10.03.14
Bradford & Bigelow (B&B) has been in the book printing business long enough to know what its customers want, need and value most. Bradford & Bigelow’s clients require quality, speed, competitive pricing and no excuses!
These factors led to the creation of a world-class supply chain solution built around both a conventional printing and binding platform and a high-speed digital workflow. The most recent acquisition that directly serves customer demands for shorter-run color books is the Screen Truepress Jet520. Slated for installation in early October, the full-color inkjet web press is identical to the Truepress Jet520 that went into production at Bradford & Bigelow last January.
“We measure twice and cut once on every capital expenditure,” said John Galligan, CEO. “Our first Truepress Jet520 has given us the burst capacity to meet and exceed the most demanding client schedules. It has made our Timson web offset presses more productive as well by allowing us to shift smaller color jobs to the inkjet platform. With a second Truepress coming online, B&B will take quality and service to the next level.”
Under Galligan’s leadership, Bradford & Bigelow has grown from a four-person shop in a South Boston loft to one of North America’s top specialty printers. Bradford & Bigelow currently occupies a modern facility spanning more than 100,000 square feet in Newburyport, MA. B&B operates around the clock, seven days a week, producing 8-1/2x11” educational books, training manuals, secure test booklets, health care directories, election materials, financial reports and industrial catalogs. The focus on one trim size greatly reduces lead times and costs. Within the markets it serves, Bradford & Bigelow is always the number-one or number-two supplier for its major clients.
The Truepress Jet520 plays an important role in maintaining that market leadership. The press prints on inkjet media, recycled paper and virtually any general purpose roll paper. Clients are able to reduce lead times, obsolescence and shipping costs.
These factors led to the creation of a world-class supply chain solution built around both a conventional printing and binding platform and a high-speed digital workflow. The most recent acquisition that directly serves customer demands for shorter-run color books is the Screen Truepress Jet520. Slated for installation in early October, the full-color inkjet web press is identical to the Truepress Jet520 that went into production at Bradford & Bigelow last January.
“We measure twice and cut once on every capital expenditure,” said John Galligan, CEO. “Our first Truepress Jet520 has given us the burst capacity to meet and exceed the most demanding client schedules. It has made our Timson web offset presses more productive as well by allowing us to shift smaller color jobs to the inkjet platform. With a second Truepress coming online, B&B will take quality and service to the next level.”
Under Galligan’s leadership, Bradford & Bigelow has grown from a four-person shop in a South Boston loft to one of North America’s top specialty printers. Bradford & Bigelow currently occupies a modern facility spanning more than 100,000 square feet in Newburyport, MA. B&B operates around the clock, seven days a week, producing 8-1/2x11” educational books, training manuals, secure test booklets, health care directories, election materials, financial reports and industrial catalogs. The focus on one trim size greatly reduces lead times and costs. Within the markets it serves, Bradford & Bigelow is always the number-one or number-two supplier for its major clients.
The Truepress Jet520 plays an important role in maintaining that market leadership. The press prints on inkjet media, recycled paper and virtually any general purpose roll paper. Clients are able to reduce lead times, obsolescence and shipping costs.