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20th October 2009

Building Biodiversity

Without vegetation corridors to move along, the wildlife of Hanging Rock would exist in a habitat 'island'. Animals in this situation are vulnerable to catastrophes such as disease and bushfire, and to gradual changes like inbreeding and climate variation.

Wildlife needs to be constantly on the move. The search for food, dispersal of young to new home ranges, and migration on an annual and seasonal basis are essential to wildlife movements. However, wildlife in a habitat island may lack adjacent habitat to forage in or disperse along.

Thus habitat corridors are being built as a means of re-connecting isolated populations of wildlife, and the staff at Printgraphics are doing their bit to help.

On Sunday 4th October, we returned to Kyneton/Woodend area to plant trees and add to those planted last year. Under the direction of Tree Project and Landcare volunteers, with trees paid for by Printgraphics, the corridor being developed between the national parks in the area was extended by indigenous plants.

As well as enjoying a fun family day, it was particularly rewarding to see the progress and growth of the corridor's vegetation in the last 12 months.

Building Biodiversity, with the additional benefit of offsetting our carbon footprint, is another of Printgraphics' commitments to the environment. In recent time our environmental initiatives have included -

• Being the first printer in Victoria to reach level 3 accreditation in the Sustainable Green Print (SGP) program. Based on an ISO 14001 framework, SGP is the Australian printing industry's own recognisable certification program designed to help printing companies meet their environmental responsibilities while going above and beyond compliance levels; 

• Attaining Forest Stewardship Certification (FSC) and Programme for Endorsed Forest Certification (PEFC) accreditation; and 

• Continuation of Environment ISO 14001 workplace standards.

At Printgraphics, we don't just talk the green talk - we let our actions speak louder than words.

01st October 2009

Tree Planting Day

Printgraphics Annual Tree Planting day is approaching, we are offsetting our carbon emissions and welcome family, friends and clients to come along and be part of this day.

Working with TreeProject a non-profit community organisation dedicated to revegetating the Victorian landscape with indigenous trees, shrubs and grasses, we aim… read more »

21st April 2009

Add value to your print campaign

Twenty first century demands mean a mix of print and online publishing. We can successfully work together to get your message out there to an audience that assumes no boundaries.

eMag is an excellent way to reach all of your audience with added value to any print campaign or… read more »

09th December 2008

Paper Naturally Sustainable

There is a lot of misinformation regarding the environmental effects of producing paper. The linked brochure has some helpful information.

10th November 2008

Winners Again

Printgraphics have again taken out awards in the 2008 Printing Industry Craftsmanship Awards (PICA) .

These awards are for printing excellence and recognise the special efforts of printers by awarding their best work. This year’s competition received more than double the entries of 2007, making the achievement of winning… read more »

25th August 2008

It’s a dry subject

As we continue in our commitment to a sustainable future, one improvement we have implemented as part of our ISO14001 Environmental certification is installing a tank which collects rain water off our printery roof. We are able to expand the number of tanks as the company grows and the… read more »

27th May 2008

Tree Planting Day

As part of our Green Initiative, we at Printgraphics, decided to organise a tree planting day to offset our carbon emissions and minimise our environmental footprint.

On Sunday 25th May many Printgraphics families, as well as friends and clients met at a farm in the Kyneton/Woodend area. We… read more »

31st March 2008

eMag

With over 29 years experience printing magazines & catalogues we have seen many technological changes. One of the latest products we have on offer is eMag – the fastest way to publish your documents online.

Combined with printing your publication we can create an eMag of your magazine or… read more »

25th February 2008

Tree Planting Day

Printgraphics is offsetting its carbon emissions with a tree planting day with family, friends and clients.

Working with an organisation called TreeProject we aim to plant 750 trees in the Mt Macedon area. TreeProject is a non-profit community organisation dedicated to revegetating the Victorian landscape with indigenous trees,… read more »

23rd October 2007

Printgraphics Wins Printing Industry Top Environmental Award

The inaugural Victorian Printing Industry Craftsmanship Awards (PICA) was held at a gala presentation evening on 19th October, 2007 at the Park Hyatt Ballroom.

The highlight of the evening was Printgraphics winning the trophy for the Environmental Award. This award is designed to recognise the efforts of print businesses… read more »

07th September 2007

Printgraphics is Forest Stewardship Council, Chain of Custody (FSC) certified

Forest Stewardship Council is an international, not-for-profit, non-government association which promotes responsible and sustainable forest management. Forests are certified to strict standards. Product labelling allows papermakers to identify wood pulp that comes from sustainable managed forests.

Having Chain of Custody certification means Printgraphics can verify the step by step… read more »

28th August 2007

Printgraphics offset car emissions by planting native trees

As part of Printgraphics continued commitment to the environment, carbon offsets is a project that is currently under investigation. All company fleet vehicles purchased since 2001 are factory fitted with LPG ensuring cleaner greenhouse gas emissions. It is envisaged that a tree planting project will be organised in the… read more »

29th July 2007

Printgraphics commissions a new Stahl TH 82 folder

Printgraphics has just commissioned a new folder, the state of the art Stahl TH 82 folder will increase flexibility and productivity. The new TH folder offers extensive possibilities for automation and is easy to operate. This folders modularity and flexibility makes it suitable for a broad spectrum of jobs.… read more »

19th July 2007

Have you considered putting an environmental tag line on your catalogue or magazine?

There are two main components involved – the first is the paper, and the second is the actual printing process.

The paper is an important component. We recommend papers to our clients that are produced by mills that have either FSC or PEFC certification ensuring supply of timber from… read more »

24th June 2007

Winner Catalogue of the Year

Friday 22nd June, Ray and Jill Keen & George and Jean Coulter attended the 16th Australian Catalogue Awards at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre.

We had been informed that two of our entries were finalists, which meant they had a one in four chance of winning their categories.  As… read more »

08th May 2007

Announcement

In early 2005, Printgraphics decided it had talked about environmental management long enough and it was time to get serious.

So we took several actions –

• We spoke to like minded people and companies in the trade
• We researched on the Internet
• We read every piece of information… read more »

17th April 2007

Printgraphics sponsors networking event

Communication: Designers and Print houses - can we ever perfect it?

Ray Keen - Managing Director and Adrian Kennedy - Production Manager and long-term client, Shane Scanlon from Mediation Communication fleshed out the main challenges facing all designers and print houses.

Ray stressed the need… read more »

30th November 2006

Printgraphics brings it in-house

Melbourne magazine and periodical printer Printgraphics has brought its plate production in-house with the installation of a new Agfa Avalon LF CtP system. Running developer-free Amigo plates has also helped the company achieve important reductions in chemical use required for its ISO14001 environmental certification approval. read more »