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November 05
Investors In People retained
IMEX has successfully retained recognition as meeting the National Standard
for effective Investment in People following a post recognition review.
The standard was first awarded to IMEX in November 2002 and has had an
important role
in providing the structure underpinning company growth over
the last three years. |
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October 05
Commercial laminating
IMEX print have expanded their in-house finishing capacity with the installation
of a new SRA2 commercial laminator from AutoBond. For high volume matt
and gloss laminating, this heavy-duty thermal laminator provides a
perfect
finish
every time,
even
when laminating
2,500
sheets
per hour.
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September 05
New folder speeds production
IMEX Print have invested in a new Heidelberg Stahl
folder with cross-fold
attachment to dramatically
increase in-house print finishing speeds. The
new
machine will enable a
far greater variety of folds
to be produced in-house and increase finishing
capacity four-fold, providing a faster turnaround
of customers' work.
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September 05
IMEX moves to new premises!
IMEX have now finished construction and moved all production, sales and
administration to a new 10,000sq' factory and offices at Swansea. The move
follows a sustained
growth in business, investment in new production equipment and an expansion
of
services.
With further substantial growth and investment planned for 2006, the new
plant will be essential in facilitating future expansion. Please
click
here for our new contact and location details.
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May 05
Giclee printing service
IMEX Display have installed an Epson Stylus Pro 9600. Our
highest quality Giclee printer outputs prints up to 44" wide
at 2880 dpi. Print quality is unbeatable with the widest colour
gamut possible thanks to its 7 colour inkset.
Perfect for artists and photographers IMEX can now produce stunning
prints onto a range of speciality archival stocks and canvas that are lightfast
for over 75 years.
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May 05
Stickers & decal Printing
IMEX Display have installed a new CG-160 FX Cutting Plotter from Mimaki
featuring high speed continuous crop mark detection to produce precise
contour cut
graphics,
stickers and
decals on self adhesive vinyl up to 1,425mm wide. Ideal for vehicle graphics
and shop window point of sale.
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April 05
New website launched
IMEX Display launched a new website this month www.vinyl-banners.co.uk concentrating
on large format graphics, exterior vinyl, signs and banner printing. The
new, in- depth website contains a wealth of information, technology
and online price guides for all kinds of large format graphics.
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April 05
Architectural plan printing
A new plan printing service was launched this month with the commissioning
of anew Xerox XES Synergix 8825 large format led printer, scanner and Oce
940 folder. IMEX can now offer architects and engineers a door to door
plan copying and printing service, folded to specification including enlargements
and reductions to scale.
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March 05
New stadium contract
IMEX has won the contract to manage marketing and advertising opportunities
at Swansea's prestigious new stadium. IMEX will also be creating the new
corporate identity and handling production requirements. Tim Howells, chief
executive of the Stadium Management Company said 'we wanted to use a local
company who had the experience and
in-house production resources to manage
all our marketing and advertising requirements'.
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February 05
Expanding into new markets
IMEX Display received a major investment in new technology this month with
the purchase of a class-leading Seiko ColorPainter large format solvent
printer and a 60" Mimaki contour cutting plotter.
The new equipment will enable the in-house production of large format exterior
vinyl graphics, banners, signs, decals and vehicle graphics.
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September 04
Two ticks for IMEX
IMEX has been awarded the Disability Symbol by the Employment Service in
recognition of its ongoing commitment to the employment, retention,
training and career development of disabled people.
More
information about the Disability Symbol. |
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June 04
Cutter & Buck choose IMEX
IMEX Incentives has signed an exclusive deal with US sportswear giant
Cutter & Buck to distribute its range of high quality corporate golf clothing
to Welsh businesses seeking branded company attire.
