PacBlue Printing - Company Overview

Almost 60 Years in Business
1952 The one man operation of Pacific
Blue & White opens on Robson Street.
1980 Increases number of employees to 7
and relocates to Seymour Street.
1993 Current owners, Jonathan & Carol
Colley, purchase the company.
1997 Purchases first connected colour
copier. At a mere 9 pages per minute it was
fast enough to serve the demands of the time.
1998 Number of employees reaches 13,
company relocates to 6th and Pine.
1999 Invests in high-speed colour copier
to meet the emerging demand for ‘fast
turnaround’ colour printing.
2000 Introduces large format printing
services with the addition of a full colour
plotter and laminator.
2003 Number of employees reaches 30,
company relocates to current location on West
2nd and Yukon.
2003 Adds large format scanning
capabilities with the addition of the unique
Cruse Scanner, the only one available in
Western Canada.
2004 Expands services to include cut vinyl,
vehicle graphics, banners and signage.
2005 Purchases high-speed full colour
digital press to serve the increasing need for
‘On Demand’ and ‘Variable Data’ printing.
2005 To better serve downtown customers
PacBlue opens the first ASAP satellite office
located on the corner of Nicola & Pender.
2005 To house current and future
investments PacBlue adds annex building to
main plant location.
2006 Opens the second ASAP location in
Richmond near Elmbridge and No. 3 Road.
2006 Purchases 10½’ wide printer to meet
the demands for grand format graphics.
2006 Adds the service of printing direct to
substrates with the addition of a 5’x 10’ UV
flatbed printer.
2006 Embraces offset printing with the
investment of a 29” environmentally friendly
digital offset press.
2009 Purchases the Arizona direct-to-
substrate flatbed printer allowing for the
printing of 4 colours plus white on almost any
substrate imaginable.
Present With a vast array of services,
PacBlue Printing is the official “Leader in
Digital Printing”.

PACBLUE PRINTING HAS SOME OF THE MOST ADVANCED PRINTING EQUIPMENT IN CANADA
We Have the Gear

Small Format
KBA Karat 74
Full-colour offset press
Print up to 19”x27”
double-sided
7,500 sheets per hour
Xerox iGen 3
Full-colour digital press
Print up to 14”x20”
double-sided
100 pages per minute

Large Format
Oce LightJet 430
Large format
photographic printing
RGB continuous tone
Print up to 50”
HP5500
Print on paper, canvas, vinyl or fabric
Full colour dye or pigment ink
Print up to 60”
Oce ColourWave 600
High speed colour plotting for line or ﬁll
Print up to 42” on paper, vellum,
mylar or tyvek
Colour toner doesn’t bleed or run

Grand Format
Jeti 3318
Solvent roll-to-roll
Print up to 10’ wide
on banner or adhesive
vinyl, mesh or canvas
Oce Arizona GT350
UV curing ﬂatbed printing on almost
ANY substrate
Print CMYK plus WHITE
Print up to 4’ x 8’
Mimaki JV33
Solvent roll-to-roll
Print on banner or adhesive vinyl, clear
cling vinyl, clear adhesive vinyl, mesh
Print up to 63” wide

Large format photographic; Laminated and mounted; 3D fabricated text; Backlit photographic
SMALL, LARGE OR GRAND FORMAT
Retail/Restaurant Materials

Dye-based ink on paper; Matte lamination
INDOOR BANNERS (LAMINATED PAPER)
CAPERS WHOLE FOODS MARKET HAS BEEN USING PACBLUE AS THEIR PRINT
SUPPLIER SINCE 2000.WHILE WE HAVE ALWAYS APPRECIATED THEIR QUICK
TURNAROUND AND TOP-NOTCH SERVICE, IT IS THEIR LEVEL OF QUALITY THAT
THEY CONSISTENTLY DELIVER THAT KEEPS US COMING BACK.
–Caper’s/Whole Foods

