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- 1. BRUNEL PRINT PRESS PACK ¨C DRAFT Company background Bristol-based BrunelPrint is one of the UK¡¯s market leaders in advanced print technology & finishing capabilities, working with businesses primarily in the creative, fashion & luxury sectors. Tracing its roots back to 1844 when Elisha Smith Robinson founded the Bristol Printing & Packaging company and powered his machines by steam, the business quickly evolved and began making a name for itself printing branded paper bags for grocery businesses. Building on this success in the 1870¡¯s the firms¡¯ operations expanded into personalised business calendars & stationery. By 1919, the business had opened a large plant in Bedminster, from where BrunelPrint still trades today. Committed to innovation & growth like its founders, the business recently invested in excess of ?1.5 million in cutting-edge printing equipment. This investment makes BrunelPrint one of the only places in the UK where clients can access advanced print techniques & finishes such as complex laser cutting, raised sensory ink & embossing. At the centre of the business is a belief that print still has a very important role to play in an increasingly digital world - primarily in its ability to connect with people on a much deeper, emotional level. With an aim to help its clients understand & exploit the opportunity advancements in print can bring their marketing campaigns, BrunelPrint is headed up by a team of experienced directors who themselves have held senior marketing & creative roles.
- 2. Products & Services Printing techniques: Litho print ¨C at the core of BrunelPrint¡¯s business since 1844, litho print provides top quality print for higher volumes and ticks all the boxes in versatility & quality, from brochures to catalogues. Consistent first-to-last page quality whether using standard gloss paper or specialist uncoated stock. Green printing methods are adhered to using the latest machinery including the CO2 neutral Speedmaster XL75. The Speedmaster is a benchmark for productivity & energy efficiency & the most eco-friendly machine in its class. Digital print ¨C ability to print each individual piece personalised ¨C allowing for variable data campaigns to be printed on demand. Pantone ink matching & a huge range of speciality papers & finishes can also be used. Using the HP Indigo 7500 six colour for example, white ink allows customers to create unique designs on coloured stocks and other innovative materials such as Mirriboard, clear self-adhesives and magnetic paper. Large format printing ¨C custom images and signage for trade shows, conferences, presentation & other events in wide range of large formats tailored to customer requirements. Enhancement & advanced finishing: Cutting, perforating & engraving ¨C advanced finishing capabilities using the Motioncutter, one of only two machines currently in the UK, and winner of the European Digital Press ¡®Best commercial printing finishing system¡¯ 2014. For example, the Motioncutter can produce a business card with hundreds of tiny pinholes, engrave board and paper with intricate designs and cut & score bespoke boxes from just one upwards. Sensory enhancement ¨C BrunelPrint¡¯s state of the art Scodix machine, one of only ten in the UK, allows clients to create the feel of luxury from the grain of leather on a handbag to water droplets on a bottle on their printed materials. Sensory, tactile finishing techniques available up to B2 size across a wide range of marketing materials with ability to create bespoke differences on each piece. One-to-one marketing: Bespoke campaigns ¨C sophisticated Variable Data Printing (VDP) technology which can process clients data and produce personalised marketing materials to engage audiences. Text, images and graphics can all be personalised for one-to-one marketing campaigns & materials used to drive people to other channels like social media sites.
- 3. Andy Mackinson ¨C commercial print manager Andy Mackinson is commercial print manager at BrunelPrint, a Bristol-based print specialist in high end, advanced finish technologies for the creative, luxury and fashion sectors. Having worked as a creative director, designer, studio manager and in wider senior marketing roles Andy is adept at working with clients from initial brief through the entire creative process, ensuring that the end product is printed to the highest quality & design standards. Beginning his career in a busy design studio, Andy experienced his first taste of working with major brands, such as Johnson & Johnson. Following this, he worked as a freelance designer for 20th Century Fox & Sony Pictures, before joining Granada in 2002 as group creative director. Here Andy honed his skills in the world of contract magazine publishing, with responsibility for publications for household names including Virgin. Keen to pursue his interest in fashion & luxury brands, Andy left Granada to provide design & marketing services to the likes of Dolce & Gabanna, Louis Vuitton and Paul Smith before returning to an in-house role with a global luxury property business. As brand manager at DPI Worldwide Property, Andy was responsible for developing a global brand for the business and oversaw all marketing activity including media planning, advertising, online & SEO/PPC campaigns. After three years at DPI, Andy accepted the marketing & brand manager position at Intek Communications (now GoMobile), one of the largest independent high street & online mobile phone retailers. Here Andy was responsible for the sales and marketing strategy across 56 stores UK-wide, working closely with networks such as T-Mobile & Orange on joint promotional activity. During the past five years, Andy has turned his attentions to the design of printed materials, joining national commercial print business Service Point UK in 2010 as West Country manager. In this role, he developed the businesses existing range of services to include large format & exhibition print & oversaw customer service & quality of all printed materials produced. Clients included Harrods & the BBC. In 2014, Andy joined BrunelPrint as commercial print manager, seizing the perfect opportunity to combine his expertise of working with high-end luxury & creative brands and his understanding of the print industry. At BrunelPrint, Andy is passionate about sharing the innovation that new print technologies can bring to marketing campaigns with existing & potential clients. Drawing on his experience as both a designer & former creative director, Andy believes that print is a true craft beyond just the technology that produces it. And that achieving the subtleties of finish & creative finesse still calls for skill of hand & eye, and genuine care in the process. When he¡¯s not at the office or walking his dog, Andy enjoys regular visits to see friends in Spain, where he lived for five years. His proudest career moment was
- 4. persuading Madonna to appear on the front cover of the launch issue of a client¡¯s magazine, following a chance meeting with her at a country house hotel!