Healeys shortlisted September 16, 2008

Healeys have been shortlisted for Fine Art Printer of the Year, outlining their commitment to outstanding quality.

The waiting is finally over; the shortlist for the PrintWeek Awards 2008 has been unveiled.

Each and every year the judges comment on the high standard of entries and this year was no different.

With virtually the entire 25-strong panel being highly experienced and discerning buyers of print, they’re used to seeing the best that the industry can offer on a regular basis, but even they were impressed with the awe-inspiring quality of many of the submissions.

The winners will be unveiled on Monday 20 October at the Awards ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel.
 

Full story on PrintWeek website

Dragon Boat Race July 7, 2008

Healeys entered a team into a charity event for St. Elizabeth Hospice. The Dragon Boat Race took place on Saturday 5th July at Alton Water, Holbrook raising more than £16,000 for hospice funds. The Healeys team rowed the 30ft chinese dragon boat against tough competition and beat 11 other teams to come 4th overall.

MD does charity Zip Slide July 7, 2008

Philip Dodd, Managing Director, took to the skies on Sunday 29th June to help raise funds for our charity partner St. Elizabeth Hospice. Phil took part in a grand Zip slide event, flying up to speeds of 30mph, 200ft above the Ipswich Town Football pitch at Portman Road. 150 people took part raising an expected £40,000.

Newmarket Races June 20, 2008

Healeys staff and family members enjoyed a day at Newmarket Races.

On June 20th, Healeys staff and family members visited Newmarket Races and enjoyed an evening out followed by a live performance by Bryan Adams.

Drupa June 10, 2008

Three members of Healeys staff attended the international printing equipment fair in Dusseldorf in early June. The visit was to meet trade partners and to understand new technologies relevant to the business.

New Healeys website June 9, 2008

Healeys produce new website entirely in-house

We have produced the site entirely in-house including copywriting, design, photography (both still and video) and website building. Call us for details of our web service including optimisation and reporting.

Accreditations May 30, 2008

Healeys have been awarded the international standards ISO 9001 (Quality) and ISO 14001 (Environmental) outlining our determination to become aware of our environmental impact and to seek continuous improvement. We have also been awarded FSC (Forestry stewardship accreditation) to support the supply of paper from sustainable sources. Environment

NEW Laminator May 26, 2008

Healeys have installed their first ever laminator, bringing this function in-house to achieve faster turn-around and enhance service. The D&K Jupiter thermal laminator runs at up to 3,500 sheets an hour, producing work of the highest standard.

Family Day at Thorpe Park May 25, 2008

Healeys staff and family members enjoyed a day at Thorpe Park.

On May 24th two coaches left the factory with staff and family members to enjoy a sunny day at Thorpe Park. With children’s rides and the extreme rollercoasters everyone’s tastes were catered for.

Healeys Printers gets carbon-counting software March 3, 2008

Healeys have implemented accounting-based carbon emissions calculation software as part of its initiative to reduce its environmental impact. Healeys will use the software to calculate, monitor and reduce its carbon emissions to benefit the environment and demonstrate its green commitment to customers and compliment its programme to achieve certification in terms of the ISO 14001 environmental standard by May 2008.

Full Article on Computing Weekly, Print Week.

Healeys customer wins Best Book award January 24, 2008

A collection of sketches, paintings and observations made in Finland, Norway, Siberia and Alaska entitled “Arctic Flight” was recently voted Best Bird Book of 2007 by British Birds and The British Trust for Ornithology. We are very proud to say this book was printed here at Healeys, and are delighted for James McCallum and his success.

Healeys MD talks the talk October 16, 2007

Print and Paper Monthly held a seminar last week, and Healeys Managing Director Philip Dodd was one of 6 speakers on the day, held at Heidelberg’s showroom in Brentwood. The day long event, titled “How to Survive and Thrive in Commercial Print”, gave the 75 paying attendees a chance to hear from industry specialists including Philip, who gave a half hour talk on how Healeys are using technology in pre-press, press and finishing to streamline the process and provide an even better service to the customer. If you need a speaker for your event, give us a call.

