Government press of Kenya is
offset printing entity under the office of the state (the president). It is one
of the oldest printing organs in Kenya, which was established by the colonial
government. The government’s press which mainly prints government of Kenya
publications, which include: government Catalogue,
service charters, the Kenya gazette among other state publications has remained
focal entity in publishing the legal documents in Kenya.
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Thursday, 22 November 2012
What to consider while making a printing quotation
One the most challenges part of printing industry is being
able to have an appropriate printing cost, and give your clients the right quotations.
Although there several things and factors a person should look for here are the
common items on the quotation expenses.
i)
The material i.e. the offset /printing papers
ii)
Designing
and artwork production
iii)
Separation
and plate costs
iv)
Runs
v)
Finishing
costs i.e cutting, binding, die cutting
etc
The cost above may vary from one printing to another; for instance,
a one color printing job may not require separation process. It is also good to
note the bulk printing is always cheaper due to some of the printing cost
remains constant irrespective of the quantity.
For instance a person printing 1000 A1 posters (full colour )
and a person printing 100 pieces of A1 posters will pay the same separation,
plate and possibly runs. It is often said, offset printing is cheap when done
bulk, considered digital printing when you have less stuff to produce.
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INKPASTE PRINTERS AND STATIONERS
Email: inkpaste111@gmail.com
Monday, 29 October 2012
Terms used in the Printing industry
Here are common terms used
in printing industry,and any person in the the printing is likely to use them.
·
Designing –
soft copy of what is to be printed, commonly refereed to as graphic design
·
Art work –
the result of graphic designs, often in Pdf or orel draw
·
Image – a picture
in soft copy
·
Separation –
a process in offset printing which allow the operator to achieve certain colours especially when undertaking full colour jobs
·
Plates – a metal rectangular form . which carries the images to be printed
·
Registrations
– set up of printing process
·
Runs – times in
which the papers are expected to pass through the printing machines
·
Full colour –
the printing process which involves production of 4 colour printings
·
Screen printing
- offset used to print t-shirts
·
Digital
printings – used to print samples and small printing, especially from the
computer screen
·
Dye cutting –
process of shaping ,the printing works, especially on packaging printings
·
Foiling - rolling up
· Binding –
part of printing finishing process done on books,esxcpecilay invoice/receipt
books etc
· Stitching –
kind of doing binding which involves
·
Films – a plastic
like item used to transfer images to plates
·
Inks – used in
printing process
·
Mixing white –
a milk like printing ink, often used to mix other clours
·
Templates already design work, and need only editig to
get end art work
·
Screen colour
– the colour which is seen on the computer i.e computer colour
·
Off cuts –
pieces of papers left out after finishing or unused
·
Grains directions
– especially on the printing papers e.g white lined chipboard
·
Bulk offset
printing - printing in large scale
·
Lamination –
coating of the papers or the printing output
·
Uv vanish –
done on the finished printing to makes the printing shines especially on magazines’
cover,posters, labels among others
·
Cutting –
process done of removing out the unwanted part of the printing, done after or
before the printing
·
Numbering –
process of giving the printed pages numbers, especially on the receipt/invoices
etc
·
Paper plates –
temporary plates on paper like material,used for short and one colour jobs.
Other keyword include: Offset printing,photocopy papers,printing
papers,packaging papers,A1 printing,A2 printing,posters,stickers,labels,invoices,receipt
books,bulk printing,business cards,letter heads,newsletters,magazines etc
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Sales person
Aviq printers and stationers
Friday, 26 October 2012
Printing Activities and General election 2013 in kenya
With the general election almost to take place in Kenya printing activities
is expected to be at top especially the printing of posters, flyers, campaign cards,registration forms,banners among others. Contrarly there will be
scarcity of offset printing papers due to the fact that most of papers consumed
in Kenya market are imported. Moreover due to unstable foreign exchange and more
so the dollar against Kenya shilling the papers prices are expected to rise by about 33% from the current rates. Sources are
revealed that, most of the paper supplier in Kenya are holding papers which are likely o be used during the period
hoping to harvest more from their sticks when times comes. The papers that are
expected to be in scarce or at high price are art paper ,bond paper (woodfree)
among others.
