qatena: a highlevel sheedfed printing company
DESCRIPTION
Qatena is a sustainable and highlevel Slovakian printing company. We offer in house all services for prepress, (offset) printing, finishing and fulfilment. Your dedicated partner for catalogues, manuals, books, magazines, leaflets and brochures. Our main clients: international oriented (A-Brand) companies, supply chain customers, publicity agencies, editors and brokers throughout Europe. Have a look at www.qatena.eu to find out more.TRANSCRIPT
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QATENA s.r.o. : Priemyselna 444, Ladomerska Vieska, 96501 Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia
=production/customer service department
QATENA Luxembourg s.à.r.l. : Bâtiment IVY, 13-15 Parc d’Activité, 8308 Capellen, Luxemburg
=sales office
Your high quality sheet-fed printing partner
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Location• Qatena s.r.o. was founded in Slovakia in 2006. • Modern company situated at a very attractive location in the centre of Slovakia. • Continuous highway connection from Vienna/Bratislava to Ziar Nad Hronom. 2 hours driving from Bratislava airport (175km) and 2h30 from Vienna airport
(250km). The new highway from Bratislava to Ziar was finished in spring 2012.
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People and Respect• 85 FTE• Very experienced and skilled • High service level • Multilanguage• Single point of contact • Working as a team for you
• Respect• The long trail to success of Qatena is based upon respect towards all parties involved in our
business• Listening to clients and their needs• Working hand-in-hand with our subcontractors• Fostering and supporting our staff at all levels• Avoiding energy and material waste to reduce our impact on the environment to an absolute
minimum• Our policy for quality and environment expresses our concerns towards the future of our
community and the world.
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Values• Nuturing innovation inside our organization is one of the key aspects for our employees. At the heart of innovation lies the potential to function as a team all driven towards a single goal: to provide superior value to our customers.
• Hassle Free Service 9 different nationalities work at Qatena and we speak and communicate in at least
eight different languages on a daily basis. This is important in enabling us to understand and to realise the needs of our clients.
Our customer service team is the primary point of contact for our customers. As a result our team maintains a close personal relationship which helps us to offer the maximum flexibility by understanding our customer requirements in detail.
We want to ensure we deliver the right products on time, to the right place.
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Quality StandardsAs a supplier to the industry, it is natural for us to gear production towards international industry standards. We produce based on following certifications:
• ISO 12647-2 guaranteeing the colour quality and stability at each level of the graphic chain. We standardize the printing process, by fixing all factors which can influence the final results.
• FSC and PEFC providing a link between responsible production and consumption of forest products.
• ISO 9001 for total quality management.
• ISO 14001 for comprehensive environmental protection.
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The Plant
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The Plant• Green field investment built in 2006/2007 and complying in all items to the actual
standard of a modern printing house.
• Total space of 8.000 m²: - production space: 3.000 m² - paper stock, stock for finished goods and shipping department: 3.000 m² - prepress and CTP, technical facilities, canteen, cloakroom & showers: 1.000m² - Upper floor assigned for offices & meeting rooms: 1.000 m²
• Production, warehouse and administration equipped with air condition; the production hall has also an air moistening system.
• Separated chemical storage, paper waste system & paper press container. The property and plant is safety and security controlled 7/24 by an external service company.
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Workflow Qatena is a fully integrated sheetfed-offset printing house offering a complete range of printing services: • Prepress• Printing• Finishing • Logistics
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Prepress
- 2 CTP system Heidelberg Suprasetter (1 Multiloader & 1 Singleloader) - GMG Proof Equipment - Mac working stations - 2 plotters
The existing maintenance contract with Heidelberg Slovakia guarantees that the prepress workflow “Printready” is permanently equipped with the actuals software versions.
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Printing• Qatena is equipped with the best equipment for quick and above all high quality
work!
• Our printing presses have all the most modern pinches and are ready for you in three shifts. The skills of our printers guarantee superior quality. We also have the possibility to do in line dispersion varnish.
