Océ announces Arizona deal with John E Wright at Sign & Digital UK

Long-standing reprographics business John E Wright today signed a contract at Sign & Digital UK for an Océ Arizona 360 XT printer, part of the award-winning Océ Arizona family, the world’s best-selling family of flatbed printers for the display graphics market.

Tony Barnett, a fourth-generation owner of the Midlands-based business, who visited Océ’s show-stand, E10 in Hall 3, for the official signing, said, “We did consider other manufacturers, but the Océ Arizona XT 360 is a fantastic product to fill a gap we had in our signage and graphics business. It will be based in our main graphical operation in Nottingham. We have had an extremely busy time recently, winning important new contracts in key areas including retail, fashion products and general signage. This is just the first â€" we expect to buy other Océ systems going forward.”

Established more than 100 years ago, John E Wright has grown to become a £6million-turnover business employing 96 people across nine branches, of whom 25 work in the graphics department in Nottingham. It is a leading supplier of diverse digital print solutions to trade, retail and end-user clients. The company has a long history in the CAD and small format colour printing industry, as well as poster printing, POS production, signage & direct UV cure print to many substrates. Other business areas include canvas & fine art printing, large format photographic quality ink jet print, scanning & archiving services and much more.

Neil McMinn, Océ UK Sales Director, Display Graphics, said, “John E Wright has been a long-standing customer and has now shown further commitment to this important and growing market through its investment in an award-winning Arizona 360 XT UV flatbed.”

The contract signing was another measure of success for Océ, part of the Canon Group, which has been providing live demonstrations at the show. Systems on display include the newest model, the Océ Arizona 318 GL unveiled in February, the Océ Arizona 360 GT and the Océ ColorWave 600 poster printer, which incorporates Océ CrystalPoint technology that uses toner pearls. Océ Imaging Supplies has also had a significant presence. Océ is also showing the new ONYX Thrive workflow software, a scalable print production solution based on Adobe PDF Print Engine technology.

And once again, Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, has been partnering Zünd Plotting Systems (UK) Ltd, the UK distributor for Zünd Systems Technik AG, the Swiss manufacturer of digital flatbed cutters. The two companies are displaying the Zünd G3 L2500 digital cutting system.

Océ and its partners are using the event to demonstrate latest labour-saving innovations, designed to reduce waste and increase productivity. There will also be online access to the popular Océ Media Guide, which provides detailed advice and guidance.