Xerox’s flagship colour press, the iGEN3, was installed at Marston Book Services digital printing facility at the beginning of the year adding a wider range of colour print services and capacity to the company.
The highly sophisticated colour press has exceptional full colour printing capabilities and is able to print onto a wide range of substrates not previously possible on earlier generation digital equipment.
In addition to making available to our client base exceptional colour integration for books and journals the press is also able to produce highly personalised ‘one to one’ marketing literature which the company sees as a natural extension of its services to clients.
The iGEN3 digital colour press is now in full production alongside our existing high quality black and white digital presses. Our highly trained and qualified personnel are supported by staff in our fully equipped digital bindery featuring perfect binding, case-binding, saddle-stitching, wiro binding, loose-leaf and extensive mailing facilities. All departments are on a double day shift to ensure speed of response. If you would like to find out more about the press or arrange a convenient time to come and see it in operation, please contact us.
Contacts :
Kristian O’Shea, Director Digital Operations
Tel. 01235 515700
Email : kmro@lrl.com
Rebecca Rawle, Customer Services Manager
Tel 01235 515705
Email : rr@lrl.com
Marston
Book Services Ltd, fulfilment agent for Blackwell books and journals, have
signed an agreement with the Blackwell publishing company to provide
digital print management for its short print run titles from the UK via
the digital printing business of Marston Lindsay Ross International Ltd
(MLRI).
The
acquisition of Lindsay Ross International Ltd in 2001 by Violia Media
Services (holding company for Marston Book Services Ltd and MLRI) has
enabled the enlarged group to offer digital printing and electronic
publishing services to its client publishers, and the wider publishing
community, a service which is in increasing demand by publishers who can
cost effectively increase the life of their backlists by utilising the
vastly improved quality of digital output.
Marston
is the first UK fulfilment house to offer digital printing services
integrated alongside its fulfilment business providing a speedy and
seamless process. This service provides a “just before order”
print management service ensuring that customers receive their print on
demand books in the same shipment with other titles they order.
John Holloran, group Chairman, said, “the opportunities for publishers have never been better. Not only can they take advantage of our comprehensive fulfilment facilities, but they now have the significant opportunity to add full digital fulfilment facilities too. Digital printing with Marston isn’t simply about putting ink on paper - it is the extension of our supply chain management offering that makes it so attractive.”
Managing Director of Marston Lindsay Ross International, Bob O’Shea, comments,
“Digital
printing integrated with fulfilment will revolutionise the publishing
industry. The advanced technology now available means that not only do
titles no longer need to go out of print, but a customer can walk into a
bookshop anywhere in the world, request an on demand title and trigger the
manufacturing process within seconds. The commercial benefits to
publishers of such an operation are self evident”
The
historic relationship between Marston and Blackwell is well documented;
this new agreement marks a new era in cooperation.
Marston Lindsay Ross are pleased to confirm that we will be moving to new premises on FRIDAY 27th JULY 2001. We intend business as usual for all our customers throughout the day save for a potential communication blackout for email and web facilities for a short period between noon and 1400 hours. It would of course help us greatly in achieving a smooth transfer if we could have order details as soon as possible for the week commencing 23rd July 2001. Our new contact details are as follows:
Marston
Lindsay Ross International Ltd
The Omega Centre
Southmead Park
Didcot
Oxfordshire
OX11 7AW
Telephone: 01235 515700
Facsimile: 01235 515777
Our current telephone and fax lines will only be diverted for a short time; it would be very helpful if details could be amended as soon as possible. For those of you with IT departments required to make changes to auto fax and speed dial facilities a change card is in the process of being despatched for distribution to the responsible persons.
Thank you for your support; we anticipate a seamless move but if you have any concerns at all about how your business may be affected please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to welcoming you to our new premises very soon.
For those of you who need to know such things our registered office is now at the group headquarters at 160 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4YN. Bob O’Shea, who founded Lindsay Ross International and who continues as Managing Director of the Company says ' the new move marks an exciting point in our development.The backing of a larger organisation will enable us to stay at the forefront of technological changes in the digital sphere, whilst maintaining the award winning levels of service that we have been able to offer our clients over many years.'
Diane O'Shea, a Director and major shareholder of Lindsay Ross International, retired in April of this year and the Board has been strengthened by the appointment of John Holloran as Chairman and Ross Clayton as a director. Additionally, Graham Cooper, Finance Director of Marston Book Services Ltd, has been appointed Company Secretary. The make-up of the Board continues with Bob O'Shea as Managing Director and Kristian O'Shea as Production Director. Marston Book Services Ltd are a leading book and journal fulfilment house, and the acquisition of Lindsay Ross International by Violia greatly enhances the range of services available to clients of both Companies.
As part of this process the Company will be moving to the Omega Centre, 6 miles south of our present location and 1 mile from the current Head Quarters of Marston Book Services Ltd. It is anticipated that this will take place around the end of July but exact dates and contact details will be made available to you shortly. The new facility is much larger than our current premises and is superbly accessible. We look forward to welcoming you there later in the year.