The Canon iPF8300 and Canon Glacier media has been used to print an exhibition of Olympic gold medallists.

Mitcham, Surrey -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/09/2012 -- The work is by two renowned UK based photographers, Drew Gardner and Lucinda Marland. 14 images will be showcased at John Lewis, Westfield Stratford City, London which overlooks the Olympic site. The exhibition will run from March 9th until March 20th.

Velmex Distribution, Canon's biggest UK, wide format printer distributor, used Canon's 300gsm glacier paper to print the exhibition. Photographer Drew Gardner said 'The Glacier media gives a very sharp result, I print all my work on a Canon ImagePROGRAF iPF6300, but as the images needed to be larger Velmex printed the exhibition on the 44 inch iPF8300. The results look fantastic, definitely exhibition quality.'

The two photographers, Gardner and Marland, have spent the past two years completing an anthology of every living British Olympic gold medallist in an individual sport, 60 years or older in 2012. The pair travelled over 15000 miles across the UK and as far as the west coast of America to photograph all 14 of the athletes. Gardner said 'The inspiration for the project came from childhood recollections of 'Golden Greats' and wondering where they were now. The project has been incredibly rewarding and so well supported by the athletes and the sponsors.' As well as the Canon distributor, Velmex Distribution, the project has been sponsored by the Italian photographic and lighting specialists Manfrotto, and is hosted by The John Lewis Partnership.The exhibition opens on Friday 9th March 2012; a press and photo call is scheduled for Saturday, 10th March at 10.am

About Velmex Distribution
Velmex Distribution is based in Mitcham, Surrey. They provide a wide range of products for the large format printing industry. Their main business focus is the distribution of large format printers, ink, media, complementary software and hardware. Velmex Distribution maintains a highly competent service department supporting the Canon LFP channel, as well as having the largest Canon LFP showroom facility in the UK.

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About Drew Gardner – http://www.drew.it http://www.dualistic.co.uk
Drew has been a photographer for over thirty years; his first professional work was published on the front page of his local newspaper, 'The Lincolnshire Free Press' when he was 15. He graduated from regional to national newspapers where he worked for 10 years before moving into his own style of photography. His work is diverse with a strong narrative, encompassing group portraiture to beautiful and extraordinary people both on location and in the studio. He has a burning passion for his craft and for people getting the very best from any given situation.

More recently Drew has embarked on a film career, producing, directing and shooting short films and a TV documentary. Drew lectures all over the world in advanced digital and lighting techniques. He has also been working with disadvantaged young people in the townships of Cape Town, South Africa, building a practical and sustainable learning programme with the NGO True North.

About Lucinda Marland - http://www.LucindaMarland.co.uk
After many years as an account manager in contract publishing, Lucinda made photography her career in 2003. She got her big break shooting news, features and sport for the Sydney Morning Herald and the Sun Herald newspapers in Australia. Back home she worked on the regional newspapers and before turning freelance she worked in the Far East with the youth development charity Raleigh International. Lucinda's keen interest in people and communities is reflected in her work, uncovering stories about ordinary people who often have little known extraordinary stories. Her eye for emotion and emphasis on people has earned her a reputation as a thoughtful and creative photographer.

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Velmex Distribution has recently signed an agreement to distribute Epson’s eco-solvent, 64 inch, GS6000. The product provides a high-end solution to fit around the company’s existing aqueous wide format range and will be sold through a selective group of partners.

Mitcham, Surrey -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/13/2012 -- The Epson GS6000 printer will provide Velmex Distribution with an eco-solvent offering to complement their current aqueous large format printer range from Canon. Managing Director, Mark Keeley, said 'We see this product fitting very neatly around our existing product range.

The GS6000 provides our resellers with a strong eco-solvent product, which produces fast outstanding results, is cost effective and environmentally sensitive.'

The GS6000 will be sold through a selective group of resellers who concentrate their business model on providing a value added service.

Velmex Distribution also expects many of the GS6000 to be sold using the Big Print Plan, a scheme Velmex launched 12 months ago which offers customers a complete solutions with no large capital outlay. The plan has been extremely successful and provides a positive peace of mind for customers. 'The big print plan provides a fast, next day, solution with no large upfront investment,' said Keeley 'customers simply pay a monthly rental charge which includes the total cost of ownership and ink usage. Support is included and with remote diagnostic tools it means we can support the products quickly and effectively.'

About Velmex Distribution
Velmex Distribution is based in Mitcham, Surrey. They provide a wide range of products for the large format printing industry. Their main business focus is the distribution of large format printers, ink, media, complementary software and hardware. Velmex Distribution maintains a highly competent service department supporting the Canon LFP channel, as well as having the largest Canon LFP showroom facility in the UK.

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Canon’s largest UK based wide format distributor, Velmex Distribution, has announced an exclusive agreement to distribute a Contex scanner and Canon wide format printer bundle. When purchased as a bundle, customers will save up to £700 and the solution will be fully supported by Velmex Distribution.

Mitcham, Surrey -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/21/2011 -- Velmex Distribution has formed an exclusive partnership with Contex and is now the only distributor to sell the specific Contex/Canon bundle.

The bundle will comprise of a Canon imagePROGRAF printer, the award winning Contex NextImage software, a 17" touch screen display and a Contex scanner SD4420 (printers 36" and above) or a XD2490 (24" CAD printers). When bought together, the solution will save customers up to £700 and provide them with a fully supported product from one source.

Brendan Wright, Sales and Marketing Director of Velmex said "This product provides customers with an all-round advantage, combining a high level of productivity and cost savings in a technically superior solution".