• Heidelberg Printing Presses: - Heidelberg XL 105-5LX (with varnish) - Heidelberg SM 102-10P - Heidelberg SM 102-2P
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FinishingWe have recently made considerable investments in this department and we have recruited personnel with the necessary experience. Since then, the bookbindery has developed into a separate unit within the group, with 35 staff members.
We offer the following finishing systems:• Perfect binding PUR and Hotmelt• Thread binding (sewn book-blocks)• Hardcover book production with paper or linen binding• Saddle wire stitching (and loop stitching)• Cutting• Folding• Drilling• Perforating• Creasing• Die-cutting / Blanking• Spot and plain UV Varnish• Embossing (hot foil)• Lamination
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Finishing• A fully equipped in-house finishing
department• Our company is fully and modern equipped
with 3 cutting lines, 7 folding machines, 1 stitching line, 1 perfect binder, 1 hardcover line, 1 sewing machine, 1 machine for end papers, 1 case maker, 1 lamination/varnishing machine and 2 foiling machines.
Cutting Polar 115 XT Autotrim
Cutting Polar 115 XT AutorimCutting Wohlenberg 115
Folding Stahl KH 78/6 KTLLFolding stahl TD 82/6-66/4-56/2Folding Stahl TD 78/6-66/4-56/2
Folder Stahl TI 52/4/4 KBI 52 ProLineFolding Super KTL
Folding Herzog & Heimann M7.40Auslage Palamides Alpha 500
Auslage Palamides 703Heidelberg stichmaster ST 450 (8 stations)
Binder Champion Hotmelt and PUR 20 stationsFoiling machine SmiPack T650 + FP 6000 CS
Foiling machine S 560 NAKolbus line Cobble ST 77
Sewing machine Astronic ASTER HEADCase maker BD 15
Machine for end papers Kolbus 400
Lamination/varnishing machine Komfi Sagitta 76
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Logistics• With our order picking & warehousing service, volume customers have the
possibility to let us stock and manage their products. This saves space and time. In line with your needs we stipulate in mutual consultation what and when we need to reprint in order to keep your stock on level.
• Our transport department is able to deliver everything. For small transport and sprint tasks we cooperate with professional sprinters.
• We also take care of the mailing of your magazines, etc. This service goes a step further than printing on demand, it is delivery on demand.
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Customers• Due to high quality standards, Qatena has developped a wide customer structure
throughout Europe:
o Supply-chain customerso Marketing customers (A-Brand;industry)o Publishing houseso Printing houseso Print brokers
References upon request.
Þ Qatena is active in Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, France, Luxemburg, Poland, Slovakia, UK, Austria and Switzerland.
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Products• Magazines• Leaflets• Brochures• Annual reports• Manuals• Catalogues• Books
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ShareholdersQatena s.r.o. belongs to 2 very strong shareholders:
LVD Group (51%) www.lvdgroup.comLVD is based in Belgium and offers worldwide a full range of integrated products for sheet metal working. LVD generates a turnover of ca. 150 Mio EUR and employs ca. 850 people.
Victor Buck Services (49%) www.victorbuckservices.comVBS is based in Luxemburg and is active in document process outsourcing. VBS generates a turnover of ca. 30 Mio EUR and employs more than 120 people.
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Why working with Qatena
• Competitive market prices taking advantage of Eastern European labor costs• Consistent high quality• The obvious choice for small, medium-sized and large issues• Short delivery periods owing to round-the-clock production - even during weekends• All in one: from prepress to transport (without interventions of subcontractors)• A guaranteed timely delivery• Permanent accessibility• Professional multilingual contacts• Strong financial position• Innovative company• International character• Sustainable production process• Possibility of negotiating a Service Level Agreement (SLA)
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Contact
Sales Manager: Bruno Vandeginste [email protected] mobile +32 470 88 52 30
Plant Manager: John Janson [email protected]
Operations Manager: Pia Klinkner [email protected]
Website: www.qatena.eu