Generate more colour work with a Color 1000 Press

Fuji Xerox customers nation wide have reported a significant work increase after taking on a Color 800/1000 press and Melbourne-based Kingprint’s success is just the tip of the iceberg.

According to Kingprint managing director, John Schreenan, the company’s digital operations have grown exponentially since the Color 1000 was installed late-2010. The printer enabled the company to streamline its workflow and cut turnaround times on print jobs, much to the delight of clients.

“We have much more capacity now because of how quickly it gets through the work, and in a quality that’s much better than we’ve ever had before,” says John. “It was really the print quality that got us over the line in the end. It’s well beyond where we were before, and our customers have really noticed it. Our design clients are educated enough about print to see the difference.”

As a user of Fuji Xerox products and technology, Kingprint was invited to inspect the Color 1000 Press at Fuji Xerox Australia’s epicenter in Sydney. After a few test runs the Schreenans were sold, confident that the printer could produce quality results for their web-to-print service

“We were very impressed by the Color 1000 Press. There were three key factors: the productivity of the machine, especially with heavier stocks, the range of stocks it can run, and we really liked the Clear Dry Ink,” he says.

For both personal and online clients, the Color 1000 Press’s ability with paper stocks has given Kingprint new product options that single the company out from competitors.

“The machine’s ability to handle a range of paper stocks is a massive help to us. Recycled and textured stocks, and other specialty stocks – they all run on it without any trouble at all,” explains John. “So we can pick and choose what we run, and that gives us some significant advantages with designers.”



The Color 1000 Press can print on stock weights from 55gsm to 350gsm, both coated and uncoated, at its rated speed of 100ppm. VCSEL technology delivers 2,400 x 2,400dpi resolution and digital halftone screens.

Xerox’s patented Clear Dry Ink enables images and text to be highlighted with flood or spot varnishes for extra visual impact, as well as watermarks for added security, at full rated speed.

Anthony Jackson, digital sales specialist at Fuji Xerox Australia, and his colleague Stuart Gibbs have known the Schreenan family business for years, and are impressed by their professionalism.

“Certainly in regional Australia, Kingprint is ahead of its contemporaries,” says Anthony. “They have state-of-the-art colour production with the Color 1000 Press, and they go to market with very professional marketing skills.

“Kingprint's keenness to look at alternatives and investigate new technology, and their ability to market the business though different channels to clients make them stand out in the market,” says Jackson.