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Everything under one roof Graphic studio Pre-press (DTP, CtP) and creative graphic designs Pressroom Colour sheet-fed printing and web printing Bindery Various types of bindings: Saddle stitching, Perfect binding, Sewn softcover, Swiss brochure, Otabind, Hardcover, Twin Wire, Flexocover Notebooks, diaries, calendars New collection every year and complete custom production Your advantages Strong and stable partner Printing house tradition dating back to the 1930 s of last century Skilled staff printing specialists Innovative equipment and technologies Quality Quality compliant with ISO 9001:2008 is contained in the company s strategy as well as in routine operations Quality control during the whole production process (Print proofs, digital proofs, advance sheets, printed sheets, control in bookbindery, final control before dispatch) Early delivery dates All parts of the production process under one roof allow us to optimise the time needed for realisation of the order Current information Single contact person, who provides you with up-to-date information on your order Flexibility We are pleased to fulfil also the non-standard printing requirements and wishes of our customers

Sheet fed and web printing Top quality colour printing supervised by experienced printers - masters of their craft - is of the same importance to us as precise binding and all services during realisation of your order. Based on type and size of the order, we use either sheet fed or web offset presses for printing. SHEET FED PRINTING 10-colour printing press Roland 710 (10 printing units, 5+5) Max. size: 740 x 1040 mm Both sides printing in a single run (face + back) Possibilities: 4/4 printing + printing varnish 1/1 (in a single run) 4/4 printing + pantone 1/1 (in a single run) printing with up to 10 colours (10/0 in a single run) 8-colour printing press Roland 708 (8 printing units, 4+4) Max. size: 720 x 1030 mm Both sides printing in a single run (face + back) Possibilities: 4/4 printing (face + back in a single run) 8/0 printing (in a single run) 5-colour printing press Roland 705 (5 printing units + varnishing unit for dispersion varnish) Max. size: 740 x 1040 mm One side printing with up to 5 colours + dispersion varnishing Possibility of printing by using various raster types, including Spekta 2 (650 lpi) hybrid raster, on all above-mentioned printing presses.

WEB PRINTING Rotoman C 4/4 Cylinder Max. size: 630 x 965 mm Possibilities: Signatures 16 pages A4 12 pages A4 32 pages A5 Perfect binding: 8, 12 or 16 pages Possibility of printing with Specta 2 (650 lpi) hybrid raster Three-sided trimmimg using Rotoschneider Supra Forta 4/4 Cylinder Max. size: 452 x 660 mm Possibilities: Signatures 8 pages A4 16 pages A5 Possibility of printing with AM raster 370 lpi

Higher image sharpness, drawing accuracy and depth See the difference with your own eyes With us you have got a choice. Choosing the raster can influence quality of printing significantly. This is why we offer to our clients printing using several types of rasters, including Specta 2 (650 lpi) hybrid raster. AM raster - frequency of 175 and 200 lpi* Approximately, these correspond to rasters with a frequency of 70 and 80 lines per cm Possibility of printing on almost all types of paper (except for very coarse surfaces) For all production types AM raster from Dainippon Screen - frequency of 370 lpi* Very fine raster with amplitude modulation In principle, it is an AM raster with the frequency of 145 lines per cm For all production types; it is distinguished by a very smooth raster areas and perfect sharpness of printed pictures The print is recommended for high-quality coated papers (glossy and matt) Spekta 2 hybrid raster from Dainippon Screen - frequency of 650 lpi* Very fine hybrid raster of the second generation (minimum point size 10 μm) 650 lpi screen ruling corresponds to an AM raster frequency of 256 lines per cm Compared to the classic raster, the print is distinguished by higher image sharpness, drawing accuracy and depth For all production types (colour images, details) including printing of solids Printing is recommended on high-quality coated papers (glossy and matt), for print on LWC and woodfree paper we recommend only 350 lpi screen ruling Production repeatability any repeated print remains always the same in color

AM 175 lpi AM 370 lpi FM 650 lpi * lpi = lines per inch (1 inch = 2.54 cm)

Hardcover Books Catalogues Diaries and notebooks Minimum size: 70 x 100 x 2 mm Maximum size: 305 x 370 x 30 mm or 280 x 375 x 80 mm Individual signatures are gathered, the block is sewn with threads, endpapers then glued on, spine stripe glued over the spine, then follows three-sided trimming, the bookmark and headband is glued up, and casing-in follows. Hardcover Types of hardcover binding Cloth case with book jacket Hard-case binding with foil-laminated cover Hard-case binding with paper cover Straight and round book spine Hard-case binding with other kind of cover (e.g. baladek, balacron etc.) Hardcover with cloth binding

