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Heliozid Oce, the Middle East joint venture of Océ Technologies has signed up with Giffin Graphics to promote Océ digital solutions. Giffin Graphics will address the Graphic Arts and Offset Print segment in GCC where they have a strong presence.
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Giffin Graphics has been in the business of selling and maintaining professional printing equipments for over 30 years. They will now extend their offerings by promoting the Oce range of professional print solutions in the UAE, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar, where they have their own offices with functional sales and service teams. The machines will be sold as well as maintained by the Giffin Graphics team who will be trained & supported by Oce.
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"We are very positive about our strategic alliance with Giffin Graphics. They are the ideal company to partner with as they have the experience, understanding and reach into professional printing segments" said Rakesh Soman, Business Development Manager, Heliozid Oce Middle East.
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In the given market conditions, professional printers have to create a higher value proposition with innovative solutions through special and personalized jobs. This is only possible with the use of digital technology. Giffin Graphics are well positioned to address the need for a complimentary digital growth path which is voiced by their existing and prospective customer base.
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Digital printing has clear advantages in terms of turn-around time, creative options, and use of innovative & textured media, personalization and minimum run starting from one. It also requires lesser human intervention for calibration, processing, and production, making the process a very interesting alternative for short and medium runs as well as specialized jobs.
"Oce Digital Print solutions for the professional print segment will complement our portfolio and enable us to offer a full value proposition to our customers. Océ is known for innovative solutions and their reliable engines. Customers can expect unmatched efficiency & productivity with Oce." said Mr. Najib F. Awad, Deputy General Manager - Sales, Giffin Graphics.
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The beginning of the new relationship was seen at the Gulf Print 2009 where Oce VarioPrint 6250 and Oce CPS 900 Platinum were displayed and demonstrated on the Giffin Graphics exhibition stand. During the four days of the exhibition, there was live demonstration of duplex printing on creative media on both the machines. The Océ VarioPrint range of printers are B&W with an option to have cut sheet as well as roll feed of paper whereas the Oce CPS range are cut sheet color printing presses supporting paper size up to A3+.
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Demonstrated on the show was the perfect front-back registration on extra thin paper applicable for book printing and leaflet printing on the VarioPrint 6000 series. This is made possible with the Océ Gemini instant duplex printing technology.
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Demonstrated on the CPS printer was printing on creative and structured media. The perfect printing on uneven surface is made possible with the Océ CopyPress technology that presses the toner particles into the surface of the paper unlike other technologies that place the toner as a layer over the paper surface. The technology produces secure prints with longer life and no toner cracks on folding.
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Published 26|05|2009
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Giffin Graphics participated in the Gulf Print 2009 Exhibition held at the Dubai Airport EXPO on the heels of its participation in Gulf Print 2007 Exhibition, reflecting the importance and prominence of the Gulf Print event at the regional level. The participation of Giffin Graphics came in a big and most impressive way as Giffin Graphics showcased 22 of its major brands covering the complete range of the printing industry starting by pre press Agfa Avalon, KBA Rapida 75 sheet fed printing and Muller Martini Presto E90 machines, Betz ink supplies systems, Oce digital Black & White and colour machines, Hunkeler narrow web finishing machines and Hunkeler Systeme waste extraction machines, Folien Fischer narrow web finishing supplies. Durst flat bed large format UV curable inkejet ink machine, Seiko digital solvent printing machine, plus complete array of small machines, folding, laminating, punching and collating. Giffin Graphics also displayed SunChemical offset & web ink suppliers and Solaris narrow web UV ink, the famous Arjowiggins fine paper and Natura / PaperCorea inkjet media. In addition, representatives from Technique MIS, Axima, Horauf, KBA Metronic, Apollo sheeters and Knowledge View attended the exhibition on the Giffin Graphics stand.
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Giffin Graphics carries the full spectrum of supplies for the printing and graphic industry. The variety is massive. However, all products are of high quality at competitive prices. We were proud to display the small machines as well as were the big machines. At Giffin Graphics, we cater to a wide array of clients that have different needs and budgets. What we offer covers all requirements by printers, publishers, newspaper printing houses, commercial printing presses, and the packaging, digital, media, small printing presses.
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We were more than happy to reap the fruits of the relentless efforts made earlier by our experienced sales team where we succeeded to sell most of the machines on display at the exhibition to clients from the UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt. Most of the big machines on display caught the attention of more than one client and were sold to them making the Gulf Print 2009 a very successful event.
Although the economic situation is weighing on everyone to varying degrees, we, at Giffin Graphics managed to close many sales at Gulf Print 2009 due to our full commitment and our thorough understanding of the needs of our clients and their circumstances. That was our policy for the last 30 years and would remain so.
