Experiences and lessons learned Anastasia Vafeiadou Eleni Goupiou Maria Sarri Myrofora-Christina Papadopoulou Christos Pappas Stavroula Manoli Elvana Sterjopoulou

61st km National Road Athens-Lamia (item Crespo) PO Box Schimatari 197 tel fax

 Started by Avgerinos Chatzichryso in 1986 in a small space Psyrri the form of a small private enterprise, producing stickers for businesses to medium capacity  Very fast, with good policy and respect the customer and the product, the company began to gain the confidence of the market and is known for its quality of services, affordability and specialized solutions and suggested looking to their customers.

Facilities in sknimatari

 The privately owned company facilities in Skimatari occupy 6,700 sqm with a building area of 3,500 sq.m. which includes offices and a new, modern and automated generation of mechanical equipment.  The equipment type combination ensures high quality, absolute purity and high speed, as a "passage" achieved printing, lamination, cutting and everything else you need a label. Moreover, even for digital printing is achieved quality level of offset.

 Modern concepts and methods for internal organization to protect and its product and the customer  Modern management adopted by the company's capacity to provide advisory services to clients  Expertise to companies that do not have staff or the organization and require our assistance in matters relating to equipment for proper placement of the label on the product until the right promotion and presentation of products on the market

 Modern concepts and methods for internal organization to protect and its product and the customer  Modern management adopted by the company's capacity to provide advisory services to clients  Expertise to companies that do not have staff or the organization and require our assistance in matters relating to equipment for proper placement of the label on the product until the right promotion and presentation of products on the market

 Absolute safety of the facilities  Ultimate modernization in all areas

 Use of raw materials, environmentally friendly, according to European directives.  The materials which are not used and can go for recycling, as scrap paper or synthetic materials, are being collected and supplied to companies which have contracted to promote reuse.  Waste, liquids or solids, are being collected by specialized company.  Member of the company is responsible for compliance with all rules.

20 th km. Layriou Avenue, Koropi

 Founded in 1991  Production of any printable product  75% of the indigenous printing  One of the biggest printing organizations in South – Eastern Europe  Newspapers, magazines, advertising leaflets and books

 The main service categories that IRIS offers include: - web to print - printing - binding - inlaying - packaging - transit - paper supply

 MAGAZINES IRIS prints on-site roughly 55 magazines, of which: - 12 weekly - 40 monthly - 3 magazines of variable periodicity  NEWSPAPERS IRIS prints on-site 71 newspapers, of which: -12 daily -2 semiweekly -24 weekly -33 newspapers of variable periodicity  BOOKS  FLYERS

 The company base and central installations are situated in Koropi Attica, on sqm of owned property, while in Inofita, Viotia contains an additional sqm of paper storage spaces.  In Koropi the accomodated spaces amount sqm and include: - the printing installations for newspapers, magazines, advertising leaflets, books, etc - part of the paper storage areas - the technical support dept - the binding facilities - the newspaper inlaying and shipping facilities - the auxiliary material storage areas - the administration offices

The main mechanical equipment that belongs to the magazine production department includes:  4FERAG newspaper, advertising leaflet and magazine inlaying lines, allowing simutaneous management of up to 8 different prints  1 cylindrical ROTOMAN N MAN ROLAND press, 32-page, with 4-colour printing capabilities, on-line pin binding, on-line masking and semi- automatic printing plate changing system.  -1 cylindrical ROTOMAN N MAN ROLAND press, 16-page, with 5-colour printing capabilities, folding machine that allows all possible folding methods, on-line glue binding, sheeter and a semi automatic printing plate changing system.  1 cylidrical LITHOMAN IV MAN ROLAN press 32-page, with 5 colour printing capabilities, folding machine that allows all possible folding methods, on-line glue binding, sheeter and a semi-automatic printing plate changing system.  -1 cylindrical COMPACTA 408 KOENIG & BAUER press, 32-page, with 4- colour printing capabilities

 Some of the “concealed” details that contribute to the unique profile of IRIS in terms of installations are: - the ultramodern systems of fire safety and fire fighting - the air conditioning in theall production areas - the modern sound-proofed control room - continuously evolving BMS - the environmental protection systems KW generator pairs

 Each client offered a guaranteed complete solution  The production processes are supported by the System of Guarantee of quality ISO9001:2000  Highest quality and convenient delivery  Strategic Geographic position of the company installations minimal distance from the press distribution agencies, the Attiki Ring Road and the Athens International Airport

 Use of raw materials, environmentally friendly, according to European directives  The materials which are not used and can go for recycling, as scrap paper or synthetic materials, are being collected and supplied to companies which have contracted to promote reuse  Waste, liquids or solids, are being collected by specialized company  Member of the company is responsible for compliance with all rules  Recycling

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