Price
Decreases - Effective Immediately
Due to the escalation
of new patented technology, new processes and an increase in manufacturing
efficiencies, pricing on several Ward/Kraft products have decreased.
Call Donene
today at 877-813-1345 to get our new "low" pricing on
thermal transfer, direct thermal and laser cut sheets.
| Product |
| Blank
Stock Perm Adh Laser 8 1/2" x 11" Cut Sheets |
| Blank Stock
Perm Adh Laser 8 1/2" x 11" Cut Sheets |
| 1 Color
Perm Adh Laser 8 1/2" x 11" Cut Sheets (Standard Dies) |
| 1 Color
Perm Adh Laser 8 1/2" x 11" Cut Sheets (Standard Dies) |
| 1 Color
5" x 2 15/16" EDP Perm Shipping Labels |
| 4 x 6 Thermal
Transfer Stock Labels, 3" Core, 1000 per Roll |
| 4 x 6 Direct
Thermal Stock Labels, 3" Core, 1000 per Roll |
Quotes/Orders
can also be emailed to quotes@wardkraft.com
or faxed toll free to 877-612-0148.
Mary
Sisseck Promoted to Senior Sales Representative
Ward/Kraft,
Inc. promotes well known industry instructor, presenter and certified
CustomerChampion Mary Sisseck to Senior Sales Representative.
Ward/Kraft,
Inc. announced the promotion of Mary Sisseck to Senior Sales Representative.
Sisseck will be responsible for working with distributors, nationally,
to leverage Ward/Kraft's wide range of print solutions to create
sustainable market growth.
"Sisseck's
credentials are backed by quotes from distributors who have worked
with her," said Gina Holt, Vice President of Sales. Holt continued
by quoting Brian Bush with CMFI who said about Sisseck, "I
learned more than I'll remember; good presentation" and from
Linda Chaddick of Graham Data who said, "Great! Mary is very
helpful...with our needs!"
Follow
this link to read more.
To contact Mary
Sisseck, please call 800-821-4021, ext. 5142 or email msisseck@wardkraft.com.
Plastic
Card Offering Expanded To Include Stock Process Color Gift Cards
With Matching Carriers
Ward/Kraft, Inc. expands
plastic card offering with new stock four color process plastic
gift cards and matching carriers that ship within 24 hours in quantities
as low as 250.
Ward/Kraft,
Inc. announced their expansion into stock process color gift cards
and coordinated carriers. The expanded stock plastic card offering
places the company among the most diversified plastic card suppliers
for distributors.
The new stock plastic
card offering includes pre-printed cards in 12 different special
occasion or holiday themes. Designed by the company's award winning
graphic designer, the gift cards are process color printed on quality
30 mil composite plastic material. Customization can be added to
the back of any design in black ink. The cards feature 300 oe mag
stripes compatible with most encoding formats. The stock carriers
are printed in colors and designs that compliment the stock card
themes. Carriers are available in two sizes and are shipped pre-scored
and flat.
Follow
this link to read more.
Call 800-821-4021,
ext. 4105 for more information or follow
this link to request Stock Gift Card samples.
Ward/Kraft,
Inc. Announced As Award Winner In Regional Print Competition
The Printing & Imaging
Association of MidAmerica has announced that Ward/Kraft, Inc., of
Fort Scott, KS is an award winner in the Association's 19th Annual
Graphic Excellence Awards Competition. The announcement was made
at the Association's 2008 Graphic Excellence Awards Gala, with nearly
400 industry professionals in attendance. This year's competition
attracted nearly 800 entries from many of the industry's top commercial
printers in Kansas, Oklahoma, Western Missouri, and Texas.
Ward/Kraft, Inc. won
1 Best of Category Award; 1 Award of Excellence; and 31 Awards of
Merit. A panel of four independent judges with extensive experience
in printing and print production judged each entry based on technical
difficulty as well as the entrant's attention to detail in meeting
their customer's expectations.
PIA-MidAmerica
(Printing & Imaging Association of MidAmerica) is a regional
graphic arts trade association serving a diverse group of firms
in Kansas, Western Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. The association
provides a variety of corporate and employee benefits to nearly
800 companies and their 20,000+ employees. PIA-MidAmerica is a regional
affiliate of the Printing Industries of America and the Graphic
Arts Technical Foundation, the world's largest graphic arts trade
association.

