
 | Greg Barber: The EcoFriendly Printer
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No. I sell brochures printed on 100% post-consumer waste paper for less money than non recycled papers from the leading opaque mills. One of my lines of 100% PCW paper, sells for less than $1.00 per pound, and that makes it competitive with 30% PCW paper and non recycled papers.
For our premium 100% Post-Consumer Waste, recycled grades, we charge $45 for 500 business cards. If you have multiple names, we charge $40 per name. This is for 4 color/2 sides on our 100# cover. Email me, and I will walk you through the first order. Let me know the best time to call you back. My email address is greg@ecofriendlyprinter.com, or call me at 973 224 1132.
We are best known for printing eco friendly brochures in 24-48 hours, after approved files, on our 100% post-consumer recycled papers and our Tree Free papers. We have Monadnock Astrolite PC 100, Cascades Enviro, Neenah Environment PC 100, and Mohawk Options PC 100 in stock for our 100% PCW lines, and Bamboo, and Sugar Cane for our Tree Free lines. We accept Huge files that we convert to hyperlinks, so that we can move fast with your job. We can choose to run your brochures on our Igen3, Igen4, Indigo and DI presses. Large quantities will run on our offset or web presses. We have 20", 26", 28" and 40" presses, plus our large web equipment.
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News Bulletin: May 31, 2009
Scroll to the bottom to see our latest honor. RotoVision Publishing just released their latest book: Print & Production Finishes For Sustainable Design. Their book is printed in multiple languages and distributed all over the world. My firm is featured on 17 pages of their 190 page book. They selected to feature a wide variety of sustainable printing jobs we ran for our clients. RotoVision Publishing is one of the largest publishers for print and design related books. Amazon, Barnes & Noble etc, have the book online now.
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Quantities up to 500 are generally digital jobs. The page count can be 8 up to 96 pages plus cover. We can saddle stitch, perfect bind, and wire-o.
We just printed our own brochure called Landfill . Landfill is 28 pages plus cover, size 7 x 7, and printed on 6 different weight papers in Mohawk's 100% post-consumer recycled line, Options PC 100, with the I-Tone finish.
Based on a short run of 200 brochures, our costs came in well below $2000.00. We ran "EIGHT" 4 page spreads on a different weight paper, creating a "swatch book" affect for this inspiring 4 color brochure. Each page is color coded so you can see which weight paper we used. We chose to feature 80 and 100# text, and 65#, 80#, 110# and 130# cover.
If we change the page size to 6 x 6 on our next run, the cost will be a lot lower. Our print area for the Indigo is 12.25 x 18.25. At 6 x 6, we can get 3 out. That can lower our impression costs by 1/3.
Five years ago, a project like this, printed on a Heidleberg press, would have been double this price. Digital quality has come a long way, and the pricing is better.
Our print quality fooled seasoned offset buyers. The I-Tone finish made it possible to print these brochures, without the added gloss that many digital presses create. Most people thought we printed our job on an offset press. The Indigo press and the special I-Tone finish made the difference.
We find heavy solids run best on the Indigo, and the Indigo can run 3 pantone colors and CMYK, at the same time. You can select the corporate PMS color(s), and run pictures in 4 color process in one run. Landfill looked terrific for both 4 color and the heavy solid coverage.
You can read our brochure by visiting www.gregbarberco.com. We have the Landfill logo on the left side of our original website. Click the gold arrows to read the inspiring stories of 13 people with a 2nd chance at life. In our current global situation, this brochure has hit a special nerve and made our site in the top 10 of many graphic artist magazines.
SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF BROCHURES WE PRINTED FAST.
For the United
Nations, World Diversity Program, we printed 350, 64 page plus cover
brochures in 36 hours and I delivered them to the United Nations. I got
to see Bowie Kuhn speak about Jackie Robinson's break through in 1947
into the major leagues.
For several NYC Fashion Shows, we are
required to print 28 page plus cover brochures, size 5.5 x 8.5, printed
in 4 colors on our 100% PCW text and cover, and deliver in 24 hours,
from our approved PDF's. We have been known to have proofs ready in
several hours.
Recently, we printed 500, 28 page plus cover
brochures, size 8.5 x 11, for Virtcom, in 24 hours, and shipped to
Atlanta for a trade show. Our prices are very competitive and freight
on small quantities is reasonable.
We have 4 Indigo presses
and 4 Igen3 or Igen4 presses. We are stocking the new Mohawk Options PC
100, 100% PCW paper, that is Indigo guaranteed. Now our Indigo presses
print as well as most Heidelberg offset presses. The new finish on the
paper is called I-Tone.
The reason I say my prining is not more
expensive, is I am in the paper business, as well as the printing
business, and we buy our 100% PCW papers at the lowest prices.
Our
100% PCW, Enviro paper is price competitive to non recycled, opaque
grades. My price point for buying the paper, is around 80 cents per
pound, not $2.00 per pound for most 100% PCW lines. The difference in
the price points is how white is our white paper? If 90 brightness is
white enough, when we run 50M, 32 page brochures, we are saving our
clients upwards of $7000.00 on the paper alone. When we have a lot of
ink coverage, you would not have any idea which sheet is whiter, if put
side to side. Now that most clients like our natural and kraft
eco-friendly papers, white is OK either at 90 brightness or 96
brightness.
THE ABSOLUTE KEY TO OUR QUICK DELIVERIES IS:
We can accept large files and convert them to hyper links so we can move these files quickly.
I
have a website at www.gregbarberco.com, that takes HUGE FILES, and
after I receive those files, I send them to our plants, as hyper links.
