For those he didn’t know Martin, he started up Park Graphics Ltd in 2009 after having worked for Park Engraving in Salford for quite a number of years. Sadly, his illness meant that he could no longer come into work and do the job he loved so much.

On a personal level, I’ve worked with Martin for 10+ years in the industry with different companies and when I went self-employed in 2006, he helped a great deal.

Martin had a remembrance and cremation service on 31st December 2012 which had a huge turnout of friends and family. A fitting tribute for such a good man.

Thoughts and prayers go to his family and friends.

- Nick

We mainly supply our customers with either .94mm (WS94) polymer plates or unmounted 16 gauge magnesium dies (1.63mm).

We can also supply as wood mounted letterpress blocks, type high at 0.918 inch (23.3mm).

Due to the large number of spam we get sent on a daily basis, we have missed these enquiries.

We ask that you send any questions or quote requests direct to us via our email address. This can be found here: www.parkgraphicsltd.co.uk/contact-us/

Many Thanks.

Magnesium etched plates are available from Park graphics in the following sizes:

• 16 gauge (1.63mm)
• 14 gauge (2.03mm)
• 12 gauge (2.50mm)
• 10 gauge (3.00mm)
• 8 gauge (4mm)
• 5 gauge (5mm)
• 3 gauge (6.35mm)

Plates are etched using the two chemical etching baths we have on site.

We can supply your artwork separated and drilled or just as one plate for you to work on for yourself.

More soon…

Nick’s background is in graphic design and he’s been brought in to not only help with the etching side of the business, but to improve on our design service. Any queries in regards to any reprographics or artwork you may have should be sent in his direction.

In the last couple of weeks (as of 5th November 2012), we’ve took delivery of:

LSL145SH (steel backed) – hard

This is a thick, hard polymer that we’ve been supplying a few of our customers due to requests for it.

Currently we stock:

\\ WF95 (foil backed) – .95mm thick

\\ WS73 (Steel backed) – .73mm thick

WS94 (Steel backed) – .94mm thick

More soon…

We supply:

Label diecutters for self adhesive hot foil label makers. Flatbed diecutters in rule heights of 8mm, 9mm & 12mm.

Platen cutters for the cutting of card,leather and plastic etc. Rule heights 23.30mm and 23.80mm.

Artwork for the Hotfoil Industry:

All artwork is created in vector format, this is then saved as a PDF which is then exported to the image setter. This allows us to get the best and most accurate print possible, which is crucial within this specialised industry.

It’s worth bearing in mind that if a JPEG is contained within the artwork, then this should be a high resolution image – a poor JPEG (of low resolution) will be very noticeable on the finished plate.

If you are supplying artwork then it’s important to supply it in the correct format.

Supplying artwork…

In order for you to get the best possible print from your machine, we suggest that any artwork supplied is in vector format. High resolution images are also accepted but please bear in mind that the files sizes can be quite large – a consideration if you are emailing the artwork to the studio. In regards to hotfoil printing, the use of vector artwork or high resolution image (TIFF or JPEG) is crucial. A low resolution image, when outputted through the image setter, will have jagged edges that will be transferred to the magnesium plate when it is etched.

Creating Outline of Artwork:

We have a vast library of fonts/typefaces to choose from, but please do not assume that we have the exact font you are using. We therefore ask that all fonts/typefaces used are created in outline before forwarding the artwork to us so that the job can be processed quicker. We make every effort to check through our own font library to find the fonts (and most times we do have the font required), but this again takes time and could hold your job up.

File Formats Accepted:

.ai
.eps
.pdf
.cdr
Quark (disable extensions!)
inDesign (disable extensions!)