Offset Printing

Our largest press is a four colour Heidelberg MOVP convertible perfector (can print one and two colours on both sides of the sheet at the same time). We are proud of its registration capabilities for tight work and inking ability for large solids.  Our maximum image size is 18.5"x25" with a maximum sheet size is 19 x 25.5 inches.

Our press crew is very experienced and will run your job to the highest of lithographic quality standards. Conventional offset printing is still the best way to produce the highest quality at the least cost, depending on run length and other specifications. It also is the only way to produce some effects such as spot varnishes, print on some textured papers and produce spot colour work.

We are happy to accept almost any file type.  We have a fully qualified in-house prepress department to preflight your files and generate colour correct proofs.  Our prepress department uses a state-of-the-art pdf workflow for preflighting files to ensure that they will image correctly for whatever output is required. We insist on proofs for every print job. These vary in type depending on the type of job, but for offset colour proofs the proofer is calibrated to the press.  With digital, of course, the proof is an actual finished piece in most cases.

We upgraded to Computer-to-Plate equipment 3 years ago.  This has improved the quality we can achieve and is a completely environmentally friendly process with no waste photographic chemicals to dispose of. We also use vegetable based inks, recycled paper when we can and recycle all waste generated.