The paper manufacturers who have been
speculating about the same have also hikes their paper exporting prices
and this cost is expected to be transferred to the consumers of the printing works. Often do take
caution when printing politician works since some don't pay or delayed payment
please insist on down payment or a front.
Friday, 12 October 2012
Printing and offset Paper sizes
Printing paper sizes is determines in centimeters and inches.
A - Series Printing Paper Sizes
- A0 – Size
ü
91.4 x 107cm
- A1 – Sizes
ü
61x 86cm
ü
63.4 x 91.4 cm
ü
64 x 90cm
ü
63.4 x91.4cm
- A2 –Sizes
ü
43x 61 cm
ü
42 x 61cm
- A3 – Sizes
ü
31x 43 cm
ü
29.7 x 31 cm
- A4 – sizes
ü
21x 29.7cm
B- Series Printing Paper Sizes
i)
A1 - 70x 100cm
ii)
A2 - 51 x76 cm
iii)
A3 - 38x 51 cm
iv)
A4 - 25.5x 38 cm
For free consultations regarding printing papers email us: nairobiprinting@gmail.com
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Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Printing of Posters and brochures in kenya
Most business can not dispute the
role played by posters and brochures in marketing and advertising and more
particularly in branding. A school may need a brochure to marketing its courses
and posters to create awareness to general public. Printing of posters and brochures
in Kenya
should be a problem since almost major printers do print posters and brochures.
The quality of a good poster or a brochures starts by doing a better designs, with creativity graphics among other key aspects.
The quality of a good poster or a brochures starts by doing a better designs, with creativity graphics among other key aspects.
The quality of the printing may
vary from one printing house to another and also depending on the experience of
the operator and type of the papers used to print the posters and brochures. In
most cases, the printing are done in full colours, since it may involve various
images in the content. Printing companies in Kenya can either print poster by digital
machines and through offset printing.
Related articles: Posters printing quotes
Digital printing is often ideal when the quantity is small and offset printing is desire when the quantity of printing is large. In the case offset printing is undertaken , full colour procedures is often take up i.e colour separation, plate making among others.
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Digital printing is often ideal when the quantity is small and offset printing is desire when the quantity of printing is large. In the case offset printing is undertaken , full colour procedures is often take up i.e colour separation, plate making among others.
The posters and brochures are commonly
printed on art papers 90 – 150 Gsm or smooth bond papers of the same grammage. Those
that intend to print posters should always proof read the content to be printed
and indeed know that when printing large quantity of the posters is cheaper.
To how much your poster will cost
you send and email to sales@inkpaste.co.ke / nairobiprinting@gmail.com
or browse list of printing companies in Kenya HERE
Different types of Cards printing in kenya
Although many firms do not
practice litho printing in Kenya,
there a few companies which have create a brand in the same industry. Other
than paper business cards which can be printed by Kenya printing firms, the
following kind of card can be printed by Kenya printing firms as
well, by either approaching the company premises or online.
Pvc card printing – In a modern environment
many firms and individual are opting to print PVC cards other than those on
papers. This is due to the fact that they look decent and they are durable. A
PVC card allows the company to cut down cards printing cost.
Whereas most of the printing company in Kenya can comfortably print this kind of cards, other firms may lack expertise and facilities to print some of the cards, thus it is wise to do a research before sending your order
Type of Cards that can be printed in Kenya printing industry
Plastic Printing Cards – Many firms do print plastic cards for
various reasons and more so depending on the purpose. Plastic cards are good
when printed for identification, as gate pass and also for classy marketing
aspects. The plastic cards are often durable and in many cases, it may include
individual’s pictures and other details. A person wishing to print plastic
cards in Kenya
or other part of the world need to be as certain that the printing company
offers the desired quality of printing and cards design attractive cards which
matches the company colours.
Hotel Cards printing - Hotel and restaurant. Especially those with
modernized facilities and have taste, they are finding use of hotel cards very
effective more so in monitoring the services and activities in hotel. These
cards can be printed by most of the printing companies in Kenya and any person
or hotel that need the same have no reason to get worried. Most of the printing
firms will often provide design and go ahead to print superior hotel key cards
and other paper cards as well.
Gift cards Printing – gift cards can be printed on paper or
plastics. A fancy design for this kind of printing is necessary as they should
be appealing and able to great an exciting mood. Of recent days, the papers
gift cards seem to be replaced by gift card printed by other materials.