NEW Advantages of the new hardcover binding line Quality Back gluing using TWO-SHOT technology (glue dispersion + Hot melt) New hardcover types: Flexocover, hardcover without scoring line, PVC cover, hardcover with hidden wire-o Processing very small sizes, too (70 x 100 mm) Processing A4 size landscape Books with round corners (for covers as well as inside pages) with various radius: 4, 8, 10 mm Wide range of finishing and accessories Half-cloth hard-case binding Half-cloth hard-case binding PVC cover NEW Flexocover NEW Flexocover with flaps Hardcover without scoring line NEW Hardcover with a hidden wire-o NEW Hidden wire-o

Sewn softcover and perfect binding (also with flaps) Brochures Catalogues Magazines Minimum size: 75 x 111 x 2 mm Maximum size: 297 x 370 x 40 mm (Sewn softcover) 320 x 370 x 60 mm (Perfect binding) Hot melt as well as PUR gluing Sewn softcover Perfect binding Types of softcover binding Sewn softcover Signatures are gathered one after the other. Then classic book thread stitching and casing-in follows. Sewn softcover Perfect binding Individual signatures are gathered, then back routing (2-3 mm routed off), back gluing - Hot melt or PUR adhesive - and casing-in follows. Perfect binding

Swiss brochure and Otabind Brochures Catalogues Minimum size: 75 x 111 x 2 mm Maximum size: 297 x 360 x recommended up to 25 mm The book is more flexible and easier to open Primarily suitable for publications with a smaller amount of pages Swiss brochure Otabind Swiss brochure The binding processing technology lies in applying hotmelt, where the back of book is glued over with paper or gauze and is not glued to the cover. The book block is then cased-in into a 3-score cover only by the back side. Swiss brochure Otabind With this binding method a gauzing strip is applied to the back of book. The cover is fixed in the front and back by means of the side glue. For cover scoring 6 scores are applied. Spine of the cover though is not glued to the spine of the book block. You get a very flexible spine and excellent layflat. Otabind

Saddle stitching Magazines Brochures Notebooks Minimum size: 80 x 120 mm Maximum size: 315 x 470 mm Signatures are inserted into each other and into the cover. For a permanent attachment of signatures and cover is wire stitching used. Next attachment variant of book block is fold-gluing. After cover and signatures are wire stitched, three-sided trimming follows. We offer also saddle stitching with eye rings for hanging into the binders. Saddle stitching Saddle stitching Saddle stitching with eye rings Saddle stitching with eye rings 2 4 eye rings Fold-gluing directly from Rotoman press Magazines with saddle stitching

Wire-o Calendars Notebooks Catalogues Brochures Minimum size: 120 x 120 mm Maximum size: 500 x 700 mm Max. length of the spiral: 700 mm Variability Easy to open Looks young and sporty Twin wire Main use of Twin Wire spiral Desk and wall calendars Notebooks with a spiral Diaries with a spiral Books, brochures, catalogues with hidden spiral Notebook Twin Wire Desk calendar

Finishing Cut-out in the cover Various shapes and positioning Use of various cover materials Leather, artificial leather, linen, combination of various materials, unusual shapes Plastic foil-laminating Glossy, matt, soft touch, unscratchable, structured Printing or dispersion varnish Overprint or pattern varnishing UV varnish Overprint or pattern varnishing, with various modifications: glitters, scents, structure Embossing Blind-embossing, embossing with coloured foil Hole punching For hanging in a binder

Perforation of corners and inside pages Quilting stitch Colour variants of h & t band Colour book edge Fingerboard cut-out For better navigation and browsing Rounded corners Cover as well as inside pages

Accessories Small metal plates of various shapes Lip-hinge fastener Pockets Bookmarks Elastic bands

Boxes Slip cases for books Metal plating of cover corners Pasting in CD, samples and other tiny things Various types of packaging Boxes, foils, free on pallets

Machinery park Pre-press and CtP Workflow Equios + remote approval Equios on-line by Screen 1x Fully automated platesetter Screen PlateRite 8800 with hole punching system 1x Fully automated platesetter Creo Lotem 800 with hole punching system 1x Plotter proofs EPSON 9450 1x Plotter proofs IRIS 43 Wide 1x Certificated digital proof EPSON 4880 by GMG company 5x Workstation Mac Pro 8-Core 3.2 GHz 5x Screen with hardware calibration Eizo CG 30 and 24 Sheet fed printing 1x Roland 710 SW (max. size: 740 x 1040 mm) 1x Roland 708 SW (max. size: 720 x 1030 mm) 1x Roland 705 (max. size: 740 x 1040 mm) Web printing 1x Rotoman C 4/4 Cylinder (max. size: 630 x 965 mm) 1x Supra Forta 4/4 Cylinder (max. size: 452 x 660 mm) 1x Zirkon 2/2 (max. size: 452 x 660 mm)

