There can be no greater endorsement of a product and its supplier that when a company comes back for additional equipment. The recent acquisitions of Scodix Ultra Pro presses by Australian firms CMYKHub and Port Printing Works and New Zealand digital printer Fuzed to meet the overwhelming demand created by their original Scodix presses are testimony to this.
The three systems were purchased off the show floor at the PrintEx show in Sydney, directly from the Currie Group stand, the local Scodix distributor. The Scodix Ultra Pro system was appropriately chosen as a ‘HotPick’ at this year’s event.
All three industry leaders purchased their Scodix systems to meet constant rising market demands from long-time clients, as well as new profitable business driven by the unique capabilities of digital enhancement.
CMYKhub, with four different production factories nationwide, exclusively services other commercial printing providers. The company, the brainchild of Clive Denholm, is no stranger to starting up and running innovative print businesses in Australia and abroad.
Managing director Trent Nankervis noted, “We are dedicated to providing small to medium-size print shops and print resellers with access to the finest and most impacting print technologies available. Scodix enables us to offer superior quality and unique enhancements that our clients are eager to pay a premium price for. It’s a win-win situation. We needed to purchase an additional Scodix press to keep up with capacity demands.”
Port Printing Works, a 30-staff family printer, installed Australia’s first Scodix system (S74 Pro) back in 2013. Even then, the company saw an opportunity to set itself apart with the machine’s embellishing capabilities.
“We produce an enormous amount of business cards, and the Scodix systems enable us to apply pinpoint-accurate spot UV in an extremely efficient manner,” notes director Tom Wagenaar. “Being a wholesale printer, that translates to profits. But we also use the Scodix system for presentation folders, book covers, and basically anything that needs to stand out. Our clients and their target audiences really appreciate the difference and value of the enhancements.”
Fuzed Owners Jason and Matt Mills stated, “We needed to replace our existing Scodix press to keep up with constantly swelling capacity demands.”
For Fuzed, public recognition just keeps coming. Known for its production of lenticular printing, over 80% of which is exported – much of it to Australia and the USA – the Auckland-based company won eight gold medals and seven highly commended prizes at this year’s Pride In Print Awards, as well as being touted as Best in Process for the digital print of their Guardians of the Galaxy Movie Invite. Using the same entry, Fuzed placed second in the General Printing Category in the 2014 Scodix Design Awards.
“The value we add to the printed project is not only relevant to the look and feel of the end product’s success, but to the service provider’s importance to their clients,” notes Lior Meron, regional manager, Scodix. "Scodix plays an increasing role in elevating the customer's revenue and marketplace status by the opportunity we give our customers to differentiate themselves. All three of these marketplace trailblazers have not only realized these benefits, but capitalized upon them to the point they needed additional productive abilities just to keep up with the demand.”