Digital innovation
from start
to finish.

Crucial Colour’s investment in state-of-the-art software and online networking delivers powerful production and reporting tools that maximise productivity.


Detailed, customisable reporting always available, with real-time inventory management and analysis to identify slow moving stock or to aid rationalisation


Online proofing to maximise efficiencies and deliver complete confidence


Online stationery ordering and personalisation utilising ready-templates. Includes automatic pre-flight checking and artwork refining


All of these valuable management assets are available through secure portals directly to our customers

Prepress

Whether we’re checking supplied print files to ensure accuracy or tailoring an existing project to meet new demands, you can be sure that the expertise and the technology is available in-house to deliver a superb printed result every time.

Kodak Prinergy workflow

Kodak InSite online prepress portal

Epson StylusPro 9890 44-inch wide format inkjet proofer

State-of-the-art Apple Mac computers running the latest software available

Screen PlateRite 8600 A1 CTP x2

Pre Press

Print Finishing

There are no limits to your printed creativity with the huge portfolio of disciplines available at Crucial Colour. Die cutting, collating, creasing, perforation, embossing, folding, gluing, guillotining, flow wrapping, shrink wrapping, drilling up to 4 holes in a single pass, laminating, saddle stitching, wire binding and other tasks can all be done right in the Crucial Colour factory. We can also manage and outsource other print finishing services such as advanced types of binding.

Print Finishing

Warehousing and inventory management

Full inventory and stock management services, including picking and packing of orders, domestic and international distribution, inventory management and labelling.

Real-time customer access via our secure online portal for complete information about stock levels and inventory status.

Dedicated warehouse/inventory manager and Tharstern e4print Pro Management information system, which records all inventory movements and can provide customised reporting to our customers

Warehouse

POS (Kitting) capabilities

Dedicated in-house kitting capability provides maximum response time flexibility and complete confidence in kitting accuracy and reporting.

Source Management – Engagement of third-party industry specialists to assist in fulfilling client product requests

Kitting