one to one print media
Leadership
As in every industry, we face challenge and change almost constantly. For us, a leader in the printing industry, it comes in many guises: The challenge of competing with on-line media for example, keeping abreast of changing technologies, managing squeezed margins, and the demands derived from ecologically driven issues.
Value
We operate our business by reinvesting profits to ultimately derive greater value for our customers. We can only succeed by sharing the added value with our stakeholders.
Sustainable
The environmental issue is here to stay. And so are we. As an established leader in the UK printing industry we have been incorporating sustainable solutions within our printing and business operations, for years.
Finishing
There are ten folders with a combined output capacity of 1.3 million sheets every 24 hours.
There are four stitching lines with a capacity of 1 million product units every 24 hours.
The finishing processes operate 24/7.
Our specialty is multi-set finishing.
Our off-line finishing capacity is one of the most powerful installations in Europe.
The more specialist finishing operations are semi-automatic.
There are manual finishing alternatives to support many of the mechanised versions.
Finishing capacity is dedicated to litho and digital printing operations.
The new factory enabled finishing to be located for optimum work flow efficiencies.
The benefits
Our one-stop shop capacity and 24/7 working time enables us to offer increased speed to market.
Our multi-skilled work-force provides the flexibility to operate a range of finishing equipment across different shift patterns.
Our multiple machine cover minimises delays and facilitates planning flexibility.
The Green Route
All wastage is automatically extracted from the factory for recycling.
Our one-site facility reduces work movement and carbon emissions.
We are using reusable packaging.
We are introducing packaging solutions which minimise waste and duplication.
ISO 14001
The world's most widely recognised accreditation of an environmental management scheme.
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
The FSC sets international standards for responsible forest management and also accredits independent third party organisations to certify its forest managers and forest product producers to FSC standards.
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)
An umbrella organisation for the assessment and recognition of separate national forest certification schemes. PEFC certifies timber and paper products to ensure they are sourced from forests recognised under the different schemes.
ISO 12647-2
This accreditation certifies that we have the necessary colour quality systems in place to comply with targets and tolerances on a consistent basis across our range of presses.
This recognition is an important feature of our ability to effectively manage brands.
ISO 9001
ISO 9001 benchmarks both product and service sector organisations against high standards of quality that are recognised and respected throughout the world.
ISO 9001:2000
This widely respected quality accreditation applies to printing, finishing, direct mailing services, development and implementation of corporate solutions including logistics, MIS and supply chain management.
The Direct Marketing Association (DMA)
As major suppliers of Direct Mail activity, we have been members of The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) for a number of years, bringing numerous benefits not only to Anton, but also to our customers.
Direct mail is a major part of our business and the fastest expanding. Our membership of the Direct Marketing Association is an important way of keeping in touch with developments in the industry and benchmarking our performance.