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News Release from: Polestar
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 April 2005
Polestar Extends Repro Supply Network To
India
Complementing its pre-press system development and strategy, the Polestar Group has chosen Express KCS in india as its offshore reprographics partner.
Complementing its pre-press system development and strategy, the Polestar Group has chosen Express KCS as its offshore reprographics partner, utilising the company's India-based studios for reprographic services That facility will provide services that include editing, highlighting and retouching images and pages, for Polestar's magazine, catalogue and commercial customers
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 27 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Polestar Applied Solutions is the innovation and technology business of the Polestar Group, which brings together software, print management and mailing systems.
It has been working alongside Express KCS to further improve its e-publishing operation.
Category director of Polestar Applied Solutions, Tim Smith, said: "Whilst we have our repro arrangements in place in the UK, the additional offshore support provided by Express KCS, coupled with our own customer-driven technology initiatives, will enable us to provide a second to none service in terms of quality, turn-around and efficiency, as well as value for money." Before proceeding with the formal agreement, Polestar's technical director, Jack Bisset, carried out trials to ensure all aspects of communication between the companies would be seamless and that the required levels of quality and service were met.
Bisset explained: "Express KCS not only has technical expertise in all graphic arts disciplines but it has a sound understanding of the demands of the UK market.
Through a means of carefully designed test pages, we have established that the company can produce work of a quality that is appropriate when partnering Polestar and we look forward to working with the company." Express KCS supplies pre-media services to some of the world's most well-known brands and agencies, said Polestar.
Established 35 years ago, it has a history of using the latest technology within a workflow and services clients such as Coca Cola, Benetton, and J Walter Thompson.
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