and everybody involved with the company should feel a sense of pride in these achievements.”

About Benson Group

Benson Group, the Packaging Company of the Year for 2008, is the UK’s leading privately owned printed carton supplier, producing packaging product for both the food and pharmaceutical industries.

Headquarters are in Bardon, Leicestershire, where the company owns 130,000 sq ft of production and warehouse space. Benson Group achieves annual sales in excess of £93 million. Food manufacturers are the main customers at Bardon and for the company’s two North East facilities in Newcastle and Gateshead. These two sites have a combined total of 200,000 sq ft of manufacturing and warehouse space. The fourth site in Crewe, Medica Packaging, serves pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. It has 73,000 sq ft of manufacturing, warehouse and office space. Since 2000, investment in new plant and equipment across the four sites totals in excess of £25 million. The company recently announced details of the acquisition of various trading assets of Glasgow-based packaging company Cameron Linn.

Benson Group creates packaging for many well-known companies, brands and retailers. Key account clients across the Group include GlaxoSmithKline, Northern Foods, Reckitt Benkiser, Greencore, Bakkavör, Samworth Brothers, and leading supermarket chains.

For further information on the Benson Group visit the www.bensongroup.co.uk web site.

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100 Million for Benson’s Two Year Old Heidelberg

Counter showing the 100 million mark just past!

Benson Group, the UK’s leading privately owned carton printer, has announced details of a landmark performance from its first Heidelberg XL 105, with the press passing the 100 million sheet count after just 25 months of production.

To put this figure into perspective, a recently replaced CD102 from Benson’s Bardon plant had produced a very efficient 245 million sheets in 15 years. That equates to just over 16 million sheets per year – an amount produced by the XL 105 in just four months.

“We are delighted with the stunning productivity and reliability of the XL 105, and are looking forward to similar excellence from our recently installed second machine,” said Mark Kerridge, Managing Director of Benson Broup.

“These numbers just emphasise the advances made in offset press technology in recent years, particularly with regard to makeready. In the competitive world of packaging, we need such advances in order to remain at the forefront of our sector, and to ensure that we can handle the ever growing demands in terms of both quality and turnaround times required by our customers.”

This latest news follows the recent installation of the second Heidelberg XL 105 at Benson Group’s flagship Bardon, Leicestershire, site.

About Benson Group

Benson Group, the Packaging Company of the Year for 2008, is the UK’s leading privately owned printed carton supplier, producing packaging product for both the food and pharmaceutical industries.

Headquarters are in Bardon, Leicestershire, where the company owns 130,000 sq ft of production and warehouse space. Benson Group achieves annual sales in excess of £93 million. Food manufacturers are the main customers at Bardon and for the company’s two North East facilities in Newcastle and Gateshead. These two sites have a combined total of 200,000 sq ft of manufacturing and warehouse space. The fourth site in Crewe, Medica Packaging, serves pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. It has 73,000 sq ft of manufacturing, warehouse and office space. Since 2000, investment in new plant and equipment across the four sites totals in excess of £25 million. The company recently announced details of the acquisition of various trading assets of Glasgow-based packaging company Cameron Linn.

Benson Group creates packaging for many well-known companies, brands and retailers. Key account clients across the Group include GlaxoSmithKline, Northern Foods, Reckitt Benkiser, Greencore, Bakkavör, Samworth Brothers, and leading supermarket chains.

For further information on the Benson Group visit the www.bensongroup.co.uk web site.

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