Dye-based ink on vinyl; Channels Dye-based ink on mesh; Taped sleaves for dowels
INDOOR BANNERS (VINYL/MESH)
THE CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY
HAS COMMISSIONED PACBLUE
PRINTING TO PRINT OUR BANNERS
AND SIGNAGE FOR OUR FUND RAISING
EVENTS ACROSS CANADA TO HELP
ERADICATE CANCER AND ENHANCE
THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE
LIVING WITH CANCER. THE RECENT
EVENTS WE HELD IN VANCOUVER
AND VICTORIA WENT EXCEEDINGLY
WELL AND WE JUST WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO THANK GARY MANN AND
HIS TEAM FOR PULLING THROUGH
FOR US AGAIN. THE TOP NOTCH
QUALITY IN THE PRODUCTION OF OUR
REQUIRED BANNERS AND SIGNAGE
REALLY HELPED MAKE OUR EVENTS A
SUCCESS!
–Canadian Cancer Society

Photographic on backlit ﬁlm Solvent ink on backlit vinyl
INDOOR BACKLIT GRAPHICS

Photographic on backlit ﬁlm
INDOOR BACKLIT GRAPHICS
As an integrated agency, we deliver excellence
in all aspects of advertising and design. For
many years, we have commissioned PacBlue
Printing to output our uniquely designed
small & large format printing requirements
for the many of Canada’s largest companies
and institutions. We have an incredibly
diverse creative team and PacBlue has the
capabilities to efﬁciently process and produce
all of our requirements, from business cards
to backlit displays, from rack cards to posters,
from sell sheets to visually stunning signage,
from booklets to banners to annual reports,
presentation folders and even decals. Over
1,000 jobs later, we continue to push the
creative boundaries for our customers and
PacBlue continue to execute the creativity
to perfection.
Thank you PacBlue for being an integral part of
our team.
–Myron Advertising & Design

Solvent ink on perforated window vinyl; Applied directly to windows
WINDOW GRAPHICS

WINDOW GRAPHICS
We just want to take a moment to thank
our PacBlue Printing sales representative,
Gary Mann, for proactively providing us
with a solution for some POS boxes we
needed. PacBlue produced a prototype for us
that had our elaborate 6 sided graphics printed
directly to ﬂat cardboard sheets and then
diecut and folded to size. It saved us both time
and money when compared to our previous
solution. We need partners that will offer us
solution selling and reduce our marketing cost
and PacBlue has proven themselves in this
regard.
IF THERE IS A UNIQUE OR SPECIFIC
NEED WE HAVE AT QUIKSILVER
FOR SPECIALIZED AND VISUALLY
STUNNING WINDOW TREATMENTS,
PERFORATED VINYL, POS MATERIALS
OR ANY OTHER LARGE-FORMAT OUTPUT
GRAPHICS, PACBLUE WILL MAKE IT
HAPPEN. THAT’S WHY OVER 400 JOBS
LATER, WE’RE STILL
WITH THEM.
— Quiksilver – DC

Printed frosted vinyl (sandblast effect)
Applied directly to windowsdirectly to windows
WINDOW GRAPHICS

Various marketing pieces printed full-colour double-sided up to 14”x20” on the Xerox iGen3
SMALL FORMAT MARKETING & POS MATERIALS
We recently hosted the annual Scotiabank
& BC SPCA Paws for a Cause, which is our
signature fund raising event that is held at all
BC SPCA locations across BC. PacBlue Printing
handled all of our required print from posters to
pledge forms and mailers.
PACBLUE PRODUCES QUALITY PRINT
BUT IT WAS THEIR GENEROUS HEART
THAT IMPRESSED US THE MOST. THE
STAFF AT PACBLUE REBUILT ALL THE
FILES AT NO CHARGE AND GAVE US
DISCOUNTED NON-PROFIT PRICING FOR
OUR PRINTING, WHICH ALLOWED US TO
ENSURE THAT MORE DOLLARS COULD
BE USED TO HELP WITH THE CARE AND
PROTECTION OF ANIMALS IN BC. WE
GREATLY APPRECIATE
THE SUPPORT PACBLUE GIVES
OUR ORGANIZATION.
– BC SPCA