New
Stock And Imprinted RealCard® Program Launched Lowering Costs
And Delivery Times On True Plastic Membership Cards
Ward/Kraft, Inc. launches
new stock and imprinted membership card program with new pricing
and delivery benefits. With this new program, distributors no longer
have to meet long run minimums.
Ward/Kraft, Inc. announced
their new RealCard® program designed to help distributors further
penetrate the "desktop printed" integrated product market.
The new program features low minimum quantities, fast turnaround
on blank or imprinted plastic membership card options that distributors
need to meet desktop user needs while realizing significant profit
margins. The new RealCard® program positions the company among
the most market-driven providers of short run blank and imprinted
integrated cards in the industry.
Minimum quantities for
the new program range from 250 inkjet and 1000 laser compatible
plastic membership cards, clearly targeting desktop user needs.
The program includes fast shipping of stock and imprinted 8 mil
plastic products in quantities up to 30,000 pieces. Stock products
ship within 24 hours and cards imprinted in 4 color process ship
within 7 days of proof approval. Distributors benefit by being able
to offer this new desktop market driven program to their customers.
RealCard® is a true plastic card joined flush with the form
and is heat, moisture, and tear resistant. Stock and imprinted RealCard®
comes in 1, 2, 3, 6, and 8 up options.
Follow
this link to read more.
Call 800-821-4021,
ext. 4102 for more information or follow
this link to request RealCard® samples.
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You're
Invited to a Complimentary
Web Seminar |
WK Live is Ward/Kraft's
exciting Interactive Online Training, Sales and Service Tool. Join
a session and enjoy the advantages of technology. Communicate directly
with our expert document specialists. Log on to the Internet and
participate as they offer product presentations, share applications
and participate in team sales calls. Long distance conferencing
will never be the same again.
Ward/Kraft will
be hosting the following WK Live presentations.
| Upcoming
WK Live Presentations |
| Digital
and Commercial Print |
August
19 & 26 |
| Form/Label
Combinations |
August
19, 26 |
| Laser
Card Family |
August
20, 27 |
| LaserBand |
August
21, 28 |
| Pressure
Seal |
August
21, 28 |
| Prime
Labels |
August
20, 27 |
| Profitable
Plastics |
August
21, 28 |
| Shipping
Label Solutions |
August
19, 26 |
To view our
schedule, or to sign up for a WK Live presentation, please visit
our Schedule
of Events page.
The
Ward/Kraft On Site team travels the country informing distributors
about the latest technologies, products and markets. WK provides
education and tools to help you penetrate your accounts and acquire
new customers. The session focuses on the latest industry trends,
or can be customized to your needs! Call our On Site Coordinator
today at 800-821-4021, ext. 4388 for more information!
Click
here to see what distributors are saying about our WK
On Site program.
Ward/Kraft
Members In The News
Members
of Ward/Kraft, Inc. join their community for a great cause.
On Saturday,
July 12, 2008 records manager for Guinness World Records, Kaoru
Ishikawa officially announced the community of Fort Scott, KS as
world record holders after hundreds of volunteers laid 40.32 miles
of pennies end-to-end. The longest line of coins consisted of 3,406,234
US 1 cent coins. The event took place in the Fort Scott Middle School
parking lot starting on the evening of Tuesday, July 8th and running
through 3 a.m. Saturday morning. The previous record was 55.63 km
(34.57 miles) set in Malaysia in 1995. This world record feat is
part of a "Pennies for the Park" fundraiser that Fort
Scott's Youth Activities Team has conducted over the last several
months to collect money to pay for upgrades and improvements to
Ellis Park. Renovations would include new batting cages, a miniature
golf course, sand volleyball, a walking trail, and other improvements.
The group has collected more than $34,000 worth of pennies since
starting the fundraiser.
Follow
this link to view photo album.
Gaddis
Wins Grand Champion Beef
Things worked
out wonderfully for Jess Gaddis Tuesday evening at the Knox County
Fair Market Beef Show. Gaddis and her steer, Mr. Wonderful, walked
away with the Grand Champion award, besting a pool of somewhat less
astounding competitors. The win was a long time coming for Gaddis,
who has shown market beef steer for nine years. She finally earned
the competition's highest honor in this her last year of showing.
