Wyndeham Completes Print Contract for “Trafalgar 200” Celebrations

27th June 2005

The Wyndeham Press Group Plc today announced that it has completed the prestigious print contract for the Royal Navy’s “Trafalgar 200” celebrations which begin in Portsmouth this week. Over 1.5 million people are expected to attend the International Fleet Review which marks the start of six months of celebrations to commemorate the bicentenary of the battle of Trafalgar and the death of Admiral Lord Nelson.

Wyndeham supplied an integrated manufacturing solution combining sheet-fed company Wyndeham Westway and web offset printer Wyndeham Impact, to jointly produce the commemorative programme for the event. This quality commemorative title has a 4 page cover and 112 pages of text with a print run of 240,000 copies. Text pages were printed at Wyndeham Impact on one of its 16 page Heidelberg web presses and the covers were produced by Wyndeham Westway on a 6 colour Heidelberg sheet-fed press.

An enhanced print specification including silk coating, holographic foil and belly wrap was created for a further 7000 VIP versions of the commemorative brochure, which was printed sheet-fed at Wyndeham Westway.

“Trafalgar 200 is a one off event so it was vital to get the correct partners in place,” said Paul Hubbard of E P Homan Associates, contract publishers for the event. “The brief, as supplied by the Royal Navy, was to produce something “beautiful” and high quality that will endure as a souvenir until the next fleet review and beyond. As these events occur, on average, only every 30 years the greatest attention to print quality is essential. Wyndeham were awarded the contract for their diversity in being able to provide a combined sheet-fed and web offset print capability, and because we knew they would provide the personal care and attention that this job requires,” continued Hubbard.

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