Interactive Print

It’s a proven fact that the more you personalise your message and interact with your customers the higher response you will receive.  With today’s technology it does not have to be expensive.  Personalisation and printing in smaller batches will also reduce wastage, as you only print what you need. It also enables you to make amendments to your print and improve your message and response rates. 

Whether it’s one membership card or one million post cards, each run we make is purpose designed and printed, gearing it to suit you and your customer base. 

Our extensive range of equipment can cater for, cut sheet or continuous solutions, using print options that range from high speed laser imaging to impact printing for multi-part sets and PIN numbers.  We also offer thermal and embossed print options - ideal for plastic card printing. 

 

• receipt of data via Secure FTP or on-line via Printcare™
• data preparation to achieve maximum distribution efficiencies e.g. postal discounts etc.
• efficient redesign of your documents
• in-house printed base stock for colour and material consistency
• variable printing of specific transactional data 
• ‘white space management’ on documents for efficient use of personalised messages 
• in-house envelope overprinting service to ensure inserter compatibility
• fulfilment - all collating, folding and inserting into envelopes 
• audit and verification of each document via Mailcare™ to confirm accuracy
• multi-channel distribution of documents tailored to your needs via post or email etc. 
• web presentment of electronic documents with Webcare™ 
• archiving to CD and online for audit trails and query handling 
• Mailing and audit reports tailored to customers requirements

 

Is your Financial Print costing you too much money?

Financial Print is a specialised area and it requires a skilled and experienced team to provide a full print service.
Financial Print is also a very high profile business area – especially when you consider how sensitive and valuable the product is. Whether it’s Invoices, Statements, Letters, cheques, dividends, payments, salary advice, P60’s, or even high security bar codes - by working with AGC you have a team of experts on your side every step of the way.

 

Why is Print & Mail so complicated?

Well, basically it’s because you have to deal with so many different suppliers all at the same time in the hope that they will produce what you want, when you want it.

But you don’t have to struggle with campaigns any more. AGC’s Print & Mail service is a single point of contact for every aspect of your marketing strategy. One call, one quote, one supplier, one invoice. And best of all – one point for all print and proofing.

How do AGC make it look so easy?

We have been producing great Direct Mail campaigns for over 15 years and we know a lot about managing the whole process from start to end. We also know about how stressful it can be to juggle suppliers and meeting deadlines.

This is why you get a no-nonsense approach to your Print & Mail requirements. AGC can organise everything –
Data cleansing, de-duping, Mailsort, MPS
Letterheads
Personalisation
Inserts
Envelopes, poly wrap, postal tubes, packs etc
Staggered releases
Royal Mail liaison
Downstram Access
International Post
Returns processing

We do everything that’s needed to get your mailing campaign off the ground, on time and within budget. So you can focus on the results.

 

Transactional Mail & Laser Personalisation

 

How long does it take to process, print and insert your invoices & statements into envelopes?

Do you have staff using their time to fulfil non-profit and non-core business activities?

Do you struggle with bad debtors and spend a constant battle chasing up customers?

…If the answer is ‘YES’ to any of the above then we have a solution that is guaranteed to save time and money.
We have designed a specialist print management solution, which means you could make significant savings on staff time and on your annual print budget.

Any organization that depends upon a regular throughput of documents containing variable information – such as an invoice; can gain similar benefits by outsourcing their documents to AGC Print Solutions.
We offer not only access to state of the art electronic design, printing and document handling technology, we also provide all the expertise you need to maximize its advantages including:

Stock management - this is the opportunity to audit your entire documentation; are so many forms necessary? Is some rationalization possible? Does their appearance do justice to your corporate image? Do they communicate clearly and unambiguously?

Connecting you up - linking you to the service couldn’t be easier; you can transfer data via email (encrypted), or SFTP (secure file transfer protocol). With our extensive IT skills, we can receive data in almost any format. The flexibility of the software used allows your documents to contain graphics, text, signatures, bar-code numbering.

