Deal done: (L to R) Lee Ward, global sales director, Tharstern; Darren Ibrahim and Charleigh Ibrahim, directors, Murray Sale, sales manager, Europa Print and Mailing Solutions; Tharstern account manager Andrew Strand.
Kent-based Europa Print and Mailing Solutions has signed a deal at IPEX for a Tharstern MIS that it says is key to plans to increase turnover by more than half in the next two years.
Darren Ibrahim, managing director, said: ‘This is a huge step forward. The Tharstern MIS is crucial to our ongoing success. It puts us on an even more professional footing and enable us to further improve efficiencies to our customers.’
He added: ‘We were meticulous in our planning and looked at two specific MIS systems, but Tharstern were ahead in every department, including the fact that we know they will be with us to offer full support. Having an automated system with integrated MIS is critical in business. And it will really help free up time for our staff who can now concentrate on more sales and other business development opportunities.’
The MIS will support estimating and ordering and will be integrated to the Belvedere-based company’s Agfa Apogee prepress system via the JDF Workflow Connector, enabling production-ready jobs to be submitted directly into pre-press. The proofing cycle will also be shortened, thanks to the Apogee Web Approval software.
Europa Print and Mailing quotes for between 30 and 40 jobs each day; Mr Ibrahim predicts that with the Tharstern MIS an automated quote will be completed in a matter of minutes, compared to up to two hours via current methods. Digital print and mailing are two target growth areas for the firm.