That means you can upload a 64 page plus cover brochure PDF, in
seconds. We like to also receive your native files, such as InDesign,
Illustrator, PhotoShop, Quark, etc, so we can make changes to your
files, if necesary. If there are no changes, we usually print from your
OK'D PDF.
I am available 24/7. If my phone is off, my blackberry
is buzzing me. My clients know I am on the case. I can send you many
recommendations for perfect jobs, done in record time. We, or my
partner firms, have won several print awards, and my digital plant won
best printer, two years running, from the Xerox Corporation. My first
award was from Communication Arts magazine for their first Eco Kudo
awards in 1998, for best environmental printing job of the year. I take
my environmental mission seriously, and I started at the 20th
anniversary of Earth Day, 1990.
By the way, we are FSC certified, and ISO certified, and at our eSA plant, we derive all our energy from Wind Power.
Call me at 973 224 1132.
While at www.gregbarberco.com, take a look at over 15 new environmental projects listed in GO GREEN. We have ecofriendly banners, jewelry, clothing, design, cooling systems from Calmac, FiberStone, etc. Our mini brochure on environmental terms can be downloaded in that section.
We also feature variable, direct response printing on our presses, and we can set up PURL websites that work in conjunction with our direct response printing or email marketing. Direct Response projects bring in 5 times the normal response to your offering. It may cost as low as $300 to set up a small test run.
PRINTING PRICE LIST: 2-3 day pricing.
Business Cards:
Print: 4/4
Stock: 100% PCW cover.
Weight: 100# cover
QTY: 500
Price: $70.00
QTY: 1000
Price: $85.00
QTY: 2000
Price: $125.00
Business Cards: 7 day
$45 for 500 cards
Eco Circles: Tree Free Networking give away cards. 80# colorful covers.
The back side is used to make notes. No need for your pad
at those cocktail, networking parties.
QTY: 250
Stock: Mango, Banana, Coffee, or Lemon Cards
Size: 3.375" Diameter.
Print: 1 color green.
Price: $90
QTY: 6 lots of 250 or 3 lots of 500, or 1 lot of 1500.
Price: $450.00
We can custom price for Duplexing, ie: Mango/Banana, or DT, Mango/Mango, or 4 Color Printing, or Stringing for Hang Tags, etc.
Letterheads: 50 cents each (100% post-consumer waste).
Envelopes: 75 cents each (100% post-consumer waste)
Flyers: 100% PCW
QTY: 500
Print: 4/0
Stock: Enviro
Weight: 80#
Price: $325.00
QTY: 1000
Price: $395.00
Flyers: Printed Two Sides.
QTY: 500
Price: $495.00
QTY: 1000
Price: $620.00
Postcards: 100% PCW in 100# Cover.
QTY: 500
Print: 4/4
Price: $115.00
QTY: 1000
Price: $145.00
QTY: 2000
Price: $195.00
NEW ITEM THAT I AM USING MYSELF AT NETWORKING PARTIES: ECO CIRCLE COASTER CALLING CARDS.
I am featuring a new, coaster round, calling card, made out of paper made from mango, lemon, coffee, sugar cane, hemp, bamboo or banana plants, mixed with post-consumer, that looks like a bar coaster, 3.375" in diameter.
I go to a lot of networking, business parties, like Green Drinks, The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, The USGBC, etc., and the normal business cards I collect get lost in the shuffle. My 3.375" diameter, calling cards, printed in a dark green color will set you apart from the crowd.
We are also offering 4 color printing on our double thick 130# Mohawk Options Cover.
Put your company info on one side, and the key points of what your company does, on the back side. These round business Eco Circle cards fit in a person's pants pocket, shirt pocket, purse, whatever. The next day, you stand out versus all the normal 2 x 3.5 business cards..
CUSTOMIZED ECOFRIENDLY BOOKS:
We publish both a coloring book and a children's book that teach children to be environmentally conscious. Parents can assist their children with reading, interactive activities and coloring, while encouraging sustainable practices. We have allocated space in each publication for a full page 4 color ad, reserved for corporate sponsors, which is included in the price.
Perfect to give these as premium gifts at trade shows, conventions, retail outlets, special events, or to employees' families at holiday season.
HOW TO ORDER OR ASK ME A QUESTION.
Best way is to email me: greg@gregbarberco.com I usually email you back in 1-2 hours.
ROTOVISION PUBLISHING RELEASES NEW SUSTAINABLE BOOK AVAILABLE AT AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE etc.
TITLE: PRINT & PRODUCTION FINISHES FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN.
This is a book on sustainability, and my firm was chosen by their author, Edward Denison, to be featured in their case studies section. They featured our environmental printing for Landmark, Diesel, Green Apple Cleaners, Green Map, Feed LLC, TerraSkin, Brian Ponto Design, Nepalese, Whole Foods, and many of our alternative tree free stocks that we print on.
These Tree Free papers include Bamboo, Hemp, Sugar Cane, Mango, Lemon, Coffee, and Banana plants, mixed with PCW. Also included is our line of rock & mineral papers.
This book is selling on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, etc. , and my firm and my clients are featured in over 20 pages of the 190 page book. Each client was checked out and gave permission to be featured.
I guess that is a pretty good testimonial for our work.
Landfill is our own brochure and is 28 pages plus cover. We printed this brochure using 6 different weight papers. You can feel the 6 different weights, see the quality of the 4 color printing, and select the correct paper for your new print project.
Landfill is about Hope and 13 new chances in life, and has won accolades for our print quality and content.
Please call or email me to discuss your next print job.
Greg Barber
The Eco-Friendly Printer &
Greg Barber Company
973 224 1132