ARC Ranks #34 on Forbes top 200

The parent company of Reprographics Northwest (ARC) American Reprographics Co. has just been ranked among Forbes Magazine's Best 200 Small Companies. Last year ARC was ranked #56 and this year we moved into the #34 position. Making the list was all about our ability to perform as a business -- not a ticker symbol -- and was an affirmation of the stability, financial strength and operational excellence we have worked so hard to attain. Forbes Article

While success is reward enough, the recognition of respected third parties certainly does’t hurt.

RNW just returned from the ARC Technology Conference and we are happy to report that ARC is updating the software platform for emerging applications and updating existing online tools. The updates will enable the applications to run more efficiently and effectively for our customers. I am not sure how much we can disclose here but ARC is really pushing the new development of technical tools and digital based solutions for our customers.

AGC and Repro NW take to the Water

Jeanie Farley (President of RNW), Anthony Szyalga (ARC Premier Accounts), Veronica Huser (VP of Sales), Randy McCready (VP of RNW Kent) and

Nathan Jones (Bellevue Branch manager)

Shown here preparing for departure on the Associated General Contractors Blue Angels Cruise on Lake Washington, sponsored this year by Reprographics Northwest.

Jeanie and the Repro NW team take part in the SeaFair celebrations every year but this was their first time sponsoring the outing. Jeanie said “We just went for it. and It was a huge success, We were able to meet and greet and generally get the word out about all of Reprographics Northwest's capabilities and affirm our ongoing commitment to the construction industry.”

Expanding our Color Services Department

Reprographics Northwest has just expanded our large format color capabilities by purchasing the Oce’ Arizona 250 GT.
The Océ Arizona 250 GT flatbed printer is based on a new Océ-developed platform that combines a true flatbed design and a separate, dedicated
roll-to-roll capability.It can print onto rigid media up to 98 inches wide x 49 inches long x 1.89 inches thick.
The optional roll-to-roll module can print onto flexible media up to 87 inches wide. The large format flatbed printer uses four-color (CMYK) UV curable inks and Océ VariaDot imaging technology with near-photographic image resolution to deliver true production print speeds (sellable prints) of 172 square feet per hour. The Océ Arizona 250 GT flatbed printer is ideal for creating outdoor point-of-purchase signage, second surface backlit displays, exhibit displays, customized real estate signs, directional signage, event signage and more. The integrated vacuum table holds media stationary while printing, eliminating the need for cumbersome jigs and extra setup time. It also provides full-bleed printing capability, which eliminates the extra finishing steps of trimming prints.

RNW is very excited to have acquired such a powerful yet diverse machine to be able to fill the needs of our clients. If you have any questions about the capabilities of this new machine or have an upcoming large format color project please contact:

Nathan Jones

Branch Manager (Bellevue)

Phone – (425) 883-1110

Email – nathan.jones@repronw.com

Printing Options - Remote Print, Instant Print or Enterprise Solutions?

Reprographics Northwest and their parent company American Reprographics (ARC) have been working on providing solutions for Large Document printing services for our customers. The first step was to be able to have same day delivery from our location to any of the 300+ ARC locations across the U.S. and Canada. This technique became know as Remote Printing and has been a very successful option for our customers that are working on projects outside of the state.
The next step was to be able to print directly to a large format device from the PlanWell website; this option allowed anyone with access to the site to be able to print if they owned a large format printer. As you can imagine large format printers are not easily affordable so ARC made a marketing agreement with HP (Hewlett Packard) to create a Pay-per-Use program for
our customers. This means that you no longer have to pay a monthly lease for a machine, paper or maintenance you only have to pay for the prints you create on it.

"ARC, together with HP, can significantly increase overall productivity of individuals as well as project teams with easy-to-use online document management and printing capabilities," said K. "Suri" Suriyakumar, president and CEO of American Reprographics Company. "By offering PlanWell and HP Instant Printing technology with each HP device placed in a customer's office, ARC can now offer more value and greater convenience to AEC customers of all kinds and every size." view full article

ARC also just announced another partnership with KIP IPS Systems for using PlanWell – Easy Print software on their large output devices. This software was unveiled at the International Reprographics Association Conference and Tradeshow in Las Vegas last month. Click Here to watch a video demo
or Click Here to view the full article.

For more information about the Pay-Per-Use program or any other facilities management services contact:

Anthony Szalyga
Director of Enterprise Solutions
Reprographics Northwest
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Are you an Animal Lover?

Are you an Animal Lover? So are we..
Reprographics Northwest is proud to be

a strategic partner with the Dugan Foundation; they are a non profit organization that is working to establish Pierce County as a sustainable, no-kill, companion animal community and to continue building sustainable no-kill communities in Washington. If you wish to learn more about their organization you can go to their website at: http://www.duganfoundation.org/

Here is a listing of their summer events –

June 7th
Strut Your Mutt
Rialto Theatre
901 Broadway, Tacoma
Julie Dugan Participant
10 am to 5 pm
7:30 pm Premier Pet Fashion Show

June 21st
Puyallup Main Street Farmers Market &
Meeker Days Festival
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup
Dugan Foundation Booth
9 am to 2 pm

July 26th
Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County
Dog-A-Thon
Dugan Foundation Participant

July 26th & 27th
Ethnic Fest
Wright Park
Dugan Foundation Booth
Noon to 7 pm

August 3rd
Woofstock '08 Dog.Cat.Bunny.Piglet.Ferret.Horse
Pet Adoption Musical Festival
PALS/ Dugan Foundation Production
10 am to 4:30 pm

August 16th
McKinley's Street Fair & Pet Parade
Dugan Foundation Fundraiser

We’ve gone high-tech at our front counter!

In the past couple of years, we’ve been encouraging Electronic Work Order use from our clients, but often we have been hand-writing orders at the front counter for our walk-in clients. In an effort to reduce the amount of paper that we’re using, as well as to show our clients how easy and quick it can be, we have transitioned to using EWO at our front counters.

The way it’s set up, both the Customer Service Representative and the client can see the same thing on twin flat screens. Both people can make sure that what’s being ordered is correct and exactly as it should be as it’s put into production. As an added benefit, for those clients who have been hesitant to jump into the EWO with both feet, this gives us an opportunity to help you learn the process with our assistance.

The feedback from clients has been overwhelmingly positive, and the Customer Service staff seems to be enjoying it, as well!

ARC-Global User ID

Do you currently work with more than one ARC location? Do you have multiple usernames and passwords for different PlanWell projects?
Then you need to know about ARC-Global ID. Now with a single username and password you can access all of your PlanWell projects no matter where they are by setting up an ARC-Global User ID for your company. This feature will be available on Monday March 24th, if you would like to know more about how this feature works or how we can help implement the ARC-Global ID for your company contact:
Veronica Huser at (206) 624-2040 or email her at veronica.huser@repronw.com