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News Release from: Komori UK | Subject: Komori System 38D web press
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 April 2008
Komori Web Press Opens New Markets For
Serb Firm
The third Komori web press investment in six years by Serbia's Politika is set to maintain the daily newspaper's capacity growth.
The addition of the 32 page Komori System 38D will open up new markets for Politika and signify a new era in its growth According to Komori, the shift to 32-page rotation will be beneficial because it will increase efficiency and the rate of production
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 18 Mar 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new 32-page System 38D web press is soon due to be commissioned and enter production and it is expected to increase production capacity by 70 per cent, said Komori.
Politika is the oldest daily newspaper in the Balkans and the company is among the biggest printing and publishing companies in the former Yugoslavia.
In 2002 the company, together with the German firm Westdeutsche Allegmeine Zeitung, started Politika Newspapers and Magazines as the publishing arm, whilst Politika began introducing new printing technology.
The first 16-page Komori System 38 web press arrived in 2003, followed a year later by a second.
When production levels at the firm reached 80 per cent of current capacity it triggered the decision to invest in a third web press.
Politika's general manager, Zoran Vacic, commented: "The increased capacity will increase flexibility and open up new markets for us, as well as increasing our export business as a direct result." The company occupies a 22,000 square metre facility and employs almost 400 staff, including editorial personnel.
Last year turnover was just over EUR20 million.
As expansion has continued more space has been added and new staff will be recruited to support its continued growth.
Politika uses its Komori webs to print books, catalogues, magazines, brochures and a variety of advertising material, as well as Politika's own publications - Ilustrovana Politika, Bazar, Politikin Zabavnik, Huper, Ana, Enigmatika, Razbibriga, Viva and Svet Kompjutera.
Seventy per cent of production is for contract clients.
The company currently prints 60 magazines for contract clients and it expects that to grow with the arrival of the new press.
Srdjan Markotic, Politika's deputy general manager, explained: "We decided on Komori because we have had good experience with the earlier presses, particularly with regard to maintenance and training.
We have always been happy with Komori machines because of their clean impression and the low level of waste at start up." He continued: "The ability to interchange 16-page and 32-page reels will have two immediate cost benefits.
Firstly, it will allow us to negotiate better bulk discounts on paper production and reduce handling costs.
The second is that it allows greater flexibility, for instance printing 48-page products with one 16-page and one 32-page run." Politika is evolving its operations because alongside the new web, almost EUR700,000 has also been invested in a new pre-press workflow system and a number of finishing machines.
In addition, EUR1.2 million has been spent on a new hard-cover production line.
Komori said that the Serbian market is developing rapidly.
In 2007 the country consumed 35 kilos per capita of printing paper, a one tenth of that in western Europe.
Economic projections suggest that such statistics will rise rapidly in coming years and Politika's strategy is to be ready for that increase by increasing production capabilities to benefit from this new business.
Srdjan Markotic added: "We are able to offer the best printing service in Serbia. Request a free brochure from Komori UK ...
This belief is based on our three established strengths - tradition, quality and experience and they are the qualities we seek to build on in all company development to satisfy our existing clientele and attract new business.".
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