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Carbon Smart Silver Award, January 2014

This is awarded to companies which show a commitment to reducing their carbon footprint and show other proven changes in their impact on the environment.

DScoop EMEA event in Rome, November 2013

Ivor Jacobs attended the second DScoop EMEA event in Rome and joined over five hundred HP Indigo and large format users from all over the world. Several contacts were made including with like-minded printers in other countries keen to co-operate on International projects.

Ivor Solution acquires the Printciples business, February 2013

Ivor Solution acquires the Printciples business. As a trade supplier of litho and related work Printciples customers and capabilities enhance the scope of Ivor Solution. The acquisition has enabled the company to add adjacent premises thus providing almost 14,000 sq feet of studio and production facilities on one floor and with great accessibility to Central London.

Print United - Dscoop EMEA conference - 7-9 November 2012 - Barcelona, Spain

Ivor Jacobs is attending this event to strengthen global ties with other HP Indigo Printers. Now that Cognitu software has users in several countries, Ivor Solution is seeking partners to grow the hybrid model (software and print) Internationally. Additionally Ivor Solution runs its retail web brand www.cardsmadeeasy.com. Partners would also be able to exploit the online retail sales opportunities with a ready made site and system for their country or region, linking in to the very successful search engine optimisations.

Featured in IPIA, September 2012 Issue.

Ivor Solution is gunning for growth!

Ivor Solution's Arsenal supporters have been rewarded by the company's move into a new, purpose built facility within the shadow of the Emirates' stadium......

Andrew Pearce, IPIA CEO, interviewed Ivor Jacobs, a web to print pioneer at the Cross Media Exhibition

Ivor Solution Ltd exhibiting at Business Design Centre, London on 3 - 4 September 2012

FSC Accreditation and Carbon Smart Award - May 2010
As part of our commitment to social and environmental responsibility, Ivor Solution is delighted to announce that it has achieved the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain-of-Custody Certification. Ivor Solution's commitment to environment management means the Company is constantly investigating new ways to conserve and promote conservation. It wants to ensure that business is conducted in the most positive and sustainable way for the environment. Gaining the FSC accreditation ensures keeping to that commitment. Customers can be confident that all work is carried out to minimise the impact to the environment as much as possible.

Carbon Smart Blue Award This is an extract from the letter received from the Carbon Smart Team who evaluated Ivor Solution's responsibility in this area:-

'We have reviewed the data and carbon performance of Ivor Solution and we are delighted to say that you have achieved the Carbon Smart Blue award. Ivor Solution have demonstrated their commitment to the environment by measuring their carbon emissions and putting in place an action plan and policy to reduce their impact.'

Issue 6: Evolved in Print - August 2009
This issue focused on how Ivor Solution handles large international Web2Print projects with sophisticated hierarchial structures. Which is just one of a growing number of Ivor Solution system attributes which are proving an absolute boon to progressively minded Print Managers.

Internet World - April 2009
Ivor Solution exhibited at the annual Internet World exhibition in London's Earls Court from the 28-30th April showcasing our Web2Print technology and online photo gallery MyPhotoCreate. We had plenty of interest and were surprised to find that we were the only print related company exhibiting at the show. Print and the Internet, more often than not, are seen as two separate entities that cannot work together. However, workflows and software that bring the two together have been around since the inception of the internet. Most of the attendees were marketing and agency professionals looking for better ways to manage their own and their client's print requirements. This included a wide range of products from business cards to DVD covers, presentation packs, and flyers.

Complete Office Solutions Exhibition - February 2008
Ivor Solution exhibited at the annual COS Exhibition in the Liberty Stadium in Swansea on the 14th February. They showcased their new and improved ordering interface that is compatible with all major browsers and operating systems and also their cutting edge image upload and manipulation tools. For more information on the exhibition contact Neil Forrest on 020 7566 5070.

Technology for Marketing Exhibition - February 2008
Ivor Solution exhibited at the annual Technology for Marketing Exhibition in Earls Court Exhibition Centre on the 12th - 13th February. They showcased their latest innovations in online print ordering and the influence the internet has had on design and print. For more information on the exhibition, and a preview of Ivor Solution's latest innovations, contact Ivor Jacobs on 020 7566 5070.

Installation of new Indigo 5500 digital press - January 2008
Beginning a new year always involves change and it was no different for Ivor Solution who in January took delivery of its new 7 colour Indigo 5500 digital press. New features of which include; built in recycling which means less waste and makes it more environmentally friendly than its predecessors; high definition screening for better quality reproduction. As well as the standard CMYK the Indigo 5500 also uses spot indicrome orange, violet and cool grey for a greater colour spectrum and easier colour matching where the colours are richer, the text looks crisper, the gradients and screens are smoother.

