DES helps GEON reach 100 per cent ISO score

GEON's Banksmeadow site marks the beginning of the company's ISO 12467-2 and 12647-7 roll out across Australia.

David Crowther of DES spent three days with the GEON staff implementing the PrintSpec software to make the company ISO-accredited. During the implementation, all aspects of the reproduction and print process was checked and measured, resulting in a PrintSpec audit score of 100 per cent for Proficient Printer.

Crowther praised the result. "By the end of the implementation, they [the staff] were inspired and motivated by this structured approach to standards and colour management," he said.

With the Banksmeadow site now accredited, DES is completing a national implementation of PrintSpec ISO 12647-2 throughout GEON's remaining sites in the following months. The Dee Why site in North Sydney will be next, followed by GEON's Mt Waverley site in Melbourne. A release from the company mentioned that the Docklands digital site will soon become accredited to the ISO 12647-7 standard.

According to Tracey Read, NSW customer solutions manager at GEON, ISO offers great benefits when it comes to increased colour quality control, reduced make ready times, quicker turn arounds and greater customer satisfaction.

"The ISO 12647 system provides GEON and its customers with a proven solution in regard to the management of colour sensitive campaigns," she said.

 "Customers and their agency partners alike can have total confidence that the proof supplied is on target, and is truly representative of the press results. The final certification sticker is attached to every proof and will allay any doubts with the measurable LAB tests clearly shown."

GEON's NSW pressroom manager, Peter Boots, has been elected the "colour champion" and will guide the technical team in using PrintSpec. He pointed to the company's score of 100 as a positive indication for GEON's future.

 "I cannot be more proud of the team work between all the GEON departments to achieve this result," he said.