Wedding cards printing – this is probably the most printed cards in
Kenya,
after business cards. People do plan wedding now and then they need cards to
invite the guest and in other scenarios for contribution purposes. A wedding
cards design should match the wedding them with appropriate writing and use of special
papers or any other material has desired by the clients. Most of the printing
companies in Kenya
would do wedding cards but a person should be advised where to get quality
printing wedding cards as every firm would perform different.
Membership and contribution card printing – more often membership
cards are printed on plastic or on hard paper i.e. paper with above 350gsm. On other
hand since, contribution cards are often temporarily, they can be done on slightly
light papers, like manila, art board among others.
Whereas most of the printing company in Kenya can comfortably print this kind of cards, other firms may lack expertise and facilities to print some of the cards, thus it is wise to do a research before sending your order
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Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Bond Paper
Bond paper which is also refered to uncooated woodfree papers is one of the
frequentiy used paper in the
printing industry and
more so kenya and farica in general. The qualiy of bond papers is determined
by stiffness,texture, grammage, and
indeed the brightness of the paper. The bond paper is often avaiable in various
sizes which include:
·
A1 Size – 61
x 86 cm
·
A2 size - 43
x 61 cm
·
A3 size –
29.7 x 43 cm
·
A4 size – 21
x 29.7cm
The bond paper
is usualy in the grammages of 50 – 120 gsm,however, it should be noted that bond
paper which have lower grammages ,expeciaaly 50 gsm are commoly refered to as
bank paper and on other hand, bond paper with gsm like bond 90 – 120 are
commonly refered to as cartilage paper. Bond paper are imported into kenya
market from egypt, china,portug,sweden,south Africa,India among other
countries.
The quality of
the bond paper imported in to kenya market various depending on the milers and
indded the source. It has been observed that, printing industry in kenya consumes more of bond 80 gsm in
A1 size and A4 than any other type of bond paper. Afew printing company i kenya
have offset machines that take roll papers and thus they consume bond paper in
form of reels.
Bond paper in kenya is mostily used by offset printers companies,in
the daily office paper work and indeed on the photocopy machines i.e in A4
size. Just to mention a few, bond paper can be used to:
High quality
Print books
a)
Educational
material
b)
To produce
copies e.g using deplicating/coying machine.
c)
Letter heads
d)
Business
forms
e)
Print
calenders
f)
Used in
making diaries
g)
Campaigh
mateias
h)
Publishing
purposes
i)
Office
stationeries
j)
Packaging e.g
making white sacks,expecialy for packing food.
k)
Make
envelopes
l)
Promotiona
material e.g poster
Bond paper is
stocked by leading paper supplier and delaers in kenya and can be easily
ontined from them. Those buying in large scale my get at afordable rate biiled
in kilos while small consumer can buy in term of
reams. Unlike other products and imports into kenya market, bond prices and
paper prices in kenya market is not constant and keeps on changing depending on
the demand,avalibality, quality and indeed dolar exchange rate.
To purchase the
bond paper in reels or sheeeted, you can visit the links.
iii) Asl paper
iii) uneeco papers
For free paper consultations and printing and
concerns visit PAPER/PRINTING INDUSTRY IN
KENYA
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Business Cards Printing in Nairobi
Business cards printing services
Business cards plays a
vital role as far building business contact are concern. Morever, we can not
ignore the significance role it plays in generally marketing. Printing business
card in kenya and designing them can almost be done with any printing press
company.
Business card can be printed both by offset printing and also digital printing. Bulk printing of business card are cheap when done on offset while on other hand small printing in is economical done by digital printing.
Business card can be printed both by offset printing and also digital printing. Bulk printing of business card are cheap when done on offset while on other hand small printing in is economical done by digital printing.
A well printed
cards,should have good sharp color,well organised with combination of company
logos and printed using quality hard papers. Business cards should ideally be a
representation if the company and more often are printed on the following
papers: Art card, Cover board,Ivory board, Manilla among other special papers.
Related : Get business cards printing quote by clicking on this link or send email sales@inkpaste.co.ke
Related : Get business cards printing quote by clicking on this link or send email sales@inkpaste.co.ke
To have your business
card printed in Kenya, you can browse the list of printing company in kenya on
the site http://nairobiprinting.blogspot.com
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