Christmas is coming

Its nice to see our Print Finishing Manager  – Bob Smith, is checking that the Father Christmas beard that he has just die cut works correctly – diligent as ever!

September 2019 – messages from happy customers

Thank you so much for the delivery today. We are delighted with the print quality and the speedy delivery. Really very much appreciated. Katie.D

Just to mention, we are very impressed with the Hokusai invites, they look great! Many thanks for your hard work, this is very much appreciated. Sophie.B

They have just arrived – Thank you so much their beautiful Katie.O

I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you and your team for being so welcoming yesterday! I really enjoyed myself, and it was very kind how everyone took the time to explain and teach me how everything works. It is very interesting to know what is and isn’t possible as a designer too, so in future I don’t create problems for myself (or you!). Also thank you very much for all the treats you gave us, I have redecorated my desk space already! Jomilla.C

One very happy bunny named Lucy has just signed off the RCM artwork.  Thank you muchly, kind sir. Your efforts to allay Lucy’s dps image fears were met with smiles.  She thinks you are the bee’s knees, and thanks you for taking the time to ensure the college image works across that dps. Sarah.M

I just wanted to say thank you for Migraine News. We’ve just opened the boxes here in the office and they look fantastic as always so thank you Holly.L

We received these and are delighted with the quality. Many thanks for your help and excellent production standards. Matthew.W

 

July 2019 – messages from happy customers

Just to say we have the cards and they look great Lynsey.S

They arrived first thing Paul and I’m delighted with them. Thank you Lexy. E.

Apologies for not getting in touch sooner I’ve been away from the office since yesterday but I’d like to offer a belated HUGE THANKS from us all for turning around our print job for our last set of brochures – they looked fantastic and everyone was really happy with the result! Kate.S

Looks good. Thanks for the speedy turnaround. Phil.H

We have received the brochures and they look great. Top quality work, as always.Many thanks for all your help and support on behalf of all the team. Much appreciated. Special thanks to Lee for his great work on pre-press and also on the corrections. Tom.D

February 2018 – messages from happy customers

Thanks very much for your efforts turning this one around so quickly Catherine.E

Please accept our sincere thanks for all the paper given to us at Rudloe pre-school, via Simon.  We are a small community charity based pre-school and the paper has been a huge help to our contributions of crafts. Leanne.D

Yes all received thank you, they look great David.R

Thank you so much for putting up with our chaos and still getting that booklet to us on time for the deadline. The print quality was excellent. We are now collating better quality imagery to replace the low res ones and hopefully with a 6 week lead time, next time it will be much less stressful! Katy.B

 

 

 

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.

August 2016- messages from happy customers

Thanks for delivering the above order yesterday, allowing us to get it to our client in time for shipping out globally by their Goods In people, much appreciated. – Julie W.

Just to say Turner cat is great…thank you – Kurt J.

Steve and I received the catalogues and bulletins earlier this morning – again, we’re delighted with the printing/finishing quality and excellent service, please can you make sure to pass on our thanks to everyone involved at Park Lane. We’re really pleased with the result!  – Fred T.

Thank you very much for being able to deliver the reviews earlier than estimated. We really appreciate the effort! – Ana L.

We are delighted with the catalogue. The best yet! Thank you all again for your hard work on this – Polly W.

Just to say thanks for an excellent job – the brochures arrived Friday and they look fab! Helga B.

Thanks for a nice clean job on the Newsletter – and for packaging my file copies so beautifully so that they don’t bend – much appreciated! – Lydia T.

Thanks Phil – the brochures look great thank you! – Kerry R.

Wow!! Emile is extremely happy with the final book, which I received a few hours ago.I am so pleased that I made the decision to come down and get to the bottom of the colour profile / correction issue. I’m also very happy you all made me so welcome and offered nothing short of outstanding service throughout my 2 days loitering around your building. Such levels of personable service and understanding is a rare these days.Please can one of you extend my warmest thanks to the two interstellar Jedis of printing – Andy & Chris – as their patience and understanding was, again, outstanding and it was a pleasure to learn from them both. Park Lane Press delivered, big style… -Emile H.

The Catalogue looks lovely, many thanks – Caroline J

I just wanted to say thank you and to acknowledge all of your efforts in looking after our client. We’ve known him for many years and we know his enthusiasm can be infectious.We’re also aware that his energy and desire to push to get the most out of every job can produce challenges (as well as results).I know he has been bowled over by the service he received and the opportunities you gave him to be involved in the process.I have copies of the finished book which looks stunning. Thank you.  – Michael S.