Book thread stitching 1x Heidelberg Stitchmaster ST 450, 6 stations + cover Perfect binding, sewn softcover 1x Wohlenberg Champion S, 24 stations Hardcover 1x Book-back gluing machine Sigloch including endpaper 1x Three Knife Trimmer HD 143.P 1x Machine for inserting bookmarks (2 bookmarks) 1x Book production line Kolbus type BF 512 1x Wohlenberg Three Knife Trimmer 1x Stahl/VBF BL 200 (casing-in, two bookmarks in a block) Twin Wire 1x Fully automated machine for production of calendars incl. a Maxima 19-station collating machine 1x Rilecart PB-796 HD (automatic) 1x Rilecart R 500 Cutting 1x Wohlenberg Studio Folding 1x MBO K 800.2/4 Super KTL Premium Line 3x Stahl (Heidelberg) KD.2-78/4 Gathering 1x Müller Martini Book thread stitching 2x Aster 2000 1x Aster EVO NEW NEW Production of book covers 1x Kolbus DA260 1x BDM 20 Plastic foil-laminating 1x Sagitta 76 Embossing 1x Kolbus DBA 2x Baier 1x RZB Corner perforation 1x SCS Automaberg Trim&Perf Rounding of cover corners 1x SCS Automaberg 2HCR NEW NEW

Natural for us, quality guaranteed for you We care about Environment We comply with applicable legislation of the Czech Republic and European Union in the area of environmental protection. We comply with the environmental management system according to the standard ISO 14001:2004. All materials used in all stages of production comply with European environment compatibility standards. All our printed matters can be produced with FSC or PEFC certificate. We pay attention to emissions reduction. We consistently sort waste and hand it over to authorized companies for ecological processing.

References PRINT SOLUTIONS HOLLAND BV General remarks about Graspo: Strong communication about offers, inquiries and orders Always thinking about the best solution for the client Good printing quality Perfect finishing / binding Best match for most of my clients Products made by Graspo CZ: Satelliet books Client is very satisfied with these books, quality is very good. This client always wants some special effects in there marketing items and with the help and knowledge of Graspo they succeeded to make a special book! Schoolbooks A6 A5 books for a client which is very brief in communication. However Graspo managed to produce these books perfect as the client wanted. That s graphic support and knowledge! Knowing what the client needs without specific orders. Thinking and going one step further then a regular printer. The support of Graspo employees makes my work easy and joyfull: That makes Graspo one of the best printers for me in Europe. Ton van der Veer Director COOPER LIGHTING The latest Axent book printed by GRASPO has been well received by our customers, the quality of the print and binding was excellent, poduction, planing, and delivery to the UK went exactly to plan. Graspo is now printing our main Lighting and Fire Solutions catalogues. Cooper Lighting Team PHILOSOPHY NOW Many thanks to you and your colleagues for all your efforts with Philosophy Now Issue. It looks really good! Rick Lewis Owner

Contacts HEADQUARTERS GRASPO CZ, a.s. Pod Šternberkem 324 763 02 Zlín, Czech Republic Phone: +420 577 606 247 Fax: +420 577 104 052 E-mail: sales@graspo.com www.graspo.com SALES AGENCIES PRAGUE Czech Republic U Bakaláře 552 190 17 Praha 9 Vinoř Phone: +420 281 912 571 E-mail: graspoprag@graspo.com ČERVENÝ KOSTELEC Czech Republic M. Burdychových 256 549 41 Červený Kostelec Phone: +420 491 462 037 E-mail: hanus.zdenek@centrum.cz BRATISLAVA Slovakia Račianská 109/c 831 02 Bratislava Phone: +421 905 806 072, +421 905 806 466 Fax: +421 244 255 996 E-mail: mirokan@ba.psg.sk DITTELSHEIM Germany Bahnhofstraße 23, 675 96 Dittelsheim/Hessloch Phone: +49 (0) 6244 91 80 81, +49 (0) 171 26 37 275 Fax: +49 (0) 6244 91 80 82 E-mail: pavla.protzen@graspo.de