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Wyndeham’s new Agfa plates improve quality and reduce energy use

24 June 2009

After signing a five year plate agreement at Drupa 2008, Paul Utting, chief executive of Wyndeham Group and Stefaan Vanhooren, President of Agfa Graphics, met once again following the installation of two VLF N36-50 :Avalon platesetters at Wyndeham Heron.

Wyndeham Heron processes over 11,000 plates each month to produce 22 weeklies and over 100 monthly publications. The business has been able to reduce energy consumption due to Agfa’s award-winning, long run :Energy Elite no bake plates. As well as the plate contract for the group, Agfa’s agreement includes a further two VLF :Avalon platesetters at both Wyndeham Grange and Wyndeham Impact. All six platesetters at the three sites will be supported by Agfa’s :Apogee market-leading workflow and project management solutions.

“The service and support Agfa has provided over the years has been outstanding and the new technology it has introduced for plate production will not only enhance the quality of our print but also go a long way in helping us reduce energy use and waste,” commented Paul Utting, chief executive of Wyndeham Group.

Stefaan Vanhooren, President of Agfa Graphics, said: “We are delighted to be the preferred supplier for the Wyndeham Group’s pre-press solutions, and it is very pleasing to visit such an important customer in the UK to see how well it is doing in these difficult times." 

Wyndeham Group has not only been a long-standing Agfa customer but the technical specialists at Wyndeham Heron have worked closely with Agfa as a beta site for its project management software solutions over many years.