Laser personalization - utilizing high capacity laser printers with hot and cold fusion facilities, we can laser onto virtually any material. Your form and data come together and are printed single or double-sided in one process.

Folding, sheeting & inserting - The post printing processes include a complete range of finishing, sheeting, folding, collating, binding and enveloping services. Additional flyers can be inserted as required. Optical Mark Reader (OMR) codes are used on each page during printing which contain instructions to the finishing equipment as to which inserts should be grouped within each package.

Mailing - a wide range of Royal Mail (and other providers including TNT Post) discounts can be employed to ensure that you receive maximum discount on your mailing.
Almost every organization can benefit from the increased speed in generating customer transactions.

The benefits…
Faster production - producing up to the minute documents with the very latest data, very often at last minute, on demand and in colour.

Total quality service - our state of the art technology embraces all stages of design and production to deliver professional, communicative and effective documents.

Cost effective - just- in- time production methods mean reduced stock levels and less wastage. You free up in house resources eliminate equipment maintenance and replacement costs.

Corporate credibility - your corporate style will supported and reinforced by every document we send out.

 

• Products and services include:
• Payslips and supporting documents
• Invoices and statements
• Direct mail letters
• Fund management reports
• Financial statements
• Variable cheque printing

 

E-billing.

 

With no software to install, no systems to manage and minimal upfront expenditure, AGC can provide a cost effective way of processing invoices, statements and remittance advices.

Our e-billing service enables the customer to distribute transactional business documents as an email with PDF or URL link to view and print from a website.
Information is viewed on a personalised secure VeriSign website allowing the customer to download data and import into their own accounting systems.
From receipt of a data file flagged to indentify method of distribution, documents’ can then be delivered either as a paper invoice or in an electronic format.
Documents printed or electronically despatched can house the corporate identity of the company.

Advantages for the Biller:

• Reduce costs (postage & stationery)
• Improve your debtor days
• Traceability of customer activity
• Reducing your company’s carbon footprint
• Future proofing against technology obsolescence
• Easy managed transition from print and mail to e-Billing
• Minimal upfront expenditure
• Online access to all sales ledger documents for credit controllers and customer service representatives reducing customer query response times and improving cash flow

 

Advantages for the recipient:

• Simplifies invoice processing
• Copy invoices always available
• E-Bill downloaded in a data format that can be uploaded in to customers own financial system
• E-distribution of other sales ledger documents’ such as credit notes, statements and remittances
• Enhanced customer service thorough the online presentation of invoices, statements, credit notes and other customer communications

 

Security Cheque Printing

 

Many of our customers have asked for a cheque sign-writing service that saves time and money, a service that allows cheques to be printed and personalized including the signatory all in one pass with the emphasis on security.
Printing and personalising cheques is not just a costly exercise but can also be a security issue for many companies.

AGC Print Solutions has designed a unique cheque solution…

We will design a corporate cheque with a unique style for you, print the base stock and laser it with black box and line work, personalize them with variable text supplied by yourselves, drop in a digitized signature, fold insert & mail the cheques in a secure environment which is fully APACS approved.

Utilising APACS approved MICR / OCR encoding laser printers we can print on demand, cheques, bank giros and cheque payment forms, cheque books, just about any type of secure working document.
Cheque numbering & personalisation is done all in one operation and we can print and despatch daily.
Our unique, bar code and OCR technology allow us to ensure that all documents are correctly matched and accounted for.

The benefits…

No more redundant stocks - we print what we mail.

No more spoilt cheques - the service provides a complete audit control process, you tell us what to print and mail.

No minimum quantities - print from as little as 10 to 10,000 daily.

A completely worry & stress free cheque printing service.
In addition to printing cheques, we can also print tickets, gift vouchers, certificates MICR, OCR numbering and Bar codes.

Rely on our experience – it’s there to ensure your print experience is pleasant and professional.