July 2008 - Global
Service Point group buys Chris Fowler International
We are delighted to announce that effective 31st July 2008, the 3 Chris Fowler International companies; London, New York and Hong Kong become wholly owned subsidiaries of Service Point group.
For more information on Service Point UK - http://www.servicepointuk.com/
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June 2008 - New York
New York Installs Lamination
CFI New York have installed an in-house laminator. Mats Forsgren, CFI NY Managing Director, states that "outsourcing our lamination was no longer viable. We have seen a significant rise in the demand for laminated products and we were finding that outsourcing was becoming restrictive. To ensure that we continue to offer the best possible levels of quality and service we decided to bring this function in-house".
May 2008 - London
London Installs Koil Binding Solution
CFI London have installed an in-house koil binding solution to offer an environmentally friendly alternative to wir-o-binding. Roy Carthew, Sales Director, states that "the demand for wir-o-binding has been increasing for some time now, which led us to bring this operation in-house several months ago. However, we always felt that we needed to look at more environmentally friendly options, which led us to koil binding. There are many benefits of this style of binding which appealed to us when we made our decision. It is much greener than wir-o as packaging of the raw koils is significantly reduced compared to wir-o, which also reduces the environmental cost of shipping and transportation of the materials. Other key benefits to us, however, were the increased speed of production and the durability of koil binding, which is virtually indestructible as the koils spring back into shape if crushed. Koil binding means that we can now offer our clients a unique and durable alternative to wir-o."
May 2008 - Hong Kong
Hong Kong Increases Digital Capacity
CFI HK has invested in a 3rd Digimaster to cope with the increasing demand for short run black and white documents. Jonathan Solly, CFI HK Managing Director stated that "Demand for short run black and white documentation has been increasing for some time and we needed to ensure that we were able to meet this demand consistently. As a time critical printer we need to make certain that we are able to respond to urgent orders and slot them into our production schedules very quickly. This new press will allow us to achieve this and build upon our reputation for service and reliability".
November 2007 - London
London achieves ISO 14001
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November 2007 – Hong Kong
Hong Kong relocates to a bigger facility
In order to improve efficiency and allow room for future expansion CFI HK doubles the size of their factory
October 2007 - London
Johan Rosen returns to head up prepress and digital
Due to expansion of both of these areas Johan Rosen returns
September 2007 – Hong Kong
B/W capacity increased again in order to meet record demand
Due to unprecedented demand Hong Kong increases its B/W capacity by 50%.
September 2007 – New York
New York gain FSC accreditation
As part of its corporate social responsibility drive, along with it’s proven environmental improvement, CFI New York is following London’s lead to acquire FSC accreditation which allows CFI to offer clients an environmentally sound paper.
September 2007 – London
Installation of a 2nd Speedmaster CD 5- Colour press
After the successful implementation of the first five colour press in March 2006 a second CD has been installed. All CFI presses are now 5 colour B2 presses. This 33% increase in litho capacity is to service the forecast growth from existing accounts as well as to provide some spare capacity for anticipated opportunities.
August 2007 – London
World launch of Digital Square-edge finishing
CFI are the first company in the world to purchase and go into production with the Watkiss PowerSquare. This device is a further development from the Spinemaster technologies which CFI also implemented very soon after that product launch. This technology allows a digital on-line saddle-stitched finish, with a square spine up to 200 pages; effectively providing the client with an environmental perfect bound equivalent solution.
July 2007 – New York
New collation line installed
New collation line installed. In order to keep up with the additional capacity of our presses a new Horizon F/S/T unit with collation tower is installed.
July 2007 – New York
New Operations manager joins
William Barbato joins CFI New York as Operations manager. William has extensive background within the printing industry and will oversee the day to day operational management.