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At a glance01Burke Group — Edmonton Print Plant02JAG Printing03Capital Colour Press
Current position#1 in Edmonton#2 in Edmonton#3 in Edmonton
Recognized asExact west Edmonton head plant with five-press Alberta capacity, offset and variable digital production, bindery, packaging, mail, inventory, online ordering and redundant Calgary supportExact south Edmonton shop with digital output to 13 by 40 inches, latex wide format, spot-UV embellishment, digital foil and in-house bindery including square-back saddle stitchingExact Edmonton plant with digital, offset and large-format routes, disclosed quantity guidance, substrates, no-minimum digital work and current one-to-five-day production examples
Best forHigh-volume, multi-stage and recurring print programsShort-run specialty embellishment and binderyWell-scoped digital-to-offset quantity matching
Decision fitWrite the exact finished specification, quantity, substrate, ink, coating, finishing, packing and delivery requirements · Approve preflight and a representative proof with measurable colour, registration, trim and finishing tolerances · Confirm in-house versus subcontracted steps, data controls, schedule, freight, inspection window and written defect remedyWrite the exact finished specification, quantity, substrate, ink, coating, finishing, packing and delivery requirements · Approve preflight and a representative proof with measurable colour, registration, trim and finishing tolerances · Confirm in-house versus subcontracted steps, data controls, schedule, freight, inspection window and written defect remedyWrite the exact finished specification, quantity, substrate, ink, coating, finishing, packing and delivery requirements · Approve preflight and a representative proof with measurable colour, registration, trim and finishing tolerances · Confirm in-house versus subcontracted steps, data controls, schedule, freight, inspection window and written defect remedy
Issue the same written specification to finalists, approve the right proof, disclose variable-data sensitivity, identify subcontracted operations and put tolerances, delivery, inspection and reprint remedies into the purchase order.