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A print workflow audit that shows where the hours go
Before anyone sells you software, we follow real jobs through your business, map every system and handoff, and give you a costed, prioritised automation roadmap. It starts with a free discovery call.
// what's included
Everything you need to decide with confidence
Following real jobs
We trace live jobs from enquiry to invoice and record every touch, wait and re-key, rather than relying on the process diagram on the wall.
A map of your systems
Your MIS, web-to-print, prepress, RIPs and finishing, and how job data moves between them, or fails to.
Bottleneck analysis
Where work queues, where errors start, and which tasks depend on one or two people.
A prioritised roadmap
What to automate first, with which tools and the expected return, in the order that pays back soonest.
Honest tool advice
Including better use of software you already own. We disclose any commercial relationship upfront.
A blueprint you keep
A plain-English document you can act on with us, on your own, or with someone else.
// how it works
Four steps, no obligation
Initial call
We learn about your products, volumes, systems and what you want to improve.
Review
On site or remote, we follow jobs and talk to the people who actually do the work.
Blueprint
We write up the findings, the opportunities and a costed, prioritised roadmap.
Walkthrough
We go through it with you and agree any next steps. There is no obligation to continue.
// is this you?
Signs an audit would pay off
- 01Operators open every incoming file by hand
- 02The same job details are typed into more than one system
- 03You have bought workflow software that is barely used
- 04Turnaround is limited by prepress, not by the press
- 05Only one or two people really know how things work
// questions
Straight answers
Is there a cost for the audit?
The discovery call is free and there is no obligation. If an audit makes sense, we agree the scope and cost with you before any work starts. You keep the blueprint whether or not you work with us.
What do you need from us?
Time with the people who handle jobs day to day, a look at your systems, and a sample of real jobs. We work around production, not against it.
Do we have to buy software afterwards?
No. Many recommendations involve better use of tools you already own, and some are simple process changes.
Find out where your hours are going.
Book a free, no obligation discovery call. We will be in touch within one working day.