Country Printer Moves into the Fast Lane
Taking advantage of Heidelberg's tailor made package, Geraldton
(WA) based Sun City Print has upgraded its press - not just
investing in new equipment but also investing in their businesses'
growth and future prosperity.
Sun City has been operating for 23 years and has successfully served the needs of the local community, with business growth being slow but steady.
A small print shop with five employees, Sun City Print produces a wide range of commercial print jobs including business cards, letterheads and NCR books. Customers include small business operators, local governments and large mining and engineering companies. As well Sun City produces colour jobs such as tourism brochures and maps.
In September 2006, Ken Ward, Sun City's director, felt it was time to steer the business towards becoming a high-quality, high-productivity printing operation. With greater demand for colour jobs best served by a more productive press, Ward consulted with Heidelberg and decided to buy a Speedmaster SM 52-2.
"The decision-making process went smoothly, with good suggestions from Heidelberg showing that they really understood my business and what we wanted to achieve," says Ward. "The SM52-2 suits us so well because the tailor made package includes extended service and a supply of consumables we will need to use on this press. The package gives us peace of mind and saves lots of hassles."
He added, "The installation process was so efficient - the old machine was taken out and the new press installed the next day. Day three involved testing and we went into production right after that.
The press has been doing a great job so far. As we had hoped, it made it a lot easier to tackle jobs which in the past would have been difficult if not impossible for us to take on. Another good thing about this press is that it's easy to use and short make ready time has increased our productivity."
Looking to the future, Ward is very confident. "Even though we have expanded our product range we still have room to further boost output and take on more work, the result of which is that we expect the business to continue to grow. We are already planning our next move - a new CtP system to match the machine."
Further Information:
Mike Leek
Account Manager
Email: Mike.Leek@heidelberg.com
Sun City has been operating for 23 years and has successfully served the needs of the local community, with business growth being slow but steady.
A small print shop with five employees, Sun City Print produces a wide range of commercial print jobs including business cards, letterheads and NCR books. Customers include small business operators, local governments and large mining and engineering companies. As well Sun City produces colour jobs such as tourism brochures and maps.
In September 2006, Ken Ward, Sun City's director, felt it was time to steer the business towards becoming a high-quality, high-productivity printing operation. With greater demand for colour jobs best served by a more productive press, Ward consulted with Heidelberg and decided to buy a Speedmaster SM 52-2.
"The decision-making process went smoothly, with good suggestions from Heidelberg showing that they really understood my business and what we wanted to achieve," says Ward. "The SM52-2 suits us so well because the tailor made package includes extended service and a supply of consumables we will need to use on this press. The package gives us peace of mind and saves lots of hassles."
He added, "The installation process was so efficient - the old machine was taken out and the new press installed the next day. Day three involved testing and we went into production right after that.
The press has been doing a great job so far. As we had hoped, it made it a lot easier to tackle jobs which in the past would have been difficult if not impossible for us to take on. Another good thing about this press is that it's easy to use and short make ready time has increased our productivity."
Looking to the future, Ward is very confident. "Even though we have expanded our product range we still have room to further boost output and take on more work, the result of which is that we expect the business to continue to grow. We are already planning our next move - a new CtP system to match the machine."
Further Information:
Mike Leek
Account Manager
Email: Mike.Leek@heidelberg.com
Speedmaster SM 52
This press sets unprecedented standards. With more than 15,000 printing units sold so far it is the most successful high-end press in high-quality commercial printing in the 35 x 50 cm (14 x 20 inches) format range. More
