in tandem with creative branding and graphic design services, Design Communications purchases quality printing on behalf of clients at best market value through buying strength, knowledge and respect in the industry. the service • an unbiased tendering and purchasing process to achieve best possible prices • the ability to control and manage projects from creative through pre-press stages, print and finishing, maintaining quality and consistency through every step • the ability to control and meet delivery deadlines • provision for storage warehousing, distribution logistics, inventory control print management costs As print managers, Design Communications insists suppliers meet stringent quality standards, providing best costs, which allow a brokerage fee to be applied without necessarily increasing costs to client... often reducing them! This is achieved through long term arrangements with specialised printing companies, negotiating by volume, and tendering each project to 3+ printers. Design Communications will work along side clients’ preferred suppliers, and apply the same quoting criteria to all projects, and to all printers seeking our business. A realistic brokerage/management fee is applied to each project, which is based on project scale. e-print online ordering + inventory The print management system which puts clients in control. A secure online print ordering quotation request and inventory control system. Full specifications and reviewable copies of each printed item are stored on the Design Communications web server. More information...