Park Lane Installs LED lighting throughout business

Park Lane has installed LED lighting throughout the offices and factory. SMARTech energy consultants used the data collected to produce an energy reduction plan for the business.  This plan identified opportunities to reduce energy consumption considerably at the site with a very quick payback on investment, also make significant reductions in carbon emissions. The building layout and the range of activities undertaken demanded different coloured light output in each location.  The new lighting solution involved retrofitting the current fittings to LED tubes, installing 600×600 LED panels, flood lights and integrating PIR sensor controls.

Good luck Libby

After 16 years of working at Park Lane as Environmental Project Manager and Sales Manager, Libby has sadly left the company to live in New York. Tim her husband has landed a fantastic opportunity to work in a school in Manhattan, they moved in July 2016 with their two boys and have settled in really well.

Libby has also made a change in direction in her career and now works at the New York Sports Club as a Personal Fitness Trainer, as triathlons in particular have been a true passion for her over the years, so it has come as no surprise that this has been her chosen vocation.

Libby was instrumental in the development of our Environmental Management System and has helped to achieve all our environmental credentials as well as the numerous awards we have won, as well as winning many major clients for the company.  Her hard work, diligence,and attention to detail has been hugely appreciated and will be missed.

We wish her happiness and success in her new life abroad.

January 2017 – messages from happy customers

Thanks so much for the samples of the brochure – beautifully printed as always – lovely, rich colours. And thanks for turning it around so quickly Sarah M.

The brochures arrived today, they look great. Thank you for seeing this project through. Geoff C.

I have just received the printed copies of the brochure and it looks great – thats for all your help on this Matt C.

The booklets have arrived and they are lovely! thank you! Ruth B.

December 2016 – messages from happy customers

To say we have received many positive comments about the quality of the printing. Someone said the a picture in the book looked better than the original, great praise indeed. The award winning Watermill bookshop in Aberfeldy said it was a real bargain for the quality the book offered. The book is proving really popular and selling really well. Officially it only went on sale on the 29th Nov and we have already sold 214 copies. Roben A.

Thanks also for sending us some copies, they look great. Sophie G.

Just got files – very nice. Gill D.

I also wanted to make sure I emailed back to say how pleased we and our clients are with the printed result, thank you. Michael S.

Well hands down that’s the best mailer I’ve ever received (Parky 2017 desk calendar) Simon M.

I just wanted to say thank you for sending over a few brochures for us in the office – they look really good Vanessa W.

Thanks again for the events guides – they look great! Jacquelyn W.

Thank you so much for sending the brochures on time. They look perfect! Thank you for all your help this year look forward to working with you in 2017. Isabel S.

Just a quick email to say thank you, the Face Charts have arrived and are perfect! Thank you for amending the design as well. Kat V.

They are looking great by the way – very happy with the quality Selma W.

Thanks for the manuals they look great! Nick R.

Thank you so much for sorting those A5 cards out, they arrived in time and were just the job so thank you Harriet W.

November 2016 – messages from happy customers

I have my file copies  – nice clean job, many thanks Lydia T.

I know you are men and men don’t typically  receive flowers but by way of thanks and gratitude to you for printing our booklets for free and wanted to send you a colourful thank you! The booklets looked amazing on Friday at our event and Im really grateful for you turning it around Nadine K.

We had the ERL brochure delivered last week and we are very pleased with the final printed version, thanks for your work on this and the quick turn around to meet our deadline Steve T.

The brochures are here and look absolutely bl**dy amazing! Thank you to you both and the team. You guys rock. Kate E.

Thanks for pulling out the stops this week,both to you and the rest of the team Phil R.

 

October 2016 – messages from happy customers

Just received the brochures, they look great, the colours have come out very nicely. Everyone is “oooo”ing at the soft lam! Nina P.

And just to to let you know the client was very happy with the job – thank you! Dominic S.

The brochures look brilliant – print quality is excellent. We’re all very happy with them. Please do send our thanks to the team. Juliet S.