A huge, huge thank you to you and the team for the incredible job you’ve done on the wholesale folder and brochures. We are absolutely delighted with them and so appreciate all of your hard work and patience on the job.Thank you again! – Grace R.

We’ve just received the new John Lewis Brochures and they look great! Thanks so much we’re all really happy with them! Katherine P.

 

 

 

Park Lane are shortlisted for Two PrintWeek Awards 2016

We’re very excited to announce that we’ve been shortlisted for not one but TWO quality awards for the PrintWeek Magazine !!

This is after our recent win at the Whitmar Awards for Best Annual Report, and it’s a reflection on how far we have progressed lately. In our 25 years of trading we have never printed better!

Park Lane Press have been working very hard to take our “waterless printing” to a new quality level. Improvements include:-
• Higher screen rulings up to 300 lines per inch
• Improvements in our Reprographics department to make the reproduction of images supplied by clients closer to the originals than ever before.
• This is being demonstrated in our printing every day and is our usual standard if the images permit.
• all jobs are printed to the highest levels of quality we can reach, with no extra cost.
It’s fantastic that we’ve been nominated in both the “Brochure Printer” and “Report & Accounts” categories. The Awards take place on October 17th, and our fingers and toes are crossed!!
Here is a testimonial from a very happy customer Emile Holba. He found great value in our consultative approach and final output.

Wow!! I am extremely happy with the final book, which I received a few hours ago.
I am so pleased that I made the decision to come down and get to the bottom of the colour profile / correction issue. I’m also very happy you all made me so welcome and offered nothing short of outstanding service throughout my 2 days loitering around your building. Such levels of personable service and understanding is a rare these days.
Please can one of you extend my warmest thanks to the two interstellar Jedis of printing – Andy & Chris – as their patience and understanding was, again, outstanding and it was a pleasure to learn from them both.
Park Lane Press delivered, big style…

The Bath Chronicle Business Awards – Environmental Business of the Year 2016!!

We’re delighted to announce that we’ve WON the award for Environmental Business of the Year at The Bath Chronicle Business Awards.Park Lane Press has had in place an environmental management system since 2002. The award went to the which has shown outstanding commitment to manage the environmental impact of its business or has developed its own business in the field of managing the environmental impact of other businesses or the wider community.

Our entry this year recognised the following changes we’ve implemented this year:-

• The installation of an LED lighting system throughout the factory and offices.
• The saving on the use of paper in the make-ready of the printing presses by reducing the overs.
• The purchase of large quantities of paper directly from the mill instead of through merchants therefore reducing the transportation of the goods and merchants handling costs.

The green measures we already had in place include:-

• Environmental accreditation’s EMAS and ISO 14001 & 9001.
• Harvesting waste water from our plate processor in order to flush the toilets.
• All the electric used within the business is generated from renewable sources.
• Our inks are vegetable based.
• 97% of our waste is recycled.
• Power optimisation unit, maintaining a constant voltage to the machinery.
• Paper usage recycled or FSC accredited as a minimum.

These accomplishments take the continued efforts of all our staff, and the awards reflect their commitment to the environment.
The Bath Chronicle Business Awards celebrate business success across the city and surrounding areas. The awards are now in their 6th year and have seen a wide range of businesses winning awards in that time. We’re very pleased and proud to have been chosen for this award.

In The Pink

Its refreshing to see a client use a material that is adventurous, in this case its a cover going off to be foil blocked, the text has a similar colour throughout the document which is printed so I can’t wait to see the finished result

There are plenty of mid-range papers that can add value to a job at a reasonable price, without going to the high end paper suppliers, after all once the printer has covered the paper in ink and applied an aqueous seal to the print any reference to the original paper stock can be lost.

Many clients are attracted to off-white papers or cream stocks, these stocks are also sold at a premium. If the time is allowed we can experiment with various tints to achieve the desired colour by printing and can do this with no cost, negating the need for the expensive options.

We regularly print a 3%  tint of yellow to achieve a cream background and can also achieve tints of grey and other specified shades. On occasions we have actually scanned a paper  sample which may have a pattern, and with careful cloning at the reprographic stage achieve an impressive background.

If you would like to see some samples please do email me [email protected]