Schawk Australia has employed another six prepress experts and installed a new Epson wide format printer to handle packaging and graphic requirements for its newly equipped onsite facility at Woolworth’s Sydney headquarters.
Woolworths is already a major client of Schawk’s parent company SGK Australia, and the local division will now oversee all of Woolworth’s local graphics requirements, including print liaison with clients and suppliers, project management and colour management.
“Growth and new employment in packaging and print is always great news, given the pressures the industry continues to face,” said Ryan Sharratt, operations manager, Schawk Australia. “We have appointed specialists in prepress retail packaging who understand the unique requirements of onsite client liaison and are able to integrate well within our extensive deployment capabilities.”
Schawk has also added new technology to support its onsite facility at Woolworths.
To support our onsite team we have invested in new proofing technology, including one of the first regional installs (Australia and New Zealand) of the Epson SureColor SC P9070. The latest output device from Epson has 11-colour ink settings and also features auto Photo and Matte Black exchange all using UltraChrome HD or HDX inks. This all adds up to greater Pantone® coverage and colour gamut for Schawk and Woolworths to further enhance its on-shelf packaging appeal.
The Schawk Australia team is looking forward to significantly contributing to the strong relations SGK maintains with iconic retailer, Woolworths. We now truly offer the company the convenience and savings of end to end service - Development to Deployment.
The additional onsite staff will take SGK Australia’s workforce to over 70 creative, prepress, sales and support personnel operating from its North Sydney office and onsite client facilities.
Schawk is an advisor in production, premedia, print services and workflows. SGK, a division of Matthews International Corporation, is a leading global brand development, activation and deployment company with a global footprint that spans more than 20 countries. SGK Australia has operating divisions Anthem, Marque Brand Consultants and Schawk.