Just wanted to say a huge thank you for the prospectuses. They arrived safe and sound earlier today and we’re all very impressed with them. I’ve already taken a few copies to show my mum – a true sign of quality? Ben R.

Thanks SO much for the quick turn around and great product! Jacqui M.

Choosing the correct paper for your project.

The world of paper can appear to be quite complicated, dozens of paper names sold by an array of merchants. The aim of this blog is to de-mystify and simplify the choice of papers

• The world of paper basically falls into two categories – coated and uncoated.
• Most paper used in the UK comes from only a few European mills.
• Merchants sell the same paper under their own brand names.

Coated paper

Coated paper can be called Gloss or Art (shiny paper), or Silk, Matt and Satin (all matt paper). The surface of this type of paper has a coating which is smooth which provide a great surface to print detailed images, as the ink doesn’t absorb into the sheet readily and it sits on the surface.

Uncoated paper

Uncoated paper can also be called Offset, which has no coating and has a rougher more absorbent surface. With traditional litho printing, images printed on this type of paper can look a little flat and “milky” as the image blots into the sheet. However using the waterless process that we employ at Park Lane Press we don’t have these issues, and are able to achieve a similar result as achieved on a coated stock. We’re specialists in printing on uncoated stock and many of our clients come to us first because of the results we’re able to produce.
FSC papers
The good news is that nearly all the paper supplied into the UK is either FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) or PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification). This means that there is a record, or chain of custody, to track, and therefore prove, where the tree was grown and made into paper, in order to protect Intact Forest Landscapes (IFLs) like the rainforest.

Recycled paper
Recycled paper has improved over the decades and is no longer a poor quality alternative. There is very little to differentiate between an FSC or a recycled sheet, except for a marginal colour difference, and is indistinguishable once printed on. Recycled paper is available in both coated and uncoated.
Recycled paper is more expensive but if the print run is small – say up to 2000 copies. This may not have a big impact on the overall price of the job so it may be worth considering.

Premium sheets
Many designers will specify premium sheets, such as coloured boards and super smooth papers, which can make a massive impact on the finished job. However the price can hike dramatically and the printers will more than likely cover in ink and seal with a coating which can lose the characteristics of the original paper! It’s always worth speaking to us and we can advise on cheaper alternatives which will help the budget in most cases.
Whichever route you choose, we can supply the relevant FSC logos and blurb to show that it has been printed in an environmentally-friendly way. A member of our team will be pleased to help if in doubt.

September 2016 – messages from happy customers

Just wanted to say a huge thank you for the prospectuses. They arrived safe and sound earlier today and we’re all very impressed with them. I’ve already taken a few copies to show my mum – a true sign of quality! 🙂    – Ben R.

Very happy client. Fantastic work thank you very much  – Scott G.

Postcards and wallets arrived yesterday, really delighted with them! Park Lane have been great. – Kerrie B.

The calendars have arrived and look great. Many thanks indeed for such a prompt and efficient service. – Phil H.

Thank you for your support of this event, it is very much appreciated  – Saltford School

Thanks – they’re all with us now and looking great – Selma W.

Many thanks for the brilliantly printed books and the great service, I have often been disappointed when I’ve seen my work in print but not this time.– Jane B.

The Unlimited publication looks amazing! We’re so pleased with it. Thanks for all your hard work in getting it to us on time, at a high quality, and with patience.  – Jennifer T.

 

 

Marathon Man

Press minder Chris Millard has just completed the Bristol Half Marathon in a time of 1 hour 40 mins and raised over £600 for the charity Multiple Sclerosis Society.

He has been training for months fitting the runs around his shifts as often as he could. The regular training runs consisted of distances between 3-6 miles. “The race went well and I started off steadily and the plan was to push on after 10 miles, however that is when it go really hard and the last 3 miles were difficult!

Chris is considering a full marathon but after the half is concerned about going around again! Go Chris, you can do it!