Jess Gaddis
is the daughter of Amy Clark, Sales Manger for the Ohio Sales Team.
"Alexa
at the Beach" Chosen for Publication
"Alexa
at the Beach", photo taken by Micha Bukowski, Marketing Manager,
was chosen for its unique perspective and artistic vision by The
International Library of Photography to be published in their anthology
due for publication in Fall 2008.
The International
Library of Photography was founded to provide a vehicle for amateur
photographers to gain exposure through publication of their photos
in their hardbound anthologies and on their internet site.
About
Ward/Kraft, Inc.
Ward/Kraft, Inc. is a
national leader in manufacturing Business Forms, Labels, Integrated
Solutions, Plastic, Magnets, Commercial Print, Mailers and Envelopes.
WK thrives on customer astonishment and offering the best quality
and service in the industry. For more than 35 years, Ward/Kraft
has provided distributors with award winning customer service and
product offerings that include PEAK and other industry excellence
awards.
Click
here for a coupon to use on any NEW order!
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In
this Issue:
About
Ward/Kraft
Gift
Cards
Holographic
Green
Integrated
Card & Label Solutions
Long
Run Security Labels
Plastic
Cards/Prime Labels
Pricing
Announcement
RealCard®
Sisseck
Promoted
Stock
Gift Cards/Carriers
Ward/Kraft
Members
Ward/Kraft
Receives Honors
WK
Live
WK
On Site
Premiering
Eco-Friendly Holographic Coating For Virtually Any Printable Material
Ward/Kraft,
Inc. among first approved in the US print industry to launch new
eco-friendly 100% recyclable UV holographic coating with zero VOC.
Ward/Kraft,
Inc. announced the release of an eco-friendly security printing
option. This VOC free holographic UV coating is 100% recyclable
ad non-polluting. The "green" holographic coating can
be applied to labels, plastics, magnets, card stock, virtually any
coated product, providing distributors with a recyclable holographic
security solution. With the release of this new option, Ward/Kraft
firmly establishes itself as the broadest range security printing
solution provider for the independent print distributor and ASI
channels.
Follow
this link to read more.
Call 800-821-4021,
ext. 4406 for more information or follow
this link to request Holographic Green samples.
New
Suite Of Cost-Effective Security Features For Long Run Labels Implemented
Ward/Kraft,
Inc. expands long run labels offering with cost-effective security
features ranging from simple but effective labeling options to ultra
complex anti-fraud labeling solutions.
Ward/Kraft,
Inc. announced that their expanded suite of long run security label
options now includes anti-fraud deterrent technologies for face
stock printing as well as embedded deterrent substrate solutions.
This suite of anti-fraud solutions give independent distributors
the most effective range of options in the long run label market.
With the release of these new options, Ward/Kraft firmly establishes
itself as the leader in providing highly-secure long run label solutions
for print distributors.
Follow
this link to read more.
Call 800-821-4021,
ext. 4104 for more information.
Investments
Made In Integrated Card And Label Solutions To Cut Costs And Delivery
Times
Ward/Kraft,
Inc. implements new pricing and delivery benefits stemming from
recent investments in new equipment at the Kansas Forms Division.
Ward/Kraft,
Inc. announced new lower costs and faster standard delivery times
on medium to large run blank integrated cards and labels. Ward/Kraft
successfully tested and brought new integrated product equipment
on line this week resulting in important time and cost savings for
distributors. The expanded integrated offering keeps the company
among the most efficient and low cost providers of blank integrated
cards and labels.
Follow
this link to read more.
Call 800-821-4021,
ext. 4101 for more information.
WK
Gift Cards
- 20
mil and 30 mil composite plastic
- Quick turn
- Minimum 100
to 1 million +
- Best quality
in the industry
- Bar codes
- Mag stripe
- high and low co
- Online and
offline variable
- Matte or
gloss finishes
- ANSI standard
certificate on encoding and barcoding
- Matching
gift card carriers available
- Stock gift
cards/carriers available
Call 800-821-4021,
ext. 4105 for more information or follow
this link to request Gift Card samples.
Past
Issues:
March
2007
December
2006
October
2006
September
2006 Special Edition
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2006
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