Photographic print mounted to Gatorboard

Various marketing pieces printed full-colour double-sided up to 20”x28” on the KBA Karat 74

Full-colour magazines printed on the KBA Karat 74
SMALL FORMAT PUBLICATION
SINCE 2004, PACBLUE HAS PRINTED
OUR QUARTERLY FULL COLOUR
MAGAZINE SERIES WITH THE
FINEST QUALITY AND TOP-NOTCH
PROFESSIONALISM. THE VANCOUVER
BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAS COME TO
RELY ON OUR MAGAZINE SERIES, AND
MISSING A PRINT DEADLINE WOULD BE
DISASTROUS.
ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN MANY
DELAYS OVER THE YEARS THROUGH
LAST MINUTE ADVERTISING AND
CONTENT SUBMISSIONS, PACBLUE HAS
NEVER BEEN LATE ON DELIVERING
OUR PRINT RUNS OF 10,000
MAGAZINES. FOR THAT, WE WISH TO
EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT THANKS.
– Business in Vancouver

Custom vinyl applied to a bar fridge Packaging labels designed and printed for the 2008 Academy Awards
CUSTOM FABRICATED POS MATERIALS

Custom contour-cut POS display Custom fabricated POS materials
CUSTOM FABRICATED POS MATERIALS

Portable retractable banner stands
PORTABLE POS MATERIALS

Custom 3D letter fabrication
3D SIGNAGE

Custom wood and metal sandwich boards
SANDWICH BOARDS

Solvent ink printed direct to crezone; Installed by PacBlue
INTERIOR HOARDING AND CUSTOM SIGNAGE

Solvent ink on outdoor banner vinyl
OUTDOOR BANNERS (VINYL)
For over 9 years, PacBlue has been masterfully printing interior and exterior banners, menu boards,
presentation folders, posters and signage for all of our many restaurants across Canada. Over 1,400
separate jobs have been printed during this time frame and we trust PacBlue to take care of all our
POS needs.
WE APPRECIATE THAT WE CAN SIMPLY HAND OVER LARGE PROJECTS BYGIVING
PACBLUE OUR SPECIFICATIONS AND CREATIVE FILES KNOWING THAT THEY WILLTAKE
CARE OF EVERYTHING AND MAKE SURE THAT THE FINISHED MATERIALS ARE IN THE
HANDS OF EACH MILESTONES RESTAURANT BEFORE A CAMPAIGN/PROMOTION HITS.
WE LOVE THE WAY PAC BLUE TAKE CARE OF OUR PROJECTS FROM START TO FINISH
WITHOUT OURCOMPANY HAVING TO MICRO-MANAGE THE PROCESS.
– Milestone’s Restaurants

HOARDING AND OUTDOOR SIGNAGE
Outdoor murals printed with solvent ink direct to crezone; Custom 3D lettering; Outdoor banners printed with solvent ink on banner vinyl

Outdoor banners printed with solvent ink on banner vinyl; Hoarding printed with solvent ink direct to crezone
OUTDOOR SIGNAGE

Complete solution for all your outdoor signage needs
OUTDOOR SIGNAGE
THE VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC
WINTER GAMES WAS A HUGE
SUCCESS FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA AND
CANADA. THAT’S WHY WE TOOK GREAT
PRIDE & PLEASURE IN WRAPPING
OUR BUILDING IN THE CANADIAN
FLAG! THANKS PACBLUE FOR THE
OUTSTANDING JOB YOU DID IN MAKING
IT HAPPEN.
– CITY TV

Self-contained portable display systems travel with you
PORTABLE DISPLAY SYSTEMS
Specialty Output

Custom sponsor signs for any event
SPORTING OR SPECIAL EVENT SIGNAGE
Specialty Output