Healeys MD gets prestigious Award June 19, 2007

Healeys Managing Director Philip Dodd will be in London this Thursday to receive the ‘2007 People in Print Award‘, organised by Print & Paper Monthly. This award, to honour Philip’s “…hard work and dedication to the print industry”, is the highest accolade within the yearly awards, and is presented to a person, organisation or company who the organisers feel has excelled in their outstanding commitment to print.

Healeys printers + Red ink website design June 8, 2007

Red ink, a thriving company for more than 15 years, is now part of the Healeys team. With Red ink’s skills and knowledge in web site design we can offer more services than ever before. This new ‘joining of forces’ has been established and with operations now centred under one roof, we are ready to offer this exciting new addition to our services! For an informative chat about what we could do to help your company achieve its full potential online, call your Healeys representative or Paul at Red ink now on 01473 741627.

Karting heroes May 8, 2007

Healeys Kart team, The Sprinters, had a successful bank holiday weekend when they managed to finish 9th out of 13 teams in only their third outing. The team, Philip, Karl and Ian, enjoyed the dry conditions, and despite the lack of bacon and egg rolls they improved on their previous lap times, setting new benchmarks for the next meeting in June.

Anicolor Update April 26, 2007

Our new press has been up and running for a few weeks now, and has bedded in nicely. Since the Print Hall began it’s shift rotation in March, the Anicolor has been running 15 hours a day and has already impressed us with the quality of print and the turn around time. If you’d like to come and visit, have a look and see the speed and quality for yourself, give Philip a ring on 01473 461122.

Shift starts March 19, 2007

The Print Hall at Healeys has moved into a new era. From the beginning of March the press operators have begun working on a shift rotation to enable even more work to go through the factory. Our presses are now running 15 hours a day, meaning our turn around time is just getting better, and better, and better.

Healeys Sprinters March 6, 2007

The Healeys Kart team entered their first race last weekend. The team of three, resplendent in new race overalls, boots and individual kart graphics (you’d expect no less from Healeys!), raced at the Ellough Park in Beccles and managed a creditable eleventh and are already preparing for the next race in a months’ time. See the latest Healeys Newsletter for more details.

It’s here February 12, 2007

We’re very excited today - our new press finally is here! The Heidelberg Speedmaster Anicolor pulled up on the back of three low loader trucks this morning, and a team of fitters are right now setting about installing this monster. We hope to have it up and running ASAP.

Happy New Year! January 6, 2007

We’d like to wish all our friends, customers and suppliers a very happy and prosperous 2007 - we’re looking forward to this year because Healeys will be improving our kit, our software and consequently our offer to you. We’ll be in touch to let you know what’s happening - and when - nearer the time.

Christmas Concert December 4, 2006

As is traditional, next week sees the annual Christmas Concert, run by Aldeburgh Music, and again sponsored by Healeys Printers. It all takes place at Snape Maltings on Saturday 9th, and Healeys are proud to be the only sponsors.

New Press for New Year November 20, 2006

Healeys Printers have ordered the UK’s first SM52-4 Anicolor Press for installation in January 2007. This conventional press has Anilux inking giving traditional Heidelberg quality with the most amazing make ready (job preparation, colour matching etc) - as few as 20 sheets achieve a press pass - compared to the several hundred sheets and 15 minutes of a normal press.

The press is further equipped with an Anilux coater, to not only protect the print but to enable all finishing to be carried out immediately. When time is of the essence, we will have the Anicolor to help.

Finishing quicker November 13, 2006

To improve our finishing process, we have recently installed an Horizon Stitchliner. A bindery addition, the Stitchliner is set up in minutes using preset buttons and then collates, stitches and trims three edges - all at 5500 sets per hour. Used for magazines, brochures, booklets, pricelist, catalogues etc.

Digital times October 6, 2006

The beginning of October saw the installation of our Xerox 250 colour / B&W digital press. Highly productive, ultra fast and excellent print quality, it’s calibrated to our presses which makes it perfect for proofing as well as Short runs, specials and personalised campaign material.