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MIS & SOFTWARE SUPPLIERS HELPING VISITORS FOCUS ON MAXIMISING PRODUCTIVITY AT NORTHPRINT 2011
Tuesday 22. February 2011 - If you want to learn more about maximising productivity, streamlining operations and gaining the competitive advantage, visit Northprint 2011. That is the message being communicated by a range of MIS and software solutions exhibitors to prospective visitors to Northprint 2011 [www.northprintexpo.com], which takes place at the Harrogate International Centre from 10-12th May.
Maintaining its promise to deliver a diverse, relevant and invaluable event for the printing industry, IIRs Print Group has added a wealth of key MIS & software companies to its exhibitor line up for Northprint 2011. Presenting a range of their latest offerings, product demonstrations, and one to one consultations, will include leading suppliers such as Crawford Technologies, Crimsonwing, Accura MIS, EFI, Imprint Business Solutions, Inspectron, RedTie, Shuttleworth & ROI Distribution, Sanderson and Tharsten.
“Its clear that todays modern printer is looking to gain a competitive edge by maximising the productivity of their existing equipment,” says Trevor Crawford, Director of the IIR Print Group. “Integrating some of the latest MIS and software solutions into their operations can provide the perfect route to improving their business proposition and increasing production efficiencies at a relatively low level of investment. It is therefore great to see that our latest line up of exhibitors is well aligned to address these challenges.”
Danny Morris, EFIs Sales Manager for Northern Europe, says: “Northprint has always taken a special place on the calendar for everyone in the UK print industry and at this years event, EFI will be highlighting JDF integration with our leading range of Fiery digital print controllers, as well as our full suite of world-leading management information systems,” comments. He continues, “Business process management is something no printing company can afford to overlook, which is why we will be demonstrating Monarch for multi-site print companies, browser-based Pace for mid-sized commercial and large-format printers, as well as Radius software for package printers.”
Similarly, RedTie also believes it has a responsibility to play a part in educating the industry about the benefits of MIS. Liz Gilmour, International Sales at RedTie says, “Northprint offers a great opportunity for us to not only showcase our W2P solutions but to share how RedTie works with our customers to help them increase revenues, fill capacity and save costs, all vital to the printing industry under the current market conditions. Northprint is the perfect vehicle to show not only our own portfolio but also how we work with our partners to offer solutions that take all areas into account from order taking through MIS down into production. This allows a printing company not necessarily geared up to accept online orders the ability to do so with profitability in mind.”
Returning to Northprint 2011, Imprint Business Systems will show a range of its dedicated MIS solutions for all sectors of the printing industry including its new automated On-line Estimating, fast and accurate eXpert Estimating, CRM, automated production control and MyData Report Generator. “Northprint has always been a popular and successful event for Imprint, and has constantly provided us with good results both from new contacts and keeping in touch with many of our existing customers,” adds Linda Tozer, Commercial Director at Imprint Business Systems. “We are particularly looking forward to talking to any printer who is serious about making a difference to their business and demonstrate how MIS can give immediate tangible returns, increase the bottom line profit and help to win customers and keep customers.”
For Ross Edwards, Marketing Manager at Tharstern Ltd, taking part in Northprint is beneficial for several reasons. “Northprint is a key event for printers to be able to compare and contrast the latest developments and technologies in one place and in one day. We feel it is important to take part in this show so printers can catch up with the latest offerings and developments to benefit their business. Plus, we have found it to be a great opportunity not only to share our latest developments in Print Management Information Solutions but also network with customers, vendors and printers from around the UK.”
Jaap Schram de Jong, Director of Crimsonwing is also mindful of how the changing economic climate demands the change in the way people run their business. “The demand for greater visibility of every aspect of a business is forcing owners and managers to re-think their strategies when it comes to MIS,” says de Jong. “Northprint brings together those organisations that truly strive to continually strengthen and advance their business with partners that have the right solution. A proven track record of delivering ROI with strategically advantageous solutions for the print industry means that Northprint is one of the most significant events Crimsonwing will attend in 2011.”
Adding to the line up of MIS exhibitors, Sanderson will be showcasing its powerful pricing tool which lets a business define customer pricing structures to ensure accurate and profitable estimates. Flexible reporting with traditional MIS software can be challenging so the company will address this by presenting its dynamic Reporting Services within its Unity MIS and its flexible Product Configurator,
Says Peter Beer, Sales Director at Sanderson Ltd, “Today many ambitious printers are being let down by traditional MIS software which struggles struggle with complex estimating, whether for complex products or value-add services. Sanderson wants to support printers who are looking to differentiate themselves in 2011. We are therefore attending Northprint to show these printers how they can become dynamic, fast-moving businesses and deliver timely and accurate estimates for complex and bespoke projects”
Joining forces, Shuttleworth and ROI360 are using Northprint as an opportunity to show how the latest web to print solutions need to work in a modern printing environment. With orders being processed automatically and information distributed electronically it is a true lights out process. Andy King Joint Managing Director at Shuttleworth explains “We were keen to use Northprint as a platform to demonstrate these fantastic new technologies and hope printers take the opportunity to visit andhow they can improve efficiencies in the future”. In addition Shuttleworth will be exhibiting an exciting new interface to the market leading Shuttleworth product.
Crawford Technologies are also keen to use Northprint to demonstrate for the first time in Europe its new PRO Production Manager Software alongside its award-winning print-stream transformation and document re-engineering solutions. Says James Weaver, Head of Business Development for EMEA, Crawford Technologies: “Making the automated document factory affordable, PRO Production Manager is a workflow automation, management and reporting tool for all your transactional document and POD production needs; in fact, this is the first time such an affordable solution has been made available to those companies that already have, or want to create, an automated document factory. For us, Northprint 2011 is the best forum to demonstrate this exciting product for the first time on this side of the Atlantic.”