Both the SD and XD series of scanners are optimised for CAD and GIS, providing sharpness and high definition needed in technical documents. The Contex solution fits neatly around the Canon printers maintaining a small footprint but still offering ease of use. Claiming to be 90% faster than some of their competitors, Contex is one of the world's largest producers of large format imaging solutions. Sold in over 80 countries they are recognised for their performance, reliability and superb image quality.

"We are delighted to include the Contex products to our range" said Wright "This offers our customers an amalgamation of quality products with a reputation for reliability. Also our customers have the added advantage of Velmex providing the total support for the bundle package."

About Velmex Distribution
Velmex Distribution is based in Mitcham, Surrey. They provide a wide range of products for the large format printing industry. Their main business focus is the distribution of Canon large format printers, ink, media, complementary software and hardware. Velmex Distribution maintains a highly competent service department supporting the Canon LFP channel, as well as having the largest Canon LFP showroom facility in the UK.

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Canon’s largest UK based wide format distributor, Velmex Distribution, has announced an exclusive agreement to distribute a Contex scanner and Canon wide format printer bundle. When purchased as a bundle, customers will save up to £700 and the solution will be fully supported by Velmex Distribution.

Mitcham, Surrey -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/08/2011 -- Velmex Distribution has formed an exclusive partnership with Contex and is now the only distributor to sell the specific Contex/Canon bundle.

The bundle will comprise of a Canon imagePROGRAF printer, the award winning Contex NextImage software, a 17" touch screen display and a Contex scanner SD4420 (printers 36" and above) or a XD2490 (24" CAD printers). When bought together, the solution will save customers up to £700 and provide them with a fully supported product from one source.

Brendan Wright, Sales and Marketing Director of Velmex said "This product provides customers with an all-round advantage, combining a high level of productivity and cost savings in a technically superior solution".

Both the SD and XD series of scanners are optimised for CAD and GIS, providing sharpness and high definition needed in technical documents.

The Contex solution fits neatly around the Canon printers maintaining a small footprint but still offering ease of use. Claiming to be 90% faster than some of their competitors, Contex is one of the world's largest producers of large format imaging solutions. Sold in over 80 countries they are recognised for their performance, reliability and superb image quality.

"We are delighted to include the Contex products to our range" said Wright "This offers our customers an amalgamation of quality products with a reputation for reliability. Also our customers have the added advantage of Velmex providing the total support for the bundle package."

About Velmex Distribution
Velmex Distribution is based in Mitcham, Surrey. They provide a wide range of products for the large format printing industry. Their main business focus is the distribution of Canon large format printers, ink, media, complementary software and hardware. Velmex Distribution maintains a highly competent service department supporting the Canon LFP channel, as well as having the largest Canon LFP showroom facility in the UK.

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The recently released Big Print Plan by the Canon UK Distributor, Velmex has seen impressive sales of the UK’s only pay as you go large format rental scheme. The high level of support and ease of upgrading products is thought to be the reason the plan is exceeding sales expectations.

Surrey, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/25/2011 -- Velmex the UK distributor for Canon's large format printers has witnessed a significant sales response to the recently released Big Print Plan, pay as you go large format rental scheme. The Surrey based distributor devised the scheme for customers wanting an easy monthly payment solution to owning a large format printer. The Big Print Plan provides customers with a fully inclusive service and support solution, whilst offering a simple monthly billing system for rental and ink usage.

'The introduction of the Big Print Plan gives users a fully supported, cash flow friendly approach to large format printing' says Brendan Wright, Velmex Sales Manager. 'We have been very pleased with the customer take up and customer installations are well ahead of projected levels. The Big Print Plan has been very successful with both first time large format users and experienced high volume users. We have already seen clients upgrade within the scheme to meet their customer's requirements. One client using a 24" printer on the Big Print Plan soon discovered a higher than planned volume of print meant a 44" printer was quickly needed. The Big Print Plan offers an easy solution, as customers can upgrade with no penalty. We simply delivered a 44" unit and removed the existing product.'

All Big Print Plan installations have a highly specified support function that provides total support from the moment of installation. It's this high level of support which is intrinsic to the success of the Big Print Plan.

'The advanced reporting and support system is a standard feature with the Big Print Plan and allows us to take our customer support to a new level' says Mark Keeley, Managing Director of Velmex. 'We have completed a number of very successful support issues that would have been impossible to detect with a standard installation. We noticed that one customer's ink usage was much higher than expected for the volume of prints produced. One of our technicians alerted the customer, connected into the system and found that the user had accidently set the wrong output settings. Within minutes we had corrected the problem and reduced the customers ink usage by over 50%. This level of customer support is only possible because of the advanced reporting system built into the Big Print Plan'.

The Big Print Plan allows customers to rent the printer and only pay for the ink they have used. There is no large upfront outlay for ink. All inks, waste ink cartridges, print heads, warranty and support are provided for the full rental term. As part of the ongoing Big Print Plan agreement Velmex will update the printer software, drivers and add new media profiles as they become available. For any significant software upgrades they will not only install but also train customers on the upgrade. Keeley said 'The Big Print Plan customers will always have the latest options available to them giving them the best possible chance to maximise profit from their printer'.

The Big Print Plan covers the entire Canon image PROGRAF LFP range from 17" to 60", including the twelve colour photo printers, the 24" to 60" eight colour production printers, all the 24" to 44" CAD printers and even Canon's large format scan to print /copy systems.

About the Velmex Distribution
Velmex Distribution is based in Mitcham, Surrey. They provide a wide range of products for the large format printing industry. Their main business focus is the distribution of Canon large format printers, ink, media, complementary software and hardware. Velmex Distribution has a highly competent service department supporting the Canon LFP channel as well as stocking the largest Canon LFP showroom facility in the UK.

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