Our Business model encourages creative thinking and teamwork. We have a culture that encourages its team members to push the boundaries. 

 We have developed an environment that encourages creative thinking. A key factor in retaining and attracting talent is our transparent and collaborative management style, shared vision and commitment to staff development.Check out the certificate we received on the 11th of November at the Best Workplaces Awards Dinner.

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International trade fairs offer a great deal to exporters keen to secure new offshore business. Simply ask anyone who’s been there, done that, and has the new business to prove it. By Glenn Baker.

Mike Seager had not long stepped off the plane from attending a trade fair in Bangkok when I spoke to him, and in a couple of days he was about to step on another bound for China – his 37th trip to the Peoples’ Republic in just four years. This is what it takes to build sales in new markets – get face-to-face with your customers and potential customers – and arguably the best forum for this is an international trade fair that caters specifically to your industry niche. Seager, along with managing director Neil Spencer, heads PWT Limited – an R&D business that focuses on process technologies for the galvanised wire industries. The company has developed a unique electro-magnetic wiping (Quantum- EMW) system that delivers a major improvement in production efficiencies, product quality and cost savings for the world’s wire manufacturers. The system can be applied to new galvanising lines and retro-fitted onto existing lines.

its also environmentally and operator friendly. PWT’s entire target market lies offshore – primarily China, where they’ve already sold 16 units, but also Japan and Korea, where they’ve sold a similar amount. The two directors quickly realised that to sell their technology to potential buyers, they would have to meet as many as they could where they all congregate under the one roof. In 2007 that strategy led them to exhibit at Interwire in Cleveland (before the Chinese mills had a major impact on North America’s wire manufacturing industry) and visit Wire South-east Asia in Bangkok. In 2008, it was off to Düsseldorf in Germany to visit the international Wire & Tube, the world’s biggest wire show spanning five massive halls. Later that year they exhibited at Wire China in Shanghai, the second biggest show. Seager describes the foot traffic there as “vast”. This year it was back to Cleveland, then a stand at Wire Russia in Moscow, where the market is still in its infancy, on to Wire Asia in Tianjin, China, and then Bangkok again. PWT has already secured space at Düsseldorf and Shanghai for 2010.  NZ Bus Newp38-41

Signage and Banners

As well as using substrates which demonstrate sustainable material attributes, we have also begun to use BIOflex® FL. BIOflex is a durable white, flexible substrate readily available in seamless up to 5.00m. Tear and fade resistant, it will withstand all types of weather conditions. BIOflex has been engineered to be the first truly environmentally friendly, biodegradable PVC which contains zero toxic materials. It is well suited for applications that require a front-lit digitally printed sign or banner.

Dye Sublimation

We have begun to see a shift from clients who are now opting for a new print process; Dye Sublimation Printing. Due to ease of use, reusability and transportation costs, clients are choosing to make the switch to Dye Sublimation having been made aware of the impact older systems had on the environment. This process is so great it allows us to produce amazing quality large and small format prints and to also produce stand out sites with organic shapes and seamless finishing’s.

Working closely with the client, the design team at DE Group helped to develop his vision into a spatial and sculpturally successful environment, cleverly moulding the cabinetry elements into a tight and difficult space while at the same time accommodating the practical requirements of a working retail experience.

DE Group were the first to utilise the next big step in printing technology in Australasia. Océ technology, in the form of the Arizona 250 GT, has revolutionized the way display graphics can be applied.

Others have since followed our lead, but our team maintains the edge with the specialised knowledge and familiarity that comes with long-term, practical experience.

 Printing full-sheet size, photo-quality images on almost any sub-strate imaginable – rigid or flexible – you can only imagine the possibilities we can now offer. So – choose your medium and we’ll find a way to maximise the impact of your event, signage or business.

 This fantastic machine will allow DE Group to lead the way in an exciting new development called Lenticular Printing   - basically, production of quality 3D billboard-size images. You’ve heard the buzz and improvements in technology have made the process very cost effective.

 Get more bang for your buck. Figures have shown that this technique has 5 times more stopping and pulling power than normal static signage. DE Group and  Lenticular Printing can provide another powerful tool in your repetoire that will maximize the impact of your next advertising campaign.