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WYNDEHAM S NEW AGFA PLATES IMPROVE QUALITY AND REDUCE ENERGY USE
Wednesday 01. July 2009 - After signing a five year plate agreement at Drupa 2008, Paul Utting, CEO of Wyndeham and Stefaan Vanhooren, President, Agfa Graphics met once again following the installation of two VLF N36-50 :Avalon platesetters at the Heron site.
At Wyndeham Heron, where over 11,000 plates are used each month to produce 22 weeklies and over 100 monthly publications, the company has also been able to reduce energy consumption due to Agfas award-winning, long run :Energy Elite no bake plates. As well as the plate contract for the group, Agfas agreement includes a further two VLF :Avalon platesetters at both Wyndeham Grange and Wyndeham Impact. All six platesetters at the three sites will be supported by Agfas :Apogee market-leading workflow and project management solutions.
“The service and support Agfa has provided over the years has been outstanding and the new technology it has introduced for plate production will not only enhance the quality of our print but also go a long way in helping us reduce energy use and waste,” commented Paul Utting, Chief Executive, Wyndeham Group.
“We are delighted to be the preferred supplier for the Wyndeham Groups prepress solutions, and it is very pleasing to visit such an important customer in the UK to see how well it is doing in these difficult times,” said Stefaan Vanhooren, President Agfa Graphics.
Wyndeham has not only been a long-standing Agfa customer but the specialists at Heron have worked closely with Agfa as a beta site for its project management software solutions over many years.