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Published 13|05|2009
Rudolf Müller, CEO of Swiss binding machine manufacture Muller Martini, visited Dubai in October 2008.
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Muller Martini is an international operation and a market leader in the development, manufacture, and sale of a wide range of print finishing systems, as well as of variable web offset printing solutions.
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| During his visit, Müller met with the company's most recent clients in Dubai, Masar Printing & Publishing, and Emirates Printing Press.
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The companies, both leaders in the industry, each invested in the efficient, high-performance adhesive binding Corona C15 Perfect Binding machine and the flexible Prima Plus Amrys Saddle Stitcher, complete with extras and accessories, and equipped with JDF/JMF connectivity to Muller Martini Connex workflow.
The two machines have been delivered to Masar Printing & Publishing and are currently being installed at their new premises in International Media Production Zone.
Emirates Printing Press also invested in an Avanti Press Delivery Log Stacker and Forte Stackers. All four machines were delivered and installed at their premises in Dubai in last year.
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Mr. Ramzi Kteily, Mr. Mohamed Al Shirawi, Mr. Rudolph Muller, Mr. Samuel Natrajan
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Müller thanked both clients for their continuous trust and confidence in Muller Martini machines. Masar and EPP are loyal partners with Muller Martini and this partnership started many years ago when both companies invested in Muller Martini Solutions. Commenting on the industry's progress, Müller said, "I am very impressed with the competitiveness of the printing industry in Dubai, and the high quality of work produced here." Muller expressed his gratitude for both companies and their loyalty as satisfied users of solutions supplied by Muller Martini.
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| Mr. Faisal Bin Haider, Mr. Abdullatif Al Sayegh, Mr. Rudolph Muller, Mr. Najib Awad
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| Giffin Graphics is proud to be associated with internationally reputed brands like Muller Martini. It is partnerships with some of the best names in the business that have made us a pioneer and leader in the region's printing and graphic arts industry for the last three decades.
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Published 17|11|2008
The renowned Al Arab/Dar Al Sharq in the state of Qatar, as the first newspaper publisher in the Middle East, will commission a ProLiner into operation in the middle of next year. The decision in favor of the high-performance system from Muller Martini came following a convincing demonstration at the drupa stand in Düsseldorf.
According to the general manager Abdul Latif A. Al-Mahmoud, high production demands were the reason Al Arab/Dar Al Sharq chose a fully integrated mailroom system from Muller Martini. The ProLiner, with its five-feeder high-performance inserting system is accompanied by a stitching unit. This will allow Al Arab/Dar Al Sharq to manufacture completely new, innovative printed products – like semi-commercial products with high-gloss covers.
With these separate products, some of which have inserts, Al Arab/Dar Al Sharq will not only be increasing the utilization rate of its printing press, but also of its mailroom. The renowned publisher will be generating new sources of income through the higher level of utilization, so the systems will be increasing their return on investment. Since the products are manufactured in-line in only one pass, Al Arab/Dar Al Sharq can minimize production times significantly.
At drupa in Düsseldorf Al Arab/Dar Al Sharq and Muller Martini signed a contract for the installation of a high-performance ProLiner inserting system with integrated stitching unit: Shakehands between Fayek Shawky (center), Financial Controller Al Arab/Dar Al Sharq, Alois Hochstrasser (left), Director Müller Martini Marketing, and Mohammed Al Daheri, General Manager Giffin Graphics.
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Published 08|07|2008
Just six months ago, Horizon Printing Industries in Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) fired up a Rapida 105 five-colour coater press with extended delivery and board capability. And as this issue of Daily goes to press a second Rapida, an eight-colour perfector, is on the high seas heading for Horizon. But all good things come in threes, which is why managing director Aunali Khimji has now placed an order at Drupa for a third Rapida 105, this time a six-colour coater version with UV, hybrid and microflute capabilities.
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The second and third Rapidas will not be installed at Horizon’s Sharjah headquarters but at two new production plants the company is building at a total cost of Euro 10 million in the International Media Production Zone (IMPZ) in Dubai. What is more, Rapida number two will be the first litho press to come on stream in this brand new tax free zone. This is because Horizon goes where capacity is required. From Dubai it can export to Egypt, Iraq and other states in the Middle East. |
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Aunali Khimji, his family, representatives from Giffin Graphics and Dr Taufik Fauzi of KBA at the Rapida 106 on the KBA stand |
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The quality and performance of the first press were what persuaded Aunali Khimji to install more Rapidas. Ramzi N. Kteili, managing partner of KBA sales agency Giffin Graphics, is naturally delighted: “KBA is extremely popular in the Gulf states. Without exception, all Rapida users earn good money with their presses.”
