With vision, determination, and entrepreneurial savvy, Queens Atlantic Investment Inc (QAII) has made significant investments in the acquisition of state-of-the art machinery and equipment for the printing industry.
Printing in Guyana had seen a drastic decline for a number of years, and the sector left much to be desired as printing establishments offered either poor quality print and/or sub-standard finish at inflated prices. The management of Global Printing and Graphics Inc (GP&GI) saw the shortcomings of the existing industry as an opportunity to introduce to the local market, a much improved quality of print and finish comparable to what was available outside of Guyana at competitive prices.
GP&GI was incorporated in June 2007 to establish a state-of-the-art printery that would provide conventional offset printing jobs, which include labels, inserts, cartons, posters, brochures, annual reports, banners, calendars, books, magazines, complimentary slips, business cards, and letterheads. In keeping with the company’s mission statement to become the one-stop expert printing solution, GP&GI has invested significantly in machinery to ensure that customers receive high-quality prints. The company has since made a name for itself, becoming increasingly popular in the business sector for its impressive print quality and consistent addition of technologically advanced print options, guided by high intervention of “flexible customisation”.
State-of-the-art equipment
To augment the printing needs and enhance the quality of graphics and print, the company acquired several presses including a state-of-the-art Man Roland 5-colour offset sheet fed press; a Naph Graphics Web press, and an Aquaflex flexographic press. These three modern presses totalling in excess of US$3 million have significantly enhanced the company’s ability to deliver print jobs faster due to superior equipment capabilities.
There are several advantages of offset printing compared to other printing methods. They include: Consistent high image quality; offset printing produces sharp and clean images; quick and easy production of printing plates.
Cost
Offset printing is the cheapest method for producing high-quality prints in commercial printing quantities.
This fully functional machine has the ability to produce superior print quality on both gloss and non-gloss paper. This allows for the printing of high-end promotional material such as calendars, brochures, flyers, magazines, catalogues and posters in commercial quantities.
In 2011, the company further invested in a digital offset sheet fed press, capable of printing on a wider variety of print material (substrates). This digital press was introduced to cater for clients who required smaller quantities of prints as well as a quicker turnaround service. Digital printing uses plate-less technology, and needs no make-ready and virtually no run ups. This results in the use of less time and material during the production period. Digitising the conventional offset printing techniques has seen added sharp quality indices in our printing business.
The high technological mix of print press acquisition for GP&GI has enabled the company to deliver unmatched quality and reach higher levels of productivity as it is capable of printing over two million coloured pages or more than five million monochrome pages per month. Our digital technology offers the look and feel of traditional offset with genuine photo-quality prints.
Printing support services – finishing flow
To enable the provision of quality service, GP&GI also invested in several pieces of finishing equipment that allows for the following finishes: Spiral and wire binding; Saddle stitching; Perfect binding; Folding; UV coating; Embossing and debossing; Cutting and trimming; Drilling and punching; Packing.
The investment in state-of-the-art equipment has not only placed the company ahead of its competitors, but has ensured that it maintains the edge in the printing industry by being able to offer its products and services at competitive prices. With prudent technological advances in the printing stream, GP&GI, through innovation, induced the customisation model thus enabling customers with value addition preferences in their print options.
The investment made by GP&GI also saw the employment of a number of skilled individuals who have today become a dynamic and experienced workforce. Training in the use of the equipment is conducted by both local and overseas experts at the introduction of new equipment and at regular intervals. This has contributed to the efficiency of the individual staff members and the company as a whole, resulting in a value added service to customers.
It has been almost five years since GP&GI opened its doors and it continues to fulfil its objectives by offering high quality and value at competitive rates in the designing, printing, and finishing of posters, books, brochures, booklets, magazines, calendars, catalogues among others.
