Druckstudio GmbH tops the ECOPRINDEX 2012, which is currently the only integrated industry-wide eco-rating service for print buyers.
The ECOPRINDEX online search engine helps print buyers find and select eco-friendly print shops. In addition to official certifications etc., the environmental index’s rating also includes companies’ own initiatives and awards they have won, which print buyers previously had little knowledge of.
The Düsseldorf-based Druckstudio Group has updated its prepress and press operations with new equipment from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. The print shop invested in the world’s first Speedmaster XL 106 five-colour press with inline coating unit and Inpress Control even before drupa.
For the first time, the Düsseldorf-based Druckstudio Group has received the “Supply Partner Excellence Award” z:award, which the Zetweka Print & Production Management agency presents in recognition of outstanding performance by its supply partners. This award reaffirms the Druckstudio Group’s efficient business processes, excellent delivery reliability and consistently high quality. Each year, Zetweka chooses the top supply partner of the year from its approximately 50 suppliers around the world. Werner Drechsler, Managing Director of the Druckstudio Group, accepted the award in Düsseldorf on July 7.
The Druckstudio Group from Düsseldorf is among Europe’s elite. The print shop won not one but two awards at this year’s Sappi European Printers of the Year – the Oscars of the printing industry. A Druckstudio product brochure received gold in the “Printer’s Own Promotion” category, while drupa report no. 3 was awarded silver in the “General Print” category. The print shop saw off stiff competition from across Europe thanks to its high-quality products with innovative surface finishes. This is the third time in succession that Druckstudio has received a “European Printer of the Year” accolade.
The Düsseldorf-based Druckstudio Group has once again made it into the ranking of the top 100 employers in Germany. The company has been named one of “Germany’s Best Employers” by the Great Place to Work Institute, thus underlining the company’s continuing commitment to its employees. Dirk Puslat, Managing Director HR, accepted the award at the gala ceremony in Berlin, Germany, on 8 March 2012.
The Druckstudio Group applied for three certifications in 2011 and passed them all first time. The Düsseldorf-based media company is now certified to the internationally recognised standards for quality management (DIN ISO 9001), environmental management (DIN ISO 14001) and energy management (DIN EN 16001). These certifications confirm the Group’s consistently high focus on quality and the environmentally friendly and energy-efficient production of its print products.
At Druckstudio, a comprehensive approach to the issue of sustainability in its individual ecological, economical and social dimensions is by no means a recent trend, but has instead served as its guiding principle for the last several years. As such, the Druckstudio Group in Düsseldorf is the first printer in the world to implement that approach with regard to consumables and completely switch to Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG’s environmentally friendly Saphira Eco line, which satisfies even the most stringent environmental standards for consumables in the print media industry. Saphira Eco is the first collection on the market of inks, coatings, printing plates and other consumables exclusively based on environmentally friendly criteria. It allows Druckstudio to complete its transition to a fully sustainability-orientated business model.
The Druckstudio Group, based in Düsseldorf, is doing its bit to help young people in our community. In recognition of its commitments, it received the accolade “Social Print Project of the Year” at the Druck&Medien Awards 2011. Host Barbara Schöneberger presented Druckstudio with the prestigious industry award at the gala event in Berlin, honouring the company’s consistent commitment to social causes. Druckstudio supports associations and institutions that help children and young people in the Düsseldorf area. The company provides around EUR 50,000 of sponsorship each year in the form of print products and financial support.
The Druckstudio Group has once again obtained certification to ISO 12647-2 and therefore received the coveted PSO seal of approval. The company has been certified according to the criteria of the Offset Printing Process Standard since 2006. The certificate documents the performance level and high quality standards of Druckstudio’s print products to the outside world.
The entries submitted by Druckstudio GmbH for the Druck & Medien Awards 2011 have once again received two nominations, this time in the categories “Most Environment-Oriented Company of the Year” and “Social Print Project of the Year”.
The Druckstudio Group in Düsseldorf has been crowned one of the world’s twelve most eco-friendly print companies by an independent international panel of judges at the ceremony for the Heidelberg ECO Printing Award 2011. The judges’ positive assessment is confirmation that Druckstudio’s comprehensive approach to sustainability in environmental, economic and social areas is not a passing trend but a factor to which the company has been actively committed for many years.
Düsseldorf-based company Druckstudio GmbH was awarded silver in the prestigious “Company reports” category of the 2010 German Printing Industry Innovation Awards. The company report “Gauselmann – Die Spielemacher 2008” was received well by the panel of judges. Of the ten nominations in this category of print products, Druckstudio GmbH was represented a total of three times. Martin Piszczek, one of the Managing Directors of Druckstudio GmbH, accepted the award on 18 November at the Liederhalle convention centre in Stuttgart.
The Druckstudio Group recently began supporting the “Regenbogenland” (rainbow land) children’s hospice and prints an informative newspaper free of charge for the establishment. Through this sponsorship, the print shop is expanding its social commitment as part of its sustainability strategy.
Druckstudio GmbH in Düsseldorf has won the gold Special Prize for Print & Innovation at this year’s BCP (Best Corporate Publishing) Awards. The product that secured the win is the anniversary edition of the JADES customer magazine, which impressed the judging panel with its unique combination of high-end surface finishes on the cover page.
Düsseldorf company Druckstudio GmbH has won bronze in the annual reports category in this year’s Sappi European Printers of the Year Awards, impressing the judges with the annual report it prepared for Sinnerschrader AG.
Düsseldorf-based Druckstudio GmbH is countering the crisis by making investments that will expand its capacities. The package of investments consists of two presses, a folding machine and additional workflow modules from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. The total investment is around EUR 4 million.
Thanks to its employee-focused corporate culture, Druckstudio GmbH was once again voted one of Germany’s top 100 employers in 2010. It is the third time in succession that the Düsseldorf-based print shop has numbered among the recipients of the Great Place to Work Institute’s coveted “Germany’s Best Employers” award.
Düsseldorf-based print shop Druckstudio GmbH has been rewarded for its commitment to the environment over the past twelve months. On 12 January 2010, Druckstudio GmbH was named an “Ökoprofit” company by the City of Düsseldorf. Lord Mayor Dirk Elbers presented the Ökoprofit certificate to a total of nine companies…
The winners of the Druck&Medien Awards 2009 have been announced, and Druckstudio GmbH in Düsseldorf has been named Commercial Printer of the Year. The panel of judges had a total of 280 entries to deliberate over – the highest number ever in the event’s five-year history.
The German Sustainability Award 2009 will be presented on 6 November and all the print products for the ceremony will be produced by Düsseldorf-based print shop Druckstudio GmbH – exclusive supplier for the event – using climate-neutral and sustainable methods.