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| Representatives of Horizon, Giffin Graphics and KBA cutting a cake at Drupa to celebrate the third contract within six months |
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Published 30|06|2008
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A sign of things to come at Drupa 2008
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Giffin Graphics, the market leader in the printing industry, unveiled a sneak peek of its latest offerings at “Innovative Solutions and Applications’’.
There are very few companies in and around the UAE that can lay claim to the fact that they are true pioneers. These are companies that have been around since the inception of this young country, and have been part of its stupendous success story over the last three decades. Giffin Graphics is one such enterprise that effortlessly slots into the ‘pioneer’ category. |
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Established 30 years ago, when the Gulf’s printing and graphic arts industry was in its nascent stage, the UAE-based Giffin Graphics is today firmly established as a leading supplier in its field. They have helped hundreds of clients make the right impression over the years, and continue to set new standards of excellence for other to emulate. Giffin Graphics, in conjunction with their partners KBA, will have a significant presence at Drupa 2008, one of the largest and most important printing exhibitions in the world.
Drupa 2008 will be held in Düsseldorf, Germany from May 29 to June 11 this year, and comes around only once every four years. The essentials of what have made Giffin Graphics a name to reckon with - a world class team, quality products, out-of-the-box solutions, expert support services and impeccable business ethics, coupled with a strong support sponsor and partner – will be on display at the show.
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As a precursor to the main event, Giffin Graphics with their partner KBA hosted “Innovative Solutions and Applications” on 18 March. The pre-Drupa 2008 seminar, sponsored by KBA held in the Grand Hyatt Dubai and followed by a dinner at the Hyatt Gardens. KBA are world market leaders in large format sheetfed offset printing machines, notably the super large format size 1510 x 2050 mm. KBA highlight is the new “Drivetronic”, which allow the simultaneous change of all 4 or 6 or 8 or more plates at the same time, thus, saving time significantly and allow more time to print than to prepare.
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The Pre-Drupa 2008 seminar gave Giffin Graphics’ extensive clientele an opportunity to get a glimpse at what will be in store at the KBA Drupa Stand in Düsseldorf, and gave them an exclusive sneak peek about what to expect before it is unveiled to the rest of the world. It’s yet another effort by Giffin Graphics to put their clients ahead of the rest, and promises to be an event that will set the stage for the main act to follow at Drupa 2008.
Published 18|03|2008
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome to our Giffin Graphics Pre Drupa 2008 KBA seminar.
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It has become a habit that we give our partners (all of you here), a glimpse of what our major principal and partner KBA will be showing before each major trade show.
I recall Pre-Ipex 2006, Pre-Gulf Print 2007 and now Pre-Drupa 2008.
Fortunately in all the three events the feed back we received was good, and the results were shown with the order confirmations during the events.
We hope we will see the same success this year as well.
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I want to take this opportunity to share with you some major news of great importance to Giffin Graphics. We have finalized the blue prints of our new head quarters at IMPZ and in these new premises we have designed a specialized training center. The purpose of this technical center is to be even closer to our customers, to improve and raise the level of knowledge at very high standards to all of our KBA users.
Across the board we have located a weakness at the continued educational level when it comes to operators, machine minders, supervisors etc… to fill this gap there is nothing better than to give those people an opportunity to improve their capability and knowledge through theoretical and practical training.
Ladies and Gentlemen, today we have one KBA web offset engineer and one KBA sheet fed instructor assigned from the factories in Wurzburg and Radebeul. Those engineers are staying with us in our premises, their mission is to assist you our partners by giving technical and theoretical support when and as needed to your printers. We take this opportunity to assure that every single KBA user that he will be maximizing the use of the machine and thus maximizing his returns.
What makes me even happier is that I learned yesterday that the Printing and Publishing Group in Dubai are thinking within the lines of establishing a printing or training center in Dubai. I take this opportunity to support such an action which will definitely be a pillar in raising the qualities of printing in this part of the world.
Published 18|03|2008
Giffin Graphics is pleased to announce the launch of the revamped corporate website. Over the past months we have been working eagerly to realize what will be the first of a series of enhancements.
We modernized the visual appearance, to give it a fresh and friendly yet clear look while emphasizing our corporate color code. The introduction of site sections that relate to our divisions and the listing of products according to the technology make it easy to navigate and find desired information.
Several technical enhancements have been added with the introduction of a site map, a full-text search, a list of web links of our suppliers and a slide show of our products. A news section has also been added where the user will find important information about Giffin Graphics and our suppliers.
We hope that you will find our changes useful and interesting. Should you experience any difficulty in accessing our website or if you would like to provide us with feedback, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
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