2/3 scale house image printed direct to Crezone and assembled
GRAND FORMAT RETAIL BACKDROPS
Specialty Output

Output for when you need to make a really big impression
GRAND FORMAT RETAIL BACKDROPS
Specialty Output

Photographic printed panels laminated and mounted to Gatorboard.
GRAND FORMAT STUDIO BACKDROPS
Specialty Output

Custom cut or printed vinyl installed
VEHICLE GRAPHICS
Specialty Output

Custom presentation centre graphics output, ﬁnished and installed
PRESENTATION CENTRE GRAPHICS
Finishing & Installation

PRESENTATION CENTRE GRAPHICS (INTERIOR)
“FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW,
PACBLUE PRINTING HAS BEEN A TRULY
VALUED PARTNER OF OUR FAMILY OF
RADIO STATIONS INCLUDING THE BEAT
94.5, 103.5 QM/FM AND TEAM RADIO
(TEAM 1040 AND TEAM 1410). THE
QUALITY OF THEIR WORK, WHETHER
IT’S RINK BOARDS, FIELD SIGNS,
VEHICLE GRAPHICS OR EVENT SIGNAGE,
ALLOWS OUR TOP RADIO STATIONS TO
CONNECT WITH LOYAL LISTENERS AND
GAIN EXPOSURE TO NEW AUDIENCES.”
“We have had a lot of large and small format
print requirements, over 900 in the past few
years alone, and we’re constantly coming up
with new events & promotions that require
the services of PacBlue. PacBlue Printing has
pulled through for us every time, regardless if
we’re working within a standard turnaround
time or an 11th hour time crunch, and that’s
why PacBlue is our exclusive choice for print.”
– CHUM Radio
Top Left: Canvas graphics stretched onto frames. Top Right: Prints wrapped around gatorboard, mounted over vinyl wall mural.
Bottom Left: Photographic prints applied to boards. Bottom Right: Cable suspended graphics. l Finishing and Installation

Large format photographic printing; Grand format vinyl wall murals; Cut-vinyl letters and logos; Custom fabricated 3D letters

Large format photographic printing; Grand format vinyl wall murals; Custom framed photographic prints; Photographic images transmounted to plexi
Real estate project sales is all about the
“customer experience”, and the graphics in
our Presentation Centres make up a big part
of that experience. We sell very high-end
properties and it is of paramount importance
that our displays convey the quality and care
that the developer has put into the project that
we are selling.
PACBLUE PRINTING’S LIGHTJET LARGE-
FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTER
PRODUCES IMAGES AND COLOURS
THAT WE SIMPLY CANNOT GET FROM
OTHER SUPPLIERS AND HAS BECOME
THE ONLY OUTPUT OPTION FOR OUR
GRAPHICS, AND THE ATTENTION-TO-
DETAIL OF THEIR STAFF CONTINUES TO
HELP US MEET OUR TIGHT DEADLINES
WITH PICTURE-PERFECT RESULTS.
– Land Launch Marketing

Custom milled styro letters; Grand format outdoor vinyl graphic panels; Custom fabricated 3D letters
PRESENTATION CENTRE GRAPHICS (EXTERIOR)

It’s Your Brand
and We Take It Seriously
STEWARDSHIP, SUPPORT, EXPOSURE
OUR REGULAR CUSTOMERS KNOW
THAT PACBLUE PRINTING TAKES THEIR
BRAND SERIOUSLY, WHETHER WE’RE
MAKING SURE THAT THEIR FONTS ARE
CORRECT TO TAKING THE TIME TO
COLOUR MATCH THEIR LOGOS, WE GET
IT. BUT PACBLUE’S SUPPORT
DOESN’T END ONCE THE JOB IS OUT
THE DOOR.
Through our network, we can give you the
opportunity to ally your brand with thousands
of other corporations, charities and non-proﬁt
organizations. We can even help you to expose
your product or service to tens of thousands of
your consumers. Marketing isn’t just on paper
anymore, and neither are we!

