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News Release from: Pindar
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 March 2008
Binding System Doubles Pindar's
Tewkesbury Output
Pindar Graphics has bought a Muller Martini binder as part of a GBP2.5 million investment programme, which has also included new IT projects.
The firm's Tewkesbury (UK) site, which was acquired from Cooper Clegg 12 months ago, has bought the GBP2 million Muller Martini binder, which the company claimed has almost doubled the output of the previous binder it operated Pindar said it has also spent GBP500,000 on IT projects, including the installation of a management information system and a customer relationship management system, as well as time and attendance software, which will make further improvements in managing workflow efficiently and to required deadlines
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 18 Jun 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The investment in Tewkesbury follows Pindar's retention of More Magazine from magazine publisher EMAP, which was secured last September.
The business has been producing More Magazine for 10 years but when EMAP made the decision to go weekly with the title, Pindar re-tendered successfully for the expanded business.
A fourth shift has been added to the workforce, resulting in an additional 15 per cent print capacity at the Gloucestershire site, added the company.
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That, together with the restructuring of staff in to new crews, as well as weekly press maintenance and calibration, has already led to increased effectiveness of the presses and a better set-up to service the weekly magazine market and monthly and less frequent publications.
Pindar has also conducted a feasibility study on the purchase of a new press for the site later this year to meet the future requirements of the magazine publishing sector.
Pindar's announcement of investment at Tewkesbury follows the installation of a new Lithoman III short grain press at the firm's Scarborough site and the installation of 10-colour and 12-colour Heidlberg Speedmaster presses in Preston last year.
Andrew Dalton, Pindar's group chief executive officer, explained: ""Our expanded capabilities at Tewkesbury resulting from this investment mean that we can serve this industry sector efficiently and effectively.
The key challenge is to ensure we deliver on time.
The introduction of a fourth shift and new binding line at the site, combined with the continuing hard work, support and commitment from colleagues at Tewkesbury and around the business will help enable us to provide the service we know the weekly magazine market needs." Pindar's site in Tewkesbury currently supplies a number of UK magazine publishers.
Other titles printed by the company include Empire, Arena, FHM, Top Sante, Vanity Fair, House and Home Ideas and Easy Living.
Other clients include Littlewoods, Homebase and Saga.
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