BUSINESS UNIT OVERVIEW: Nicholson Print
Over the 25 years plus the Nicholson's have been providing print solutions we have seen the printing business change and grow. We have been able to anticipate and manage rapid change - carefully developing the modern resources, the skilled teamwork and, perhaps above all, the essential commitment and 'can do' attitude that enables us to deliver consistent, customised printing solutions, year after year.
Nicholson Print Solutions has become a specialist and leading supplier of print and logistics management services with expertise in graphics, printing, print finishing, stock management and distribution.
Number of staff: 90
Key strengths
- 5, 6 and 8 colour printing capacity using Heidelberg presses, quick turnaround
- Ability to work with clients to design and develop print requirements
- Dedicated 0800 call centre team.
- Highly experienced and long serving staff.
From business cards to complex multi colour publications requiring sophisticated database management and on line product ordering, the job is always important to our client, and always important to us.
Every client has a right to expect quality printing and superb service.
Capabilities and Technology
Key markets and customer sectors
- Supplier of all sheetfed requirements up to mini quad crown.
- Supplier of print requirements to major clients eg IAG, McDonalds, State insurance
Significant equipment, size and scale
- Late 2001 Heidelberg 6 colour CD with aqueous coating.
- Late 2001 Heidelberg 5 colour CD
- 2004 Heidelberg 8 Colour
- These presses all come with latest in Heidelberg printing innovations and allow prepress information to be sent directly to the press.
- New Stahl 78 folding machine
- Full warehousing and distribution facility
- TrueFlow PDF Workflow
- Screen A1 & A2 thermal computer to plate setters
Recent technology
- Complete replacement of existing printing presses over past 12 months.
- Now have state of the art Heidelberg 5, 6 and 8 colour presses enabling faster print turnaround, reduced costs and finer quality of finish with aqueous coating on the 6 colour
Range of services
- Publication work - magazines, brochures, forms, direct-mail (large and short runs), magazine, flyers, posters, forms, postcards.
Key themes
- Teamwork, ongoing improvement, client centered
- Social responsibility - tertiary ACC accreditation, self commissioned environmental audits, only Australasian print company to pass McDonalds supplier audit
People
Well established Team, highly experience management, print and graphics staff, low turnover.
- Shayne Marsh, General Manager
- Allen Masterton, Print Production Manager
- Alan McMillan, Pre production Manager
8 Collard Place
PO Box 21 258
Henderson
Auckland
Tel: 0-9-838 9920
Fax: 0-9-838 5096
Website Address: www.nicholsonprint.co.nz
