News from The Color Company
September 2009 - FEDEX AND THE COLOR COMPANY
WORLD SERVICE CENTRE AT POLAND STREET SOHO IN THE HEART OF LONDON’S WEST END CHANGES STATUS
It has been announced today, 28th September 2009, that The Color Company have acquired the retail premises at 27 Poland Street London W1. This will enable customers to continue to ship and drop off packages in the heart of the West End. For the last 10 years this venue has been well established as a FedEx World Service Centre and the service offered to customers is set to continue as The Color Company adds the sixth FedEx Authorised ShipCentre to its London operations.
The other five FedEx Authorised ShipCentres, that The Color Company operate for FedEx, include No 1 Curzon Street, Mayfair that opens on a 24/7 basis, Canary Wharf, The Strand, Cannon Street and Fenchurch Street. The Color Company have been established since 1996 and over the last 12 years they have evolved from being a traditional print and reprographics company into a fully blown Marketing Support Service - see www.color.co.uk.
With immediate effect Poland Street will be extending its services on offer. Customers will not only be able to ship using the established FedEx International Priority service to 220 countries and territories worldwide but will also be able to drop off packages destined for the whole of the United Kingdom. In a further addition to the service customers will now be able to pay by cash as well as using any of the major credit cards.
More improvements to service are in the pipeline. During October 2009 there will be a programme to roll out access to all of The Color Company’s comprehensive offerings such as digital print, direct mailing and large format printing. It is also planned to increase opening times and include Saturday as well.
An ebullient Operations Manager Julie Rushton-Summers explained “This is an exciting addition to our network of stores being so close to Oxford Street, Oxford Circus and Soho. With the recovery of the economic climate we have found there has been considerable growth in our other FedEx Authorised ShipCentres and we are absolutely delighted to be taking on this operation from FedEx”
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May 2009 - FedEx Kinko's announce sale of 5 UK locations
FedEx Kinko's has sold its five UK locations to Printing Investments Limited, trading as "The Color Company". The five FedEx Kinko's outlets, four in central London and one in Reading, will be rebranded under the The Color Company banner – please see www.color.co.uk.
Please note the following contact information.
For questions regarding business conducted with FedEx Kinko’s prior to April 30th 2009 please contact francis.laryea@fedexkinkos.co.uk, telephone +44 (0) 20 7717 4965
For questions or queries regarding shipping using FedEx in the United Kingdom please visit the local website www.fedex.com/gb/ or telephone Customer Service 0845 60 70 809.
The Color Company is a Central London-based print firm that was established in 1992 with three operations. Over the last 17 years it has evolved from being a traditional print and reprographics company into a marketing support services provider. Under new ownership since mid 2005, The Color Company has spent the past four years aligning its business with the needs of its clients. These range from the traditional financials, including many high street names and research companies, through leading creative agencies, to corporate and construction-based clients. The company now offers a wide range services that include design, print, fulfilment and marketing support.
The five former FedEx Kinko’s locations will remain FedEx Authorised Ship Centres under the The Color Company brand. FedEx clientele can continue to access FedEx Express shipping services at these centres.
With effect from completion, The Color Company will be the data controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 with respect to all of your personal data previously obtained and processed by Fedex Kinko's Limited. The Color Company confirms that it will continue to process that data for the same purposes as it was originally collected by FedEx Kinko's Limited.
If you have any questions about this exciting new development or the processing of your personal data, or if you wish to opt out of receiving any marketing materials from The Color Company whether by email or otherwise, then please contact - The Color Company by email to elgin@color.co.uk, telephone at 020 753 60922 or by post to their London Secure Facility, Unit 1, Twelvetrees Business Park, Bow, London E3 3JQ
Thank you for your continued custom. The Color Company looks forward to providing you with service, value and quality.
May 2008 - The Color Company redesign HR materials for large custodian Bank in Canary Wharf
The Color Company have won the account to design the HR literature for a large custodian Bank based in Canary Wharf. Utilising the on-demand print facility of the iGen3, all materials can be kept up-to-date without incurring excessive waste and cost whilst retainingthe required level and communication standards for the brand.
March 2008 - The Color Company launch new creative and marketing arm to utilize digital possibilities
The Color Company have launched a new creative and marketing arm. The Color Company are now offering design, creative and marketing solutions to all companies looking for a smart approach to all of their publicity requirements without paying large agency fees. We are a passionate, dynamic and enterprising team ready to deliver a tangible difference to your company through service, quality and value. We can confidently manage your design from brief to print; seamlessly delivering a high-quality creative service where we will place special emphasis to listening to what you want and gaining a real understanding of your business requirements.
December 2007 - The Color Company purchase the Xerox iGen3 Digital Print Engine
The Color Company have made a substantial investment in the Xerox iGen3 Digital Print engine. This breakthrough technology set to revolutionise print communications will allow on-demand print, variable copy and image, greater relavance on client campaigns, books, catalogues, brochures, direct mail, inserts, magazines and flyers with litho comparible graphic arts quality. The Color Company can nowuse data captured from CRM databases and websites in print materials to increase and effect response and behaviour for companies marketing campaigns.
September 2007 - The Color Company purchase new premises at Bromley-By-Bow
The Color Company have purchased a secure business premises in Bromley-By-Bow within the 2012 Olympic Park Zone. The new premises is to be the centre for our digtal print service offering a central London location for us to manage securely future on-demand digital print with quick delivery and response to Canary Wharf and the City. This is a move away from the high street copy shop business premises to bespoke digital solutions driven by the client need for increased relevance in print communications.
