Products & Services

The McPherson’s name has long been synonymous with books but, today, that’s just one part of our story. McPherson’s Printing is still one of the biggest employers in town; we are continually broadening our range of products and services to cover all areas of commercial printing and maintaining our world-class quality assurance standards.

Pre-press services

McPherson’s Printing uses the latest industry technology to produce publications from electronic files. We also carry out pre-flight checking, refinement and imposition of files for effective production in line with quality standards.

Printing

Choosing a print partner is more than just price on a quote. Whether it’s Offset- Sheetfed / Web or a quick Digital short run our capabilities & experience will guarantee that we provide the highest quality product on time. From mass-market books through to coffee table pictorial limited edition books we have the answers for you.

Binding

Each binding method we offer has its own unique benefit, whether that’s a lower cost, greater durability or the ability to lay a product flat when it’s open, we have the right method to suit your needs.

Embellishments

We have the ability to take your products to the next level by adding some glitz & glamour with our in-house Embellishments area. We offer applications such as; foiling (available in a variety of colours & styles), Embossing/De-bossing & a variety of lamination/coatings.

Mailing/Warehouse

With proven capabilities in bulk fulfilment, warehousing and distribution, McPherson’s Printing offers a risk-managed solution for all your distribution needs. We have been providing mailing, warehousing and fulfilment services to our customers for years, and our logistics network enables us to provide a cost-effective, domestic or international, quick turnaround, door-to-door service.

Pre-Retail

Need additional services? Let us assist in being able to provide solutions such as stickers, slipcases, shrink-wrapping & more to help you stand out from the crowd

For further information on any of the above topics talk to one of our Account Managers to help you decide what the right choices are for your product.
  • Products
  • Hard Back Books
  • Paper Back Books
  • Wire-O Binding
  • Saddle Stitching
  • Board Books
  • Book Plus
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Expansion, growth & opportunities are the focus for McPherson’s Printing in 2019; equipment installation, lean initiative improvements, a fresh company website & resource expansion. A combination of these changes along with the hard work from our dedicated & committed team will allow McPherson’s Printing to become an even more exciting competitor in 2019. The changes implemented in 2018 will give us the basis & ability to offer expanded capacity, a broader range of options & a solid steady future, all of which will help us continue to fulfil client commitments & exceed their expectations in an efficient, effective & exciting way.


RECENT EQUIPMENT INSTALLATIONS
Kolbus KM600 Perfect Binding line

  • 12 station collator (each station fitted with optical recognition),
  • Cooling tower
  • Inline 3 knife trimmer.
  • Ability to run perfect bound, burst bound & sewn products A
  • Able to back line for cased work.
Timson Web Press

  • Heat set press
  • Greater cut off size
  • Able to produce 48page sections, expanding to 64pages on thinner stock along with non-collect sections
  • Individual ribbon register
  • Remote ink control system
  • Capable of running at a much faster speed, resulting in greater output per hour
  • Runs at a wider web width.
  • Fitted with a Civiemme semi-automatic bundling system.
Heidelberg 8 colour Sheetfed Press

  • 4x4 perfector
  • Maximum sheet size of 720x1020
  • Pre-set plus feeder
  • Pre-set plus delivery.

We have extended our warehousing and distribution facilities so we can handle the entire printing process. As an accredited Australia Post Bulk Mail Partner we can handle your job from file to mail. We also now have the ability to take your products to the next level with our new in-house Embellishments area. This is a major opportunity for the business, creating more jobs for the community, and more options for our clients.

The investment we made in the latest security technology ensures that all our procedures meet the strictest standards of privacy and the expectations of our clients. These measures encompass the entire printing process, from start to finish and include confidential data transfer, internal surveillance, secure warehousing and GPS product tracking.