Saving costs, maintaining quality
Print and paper purchasing accounts for a major part of any publisher's costs. Whether it's sheet-fed, web offset litho or gravure printing, with our technical knowledge and experience at your disposal you can make more informed decisions which will save time and money without sacrificing quality.
Our aim is simple - we want to help you achieve :-
All-round quality from your suppliers
Bigger profits for your business
Customer satisfaction
- Advice on procurement best practice - help with creating step-by-step processes and procedures to achieve the best results
- Researching potential suppliers - identifying suppliers with appropriate plant, capabilities and quality to meet your needs
- Review of existing contracts and pricing in terms of cost and value obtained - giving advice on whether current arrangements are providing the most cost-effective formats, suitable production methods, and materials
- Countering wastage in the supply chain - advice on economic paginations, reel sizes used, waste allowances - to help save you money and help the environment
- Price benchmarking - analyzing your pricing position in the market
- Support with running formal Tenders at any stage ( - creating the Tender brief - evaluating bids objectively - the negotiation process - achieving the "win-win" conclusion) to ensure you achieve your objectives and get the best deal for your business
- Advice on paper specification - choosing the best paper with consideration of its cost, its technical characteristics, and the desired end result
- Advice on paper purchasing - advice on market rates, and whether to buy from mill or merchant
- Helping to reduce waste - advice on suitable reel or sheet sizes, grammage and volume
- Managing and controlling paper stocks - helping to devise a suitable stock management strategy, advising on possible software solutions