
VA SIMPLIFIES AND SPEEDS
UP THE ARTWORK PROCESS,
GIVING YOU BACK CONTROL.
MORE AUTOMATION, GREATER TRANSPARENCY
AND CENTRALISED DATA, ASSETS AND
APPROVALS IN A SINGLE SOLUTION.
THE FIRST CHOICE FOR PRINTERS
& BRANDS AROUND THE WORLD.
WE CONVERT YOUR DESIGNS & ARTWORK INTO PLATES
AND CONTINUOUS PRINTING SLEEVES. OUR TECHNICAL
EXPERTISE IS SECOND TO NONE.
CASE STUDIES
HALLMARK
IN-THE-ROUND SLEEVES & COLOUR MANAGEMENT
Brand Flex take single unit digital artwork supplied by Hallmark and retouch to match the clients colour standards ensuring that the printed gift wrapping paper matches other elements within their range.
We output digital profiles for the printers press enabling us to predict how the final print will look. We manufacture In-The-Round (ITR) photopolymer sleeves to deliver perfect registeration in wide format, allowing for increased press speeds and colour consistency from start to finish reducing set up and running costs.
ALPEN
COLOUR MANAGEMENT & HD PLATES
Brand Flex optimise colour across all print processes, ensuring consistency between Alpen’s flexible packaging and litho cartons.
We use HD Flexo so printers can achieve gravure like quality and accuracy at speed.
We output GMG proofs for colour approval and manage press passes for our customer.
WESTLAND
COLOUR MANAGEMENT & FLEXO FINGERPRINTING
Helping Westland achieve print consistency for their customers. Working through technical challenges, advising on colour standards, plate materials and ink, we source polymer plate material best suited for the substrates.
We spend time with the printers on site to fingerprint presses and constantly review printed material. We provide online approval for artwork, check separations, print furniture, stepped files and numbers of colours.
WIPAK
FLEXOGRAPHIC POLYMER PLATES & SLEEVES
We are the market leaders in the production of Flexographic plates and sleeves, utilising our Fusion system.
We work with Wipak, their clients, including Arla and leading design agencies to ensure brand assets are produced and printed consistently.
advise on new technologies and flexographic innovation to achieve the best possible print results.

STAKEHOLDERS, REGIONS AND BRANDS
Across 32 languages, multiple brands and 90 approvers Avon need to ensure their solution gives them visibility, a seamless approval process, speed and flexibility.
Visual Approval manages 1400 approvals per month, has reduced the approval process and delivery of files to printer by 3 months with a 15% reduction on costs.
Visual approval brings users across Europe together and enables them to simultaneously amend and approve assets from one central location.
VA allows faster turnaround, greater accuracy and global real time visibility.

Ornua needed to replace their existing paper system, to speed up the approval of artwork files and allow the team the ability to view hi resolution production PDF files.
Visual Approval allows multiple stakeholders at Ornua the facility to check and approve files 24/7 in parallel. The user has the ability to view hi resolution print ready files, compare versions, measure the dimensions of key objects, read barcodes and view separations.
Real time reporting across all channels and full project visibility allows for a quicker, seamless approval process.
‘During covid and home working VA has proved invaluable to us as a business. Brexit alterations meant an increase in artwork approvals, a total of 1273 versions reviewed. A central approved cutter library ensures design agency’s access to approved & consistent requirements. In our old paper based approval system we would have consumed 3800 pieces of paper and coloured ink in the last year.‘
Helen Turner, Procurement Manager, Ornua Foods UK Ltd