Bytes Document Solutions honours long-serving personnel
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n an industry where employee tenures are notoriously
short, most technology companies have little use for
Long Service Awards. Not so for Bytes Document Solu-
tions (BDS), the largest Xerox distributor in the world and
a company which traces its roots back over five decades.
As an employer of choice, BDS is proud to announce that
it has 50 recipients of Long Service Awards who have de-
livered between 12 and a staggering 40 years of continu-
ous employment.
Johan Basson, Bytes Document Solutions CEO said
the contribution of loyal employees has played a critical
role in the company’s longevity and ongoing success. ‘In
1964, we began a journey which has taken BDS to its
position as the leading document management company
on the continent and a strong force in South Africa. It is
thanks to the loyalty, commitment and pride of our people
that we have made this journey.’
In all, the company has honoured 33 employees with
its 12 Year Award, 12 recipients of its 25 Year Award and
5 people who received the 40 Year Award. In total, the
contribution of these individuals equates to 896 years of
service – almost 9 centuries.
Basson said Long Service Awards have been a legacy
at Xerox from its inception. ‘We have continued this tra-
dition and while the company and awards have grown,
what hasn’t changed is the great pride we have always
taken in acknowledging the contributions of valuedmem-
bers of our organisation.’
He makes particular mention of the five employees
who have worked with BDS for 40 years. They are Ace
Mabona, Perry Hurri, Howard Marks, Reggie Ngubeni
and Seva Padayachy. ‘In a world where our landscape
is changing on a daily basis, we are truly grateful for the
constants that we have – and nothing is more constant
than the dedication of these individuals who have given
so much to the company over the years,’ Basson noted.
Tanya Moodley, BDS marketing director said all Long
Service Award recipients have demonstrated uncommon
commitment. ‘These individuals have made substantial
contributions to the successes BDS has experienced over
a lengthy period of time. It is a privilege to recognise our
staff for their commitment, dedication and loyalty; after
all, without people like this, our company would not be
where it is today.’
Basson reflected on the satisfaction of retaining qual-
ity personnel in a competitive environment where skills
shortages contribute to employee mobility. ‘It is always
good to see our people remain with us. It’s a reflection
that we are a good company to work for and it tells us
that our people are loyal and committed. It is precisely
this which is at the heart of this company’s long history
and onwhich our future success – the next 50 years - will
be built.’
Heidelberg at the Hunkeler Innovation Days 2015
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t the Hunkeler Innovation Daysin Luzern, Switzer-
land, Heidelberg showed solutions for the produc-
tion of digitally printed softcover brochures of high
quality on booth B02.
Themed HEI Flexibility this is an answer to the trend
to smaller runs and to flexibility as high as possible with
the finishing of digitally and conventionally printed jobs.
Together with its partners Hunkeler, ATS, Müller
Martini, and Polar, Heidelberg showed a flexible machine
network where a complete brochure is produced live.
This brochure consists of a content which was digitally
produced in rotary printing and a cover which is bound by
means of hotmelt glue, finally getting a three-side trim
in one work step. With this configuration the continuous
control of contents and cover per barcode is shown. All
units involved use the same barcode system in order to
make sure that the product is compiled and produced cor-
rectly.
The systems consists of a Hunkeler UW6-unwinding
module, the following cross cutter CS6-I and the directly
connected Heidelberg Inline folder Stahlfolder TH 56,
folding the sheets and transferring them as collected pile
to an ATS bundler FAB A 820. By means of the barcode it
is ensured that every set has been collated completely in
the bundler. Afterwards the folded signatures are brought
together with the cover on the latest Müller Martini per-
fect binder and bound to a completed brochure. TheMül-
ler Martini perfect binder represented a world premiere
which was shown to the trade experts at the Hunkeler
Innovation Days for the first time. Here, the barcode en-
sures as well that cover and contents fit together. The
final three-side trimwas done automatically in the POLAR
three-side trimmer BC-330, where the production barcode
is read again.
High flexibility and production variety for both, digi-
tally and conventionally printed jobs. The solution shown
allows for the production of a large variety of products in
small runs without having to do elaborate retrofitting. It is
also possible to process both, digitally printed and con-
ventionally printed jobs according to requirements.
Heidelberg and Hunkeler have worked together
as partners for integrated finishing solutions in digital
printing for several years. The Stahlfolder folding units
of Heidelberg are used in many Hunkeler installations
worldwide, both in rotary printing as well as in digital
sheetfed printing.
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The TH 56 Stahlfolder of Heidelberg cooperates
seamlessly as inline folder with themodules of
Hunkeler. Themachine folds sheetswhich are
unwound froma reel digitally printed by Ricoh
and cross cut in oneworkstep.