Issue 4: Evolved in Print - January 2008
Customers on our mailing list will have received a hard copy at the end of January. This issue focuses on Ivor Solution's 10th Birthday, what we have achieved in the past ten years and exciting changes made in 2007 and our future development plans!

Issue 3: Evolved in Print - August 2007
Customers on our mailing list received a hard copy at the end of August 2007. Issue 3 focused on the demands on today's business to get the marketing message across. Recent software innovations can add real value to marketing print, conference materials and allow a greater degree of personalisation than ever before.

IPIA Print for Business Exhibition - August 2007
Ivor Solution exhibited at the annual Print for Business Show in Telford on 10th – 11th October. They showcased their latest innovations in online print ordering and presented a seminar on the influence the internet has had on design and print. For more information on the exhibition, and a preview of Ivor Solution's latest innovations, contact Neil Forrest or Ivor Jacobs on 020 7566 5070.

Image Preview and Upload enhancements - July 2007
Ivor Solution have released the enhanced version of their image control module for online ordering. Customers can now upload their own images and use them immediately in their online designs. Design templates for Corporate Stationery and Marketing materials have an image library feature, allowing the user to add remove and swap images within a print template. In conjunction with this, the new module allows the user to upload their own images, crop and resize them for optimum use within the template.

For a full demonstration of the new image features, please contact Neil Forrest or Ivor Jacobs at Ivor Solution.

Our move to Clerkenwell, London - June 2007
In 2007 Ivor Solution moved to the evolving area of Clerkenwell, between London's West End and City. With lorries and cranes negotiating narrow city streets, avoiding parking wardens and the weather we finally moved our staff in to our new premises. This greatly increased our floor area and allowed us to have the physical aspects in place to satisfy our plan for providing even more comprehensive software and printing services.

Print for Business
Ivor Solution launched its Enterprise Edition at the Print for Business Exhibition 11th - 12th October 2006 at the International Centre Telford.

This exhibition is organised by the Independent Print Industries Association. It draws many trade visitors from the UK and abroad. As a showcase of the latest technologies and services for Print Management companies, Ivor Solution have been showing their offer at this show for the last nine years.

For full details of the show visit the IPIA site.

Enterprise Edition Sets The Pace - August 2006
"If you had a bike to get from A to B, why would you walk?" says Ivor Jacobs of London based Ivor Solution. It's a light hearted comment, but Ivor raises a serious point. Web based applications are enabling businesses to operate globally, around the clock. To respond to this pace, Print Management companies must also embrace technology and to support this Ivor Solution have introduced Ivor Solution Enterprise Edition. Ivor Solution Enterprise Edition is a web based software solution which enables print to be created, proofed and ordered online in real time. Using a single screen on a standard web browser, end users can order any number of printed products by entering variable data or calling from stock. As the software is server based users don't need to invest in additional equipment, they simply require access to the internet.

For a Print Management company, Ivor Solution Enterprise Edition delivers an 'always open' client order facility, from an own brand access screen. What's more a competitive transaction charge on orders placed through the system means low implementation costs, with prices starting from as little as £350.00. Managing Director, Ivor Jacobs adds, "As members of the Independent Print Industries Assocation (IPIA) we network with a number of Print Management companies and have been able to listen to what they want. We find technology can still be perceived as expensive and time consuming. Ivor Solution Enterprise Edition challenges this with a cost effective on-demand solution, that is geared towards the largest end users. What's more it makes cross selling easier for the Print Management company as clients order a variety of products from one entry point."

eBTA Awards - 27th November 2002
"MOST IMPRESSIVE NEWCOMER AWARD"
WINNER: Ivor Solution

The winners of this year's Electronic Business Transformation Award (eBTA) 'Oscars' - run by Charteris in conjunction with the IoD (Institute of Directors) and Microsoft - were announced on Wednesday November 27th 2002 at an awards dinner held at the IoD on Pall Mall.

Now in its third year, the e-Business Transformation Awards (the eBTAs) are an annual award scheme which spotlights excellence in e-business. The eBTAs were created to recognise those organisations which were genuinely improving business performance by developing and implementing e-business initiatives.

Other companys at the awards include: Cable & Wireless, Dabs, beprofessional.com & British Gas.

Yorkshire Internet Awards - 27th April 2001
"BEST BUSINESS 2 BUSINESS AWARD"
WINNER: Ivor Solution

Netonomy Awards - eBusiness Innovations 2000
"INNOVATION IN CUSTOMER SERVICE"
WINNER: Ivor Solution

The ISI/InterForum E-Commerce Awards - June 1999
"NORTH EAST ENGLAND"
WINNER: Ivor Solution sponsered by 3Com

Other Awards:
UK Trust - March 2001
Which Web Trader - 1999
ISO 9002 - 1998