2009

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New Xerox 700 Digital Printing Press for Minuteman Press Bristol

Minuteman Press Bristol have invested in a new digital colour press in order to build upon its expansion plans. The 700 will assist greatly with the continued growth of short- and medium-run full-colour production, and will reduce lead time by increasing production capacity.

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Minuteman Bristol in bid to build turnover.

 

Minuteman Press Bristol Protects Customers from Paper Price Rises

Despite deflation and recession, the major UK paper merchants will be increasing paper prices by 5 - 7%. However Minuteman Press Bristol has fought these price rises to ensure that costs need not be passed on to clients during tough market conditions.

"Running inefficient operations as some of the paper merchants do, and requiring the market to subsidise the failures of the supplier, is truly appalling". Peter Wise, Managing Director said.

He added that merchants should offer consistent pricing, and that as designers and printers agree prices with clients, merchants should also plan ahead.

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Industry reacts with anger to latest increase in paper prices.

 

Minuteman Press are Ship-Shape and Bristol Fashion

Minuteman Press Bristol’s Profile in PrintWeek Magazine

Minuteman Press Bristol are given a unique opportunity to feature in the print industry’s number one publication, PrintWeek Magazine.

The success of Minuteman Press Bristol is compared with that of the elusive Bristol artist Banksy; achieved through word of mouth, quality, efficiency, flexibility and value added service.

Minuteman Press Bristol’s marketing strategy involves keen support of local events and organisations, developing a user-friendly far reaching website, offering a wide variety of products and services and last but not least environmental concern and awareness.

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How Minuteman Press makes sure its image is ship-shape and Bristol fashion.

 

Minuteman Press are Bristol Design Festival's Headline Sponsors

Minuteman Press Bristol are thrilled to reveal that they are headline sponsors for the third annual Bristol Design Festival. Last year was a roaring success and this year will be even bigger.

The Bristol Design Festival runs from 5 - 11 June and features a showcase of local talent. The event is a focal point for Bristol designers and Minuteman Press were the obvious choice, delivering the results of great design (and some of our own!) in print daily.

“The Bristol Design Festival is proud and very fortunate to have the award winning Minuteman Press onboard to support the festival this year. Through supporting the Bristol Design Festival, they are also supporting hundreds of designers and creative businesses in the South West through these particularly difficult times. We are looking forward to working with Minuteman Press in 2009 and hopefully beyond!” confirmed Neil Ferguson, Festival Director.

 

Corona Gladiorum: Transactions of the Bristol Masonic Society

Minuteman Press Bristol are delighted to have been chosen as the new printer of Corona Gladiorum for the Bristol Masonic Society. The book is now in its fifth year of publication.

The 230 page text is an intriguing collection of 12 papers presented at Bristol Masonic Society meetings, by members of the society at other locations and past Bristol Masonic Society papers. The latest volume adds to this highly sought after reference source.

 

Minuteman Press Bristol making headlines

Bristol printers Minuteman Press have been making the news.

Read our comments on the proposed partial Royal Mail privatisation in PrintWeek.

Spending Power is Staying Power a keynote PrintWeek article in which marketing in the recession is discussed.

If this was not enough, PrintingWorld features a design cover story in which Minuteman Press director Peter Wise discusses out of house design departments for which printing company Minuteman Press Bristol have an established reputation.

 

CLIC Sargent and Minuteman Press announce recycling initiative

Minuteman Press Bristol and CLIC Sargent are working in partnership to recycle used paper. Scrap materials will be recycled into pads of varying sizes that can be reused at CLIC Sargent offices; permitting valuable resources to be given a second life.

The initiative believed to be the first of its kind has been made possible by Minuteman Press Bristol providing its materials free of charge. Paper is delivered to Minuteman’s Bedminster print centre and collected by passing CLIC vehicles, to ensure that no additional journeys are made.

"We need support from organisations like Minuteman Press Bristol so we can be there for each and every one.  On behalf of everyone at CLIC Sargent I would like to thank Minuteman Press Bristol for their continued support.” Mark Good, Sargent’s Recycling Coordinator.

“It’s wonderful when two organisations can work together to deliver beneficial results. It makes the hard work worthwhile!” commented Peter Wise, Minuteman Press.

 

Latest book produced by Minuteman Press Bristol

Minuteman Press are pleased to announce the completion of the first production run of ‘.astronomy Networked Astronomy and the New Media’. The publication has been edited by Cardiff University Department of Physics and Astronomy’s Dr Robert Simpson and Professor Derek Ward-Thompson and is published by Canopus Academic Publishing.

The 200 page paperback features high definition imagery and contains the printed version of lectures delivered at the .astronomy conference by the global leaders in the field of online astronomy and astrophysical research.

 

Minuteman Press strike gold again

Minuteman Press in Bristol have won another major national printing industry award.

The award was presented at the National Motorcycle Museum, West Midlands, by the President of Minuteman Press, Robert Titus. The title of the award was ‘Top Achievement in Marketing’.

The Bristol design and printing company have won the national award for a record second successive year.

“Minuteman Press Bristol have achieved fantastic results in the previous twelve months, building on their considerable success in 2007” commented Robert Titus. “A well deserved award, all the hard work has paid off. To win the annual award twice is unprecedented” George Holzmacher, Senior Vice President added.

 

Peter Wise wins Best of PrintWeek Award

PrintWeek magazine published by Haymarket Business Media have selected Peter Wise, Managing Director of Minuteman Press as one of the six annual winners of the Q&A Best of 2008.

Q&A is a regular feature of leading printing industry publication PrintWeek. The Q&A section is the opportunity for senior printing industry personalities to reveal a little of their lives outside of design and print.

In the interview Peter declared that what made him laugh were “Volvo drivers – they are deluded motorway police wannabees” and on being asked for details of his most embarrassing moment advised that it was “Explaining the large circular bruise on my forehead, which lasted two weeks and was caused by getting a working breast pump stuck to my head”.