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Sappi honours printers and their pursuit of print excellence
Friday, 20 August 2010The 2010 Sappi African Printers of the Year gala event held in Sun City on 12 August 2010 was a celebration of print excellence where printers and their winning entries shared the spotlight.
At the glittering event hosted by Master of ceremonies Jo-Anne Strauss and entertained by the group NUBIA, this year's theme of Future Imprint was emphasized by Executive Director Marketing: Sappi Paper and Paper Packaging South Africa, Dinga Mncube: "This year, Sappi not only wants to honour the craft of printing and the legacy of the industry, but also the resilience that businessmen and women in your position have exhibited during the tough economic environment of the last two years."
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Covering all bases in Labelling Tuesday, 07 September 2010
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By delivering consistent quality and service in the past, Paarl Labels is also working towards innovation and new developments in printing for the wine industry, to enhance brand building.
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According to MD Callie de Wet, the stronger Rand is blurring the profit scenario for most wine exporters and therefore the wine label converters are seeing a clear division between finding cost-effective solutions for the high-volume/low price producers and the technologically advanced innovations to enhance the wines in the premium and super premium price ranges.
“Without the drive to develop new ideas for both sides of the price wall, the label printer may well find himself empty-handed in the market place, except for the old suicidal price-cutting trick.” Since becoming a ‘stand-alone’ company in the Paarl Media stable in April 2006, Paarl Labels has invested heavily in equipment, time and new materials to find market-related solutions for all price categories and since most of their business is done in the wine industry, Callie keeps a close eye on his client’s needs, creativity in his company and excellent service levels.
“When it comes to finding innovative solutions, you have to rely on people with a zest for change and thinking fresh, guys like Paarl Labels print manager Gavin Burrows, the team from the pre-press department and quality and development offi cer Erick Carstens,” says Callie.
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