View the
new Cutter & Buck range here. |
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May 04
IMEX corporate golf day
Clients and suppliers of IMEX will enjoy a memorable day of top-class corporate
golf after winning a Western Mail competition. The prize of a corporate
golf day at The Vale Hotel, Golf and Spa Resort on August 6 will include
18 holes of competitive golf for up to 40 guests on the new Wales National
course. |
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April 04
IMEX Incentives launch new
catalogue at Incentive World
Launched this month at the London Incentive World Show, IMEX Incentives
unveiled a new innovative online catalogue of promotional items. The huge
interactive product directory allows instant
pricing and cross-comparisons of 1000's of corporate gifts and
incentives at www.imex-incentives.co.uk. |
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January 04
50th WEBSITE MILESTONE -
www.AndrewDaviesAM.com
Andrew Davies AM, Economic Development & Transport Minister and Assembly
Member for Swansea West launched his new official website - www.andrewdaviesam.com at IMEX this month. Designed by IMEX Internet, director John Latham said
“It was a pleasure to work on this project with Andrew and a fitting
milestone for
the launch of our 50th website”. |
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December 03
IMEX WINS PAN-WALES
MARKETING
CONTRACT
IMEX has been retained to market the hugely successful PRIME-Cymru
initiative, now with an expanded nation-wide brief that encompasses a
diverse campaign strategy. The programme was founded by HRH The
Prince of
Wales in 2001 to promote the
benefits
of self-employment for mature individuals and to help them
achieve
their aims. |
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November 03
IMEX CONSULTING WINS DELOITTE
CONTRACT
The opening of a new office in the United States during
2003 has
attracted the attention of companies both sides of
the Atlantic. IMEX Consulting USA having recently being
awarded a prestigious contract
by Deloitte & Touche to develop Trans Atlantic contacts for businesses
in Wales and the USA supporting Wales Trade International. |
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September 03
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
IMEX retained the services of Dutton Jones Associates in September to complete
an independent survey representing a cross section of IMEX customers that
produced
some very positive feedback. Click here
to view the findings. |
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August 03
£116.5k INVESTMENT
AIDED BY WELSH ASSEMBLY
IMEX has finalised a two year programme of investment for strategic growth
working in conjunction with the Welsh Assembly Government and the Neath
& Port Talbot Local Authority. The programme will see £116,500
invested over a two year period in new pressroom and pre-press equipment
and the employment of four new full time staff in our studio, print, display
and web divisions. |
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June 03
TRAINING COMMITMENT
Building on last year's successful Investors in People accreditation and
working closely with The National Council for Education and Learning
in Wales (ELWA), IMEX has formally committed to the 'Company Learning Account'
agreement. This tripartate agreement between IMEX, ELWA and supported by
Dutton Jones Associates (as management development advisers), forms
the basis for a long term commitment to business performance
and improvement through the development of all staff. This is achieved
through responsive management mentoring, training and advice together with
other
human resource solutions. |
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March
03
SATELLITE BROADBAND
Online communications at IMEX received a boost this month with the installation
of a state-of-the-art company-wide satellite broadband system from Aramiska.
The new system is in response to customers' increasing preference to supply
artwork via ftp in addition to traditional ISDN data transfer.
The technology affords
IMEX far faster online communication for proofing, customer service and
download speeds for large graphic data files. |
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November 02
INVESTOR IN PEOPLE AWARD
IMEX has been awarded the prestigious Investor
In People national standard. The award was gained
in record time with a successful assessment completed
in just six months. Simon
Toft, IMEX Managing Director commented 'The Investor
In People standard has been greatly beneficial
to our company in terms of
improved communication and the empowerment of all
staff. Aims and requirements can be clearly identified
and plans agreed for
their achievement. This enables a clear infrastructure
for growth.' Read full story
here. |
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September 02
£32k INVESTMENT PROGRAMME
GAINS ANDREW DAVIES MP'S
SEAL OF APPROVAL
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| Andrew Davies MP visited
IMEX today to see for himself the benefits delivered
by a major investment in state-of-the-art studio
workstations and pre-press equipment. The £32,000
studio refurbishment was made possible by an Inward
Investment
grant
awarded by the Welsh Assembly. The implementation
of future technologies has enabled a huge boost
in productivity and enabled the appointment of
four new members of staff. |
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