PacBlue Printing is an FSC certiﬁed printer.
Sustainability
BECAUSE WHOLE FOODS MARKET IS
AN INDUSTRY LEADER IN TERMS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP OUR IMPACT
ON THE PLANET TO A MINIMUM AND
PRINTING ON RECYCLED STOCK IS
JUST ONE OF OUR MANY INITIATIVES
IN KEEPING WITH OUR GOAL. AS A
RESULT OF PACBLUE’S INCREDIBLE
PRINT QUALITY, OUR FLYERS INCLUDE
RECYCLED CONTENT INFORMATION
BECAUSE IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE IT’S
PRINTED ON RECYCLED STOCK!
MUCH APPRECIATED
– Caper’s/Whole Foods
PACBLUE PRINTING IS A LONG
TIME MEMBER OF THE FOREST
STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL, IRGA, SGIA &
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING
CENTERS.

Our Systems and Equipment
Make Us Good…
BUT OUR STAFF MAKES US GREAT
PACBLUE’S STREAMLINED PROCESSES
AND CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES
MAKE THEM A TRUE REPROGRAPHICS
SPECIALIST AND THEIR HIGHLY-SKILLED
PROFESSIONALS UNDERSTAND OUR
INDUSTRY.
- Kasian Architecture
You have deadlines you have to hit. You’re
under pressure to get the job done. You can’t
afford to send your work to just anyone, and we
get that.
PacBlue has some of the best equipment
and technologies around, but it’s our highly
dedicated and experienced staff that really let
you shine.
The staff-members at PacBlue’s are committed
to making sure that you get the quality you
need delivered where and when you need it.
THAT’S WHAT WE DO.

Awards and Acknowledgments
WE GOT A GOLD STAR!

HERE’S WHAT OUR CLIENTS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT US
Testimonials
DELT∧ GROUP
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you once again for the amazing service we receive
from everyone at PacBlue. Using the Projectfile storage system has been instrumental in
keeping our entire project team on track and extremely organized. Our ability to manage the
system and users, monitor the activity of the files being uploaded and printed has been
exceptional and having a service team at PacBlue dedicated to Projectfile has been amazing.
PacBlue has always found solutions to any of the challenges we have encountered.
Deanna Yue
Delta Land Development Ltd.
788 - 1199 W. Hastings Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6E 3T5
T: 604-678-8245
F: 604-678-9219
C: 778-996-8966
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To Whom It May Concern,
RE: Printing Contractor Supplier - Reference
After an evaluation process to find the best print supplier for all of our construction documents we
made the decision to become a customer of PacBlue Printing. We were looking for an efficient way
to manage the vast quantity of drawing files for our new and renovated casinos. We were very
impressed with the ProjectFile system that PacBlue has in place.
By centralizing the drawings valuable time was saved through productivity.
PacBlue are always ready to serve us. They effectively execute our print project requirements.
Regards,
Matias De Paoli
Project Coordinator – Property Development
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Division of CTVglobemedia
Suite 300 – 380 West Second Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1C8 . Telephone: 604.871.9000 Fax: 604.871.2901
October 2010
To Whom It May Concern:
For a number of years now, PacBlue Printing has been a truly valued partner of
our family of radio stations including The Beat 94.5, 103.5 QM/FM and TEAM
Radio (TEAM 1040 and TEAM 1410). The quality of their work, whether it's rink
boards, field signs, vehicle graphics or event signage, allows our top radio
stations to connect with loyal listeners and gain exposure to new audiences. We
have had a lot of large and small format print requirements, over 900 in the past
few years alone, and we're constantly coming up with new events & promotions
that require the services of PacBlue. PacBlue Printing has pulled through for us
every time, regardless if we're working within a standard turnaround time or an
11th hour time crunch, and that's why PacBlue is our exclusive choice for print.
JP Wright
JP Wright, General Sales Manager
Tracey Mills
Tracey Mills, Promotions Director
Lisa Dickson
Lisa Dickson, Sales Coordinator

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