Al Arab/Dar Al Sharq (Qatar) Chooses a High-Performance ProLiner Inserting System with Integrated Stitching Unit

Horizon Printing Industries on growth curve with KBA

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.

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.”

KBA Pre Drupa Seminar 2008

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mr. Ramzi's welcoming speech at Pre Drupa KBA Seminar 2008

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Welcome to our Giffin Graphics Pre Drupa 2008 KBA seminar.

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.

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 Website Relaunch

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.
Published 10|02|2008