Did you know that our eco-toners are Certified Food Safe?
Following a rigorous testing process the eco-toners developed by Ricoh, and which are used on our digital press base, have been awarded a Smithers Pira Certificate of Conformity assuring EU food packaging legislation compliance.
The toners comply with EU and FDA legislation for food packaging intended for all food types when used behind a functional barrier. No significant migration or set-off was observed and a risk assessment for Non Intentionally Added Substances (NIAS) associated with the toners was in compliance.
As an eco-friendly printer, the materials and consumables we use must be environmentally friendly whilst able to perform to the highest standards. Offering a wide range of digitally printed packaging products on choice of smooth and textured papers means that our toners must be able to perform to a high quality, combined with eco desires and safety considerations. The Food Safe Certification for our toners and digital printing allows us the confidence to promote short run, quality packaging to a much bigger audience.
If you would like to know more about our eco-friendly digital printing or enquire about any custom packaging please get in touch with us for more information.
A Local Printer has been a member of Carbon Club since 2021 and has annually offset 50 tonnes of carbon. This is in addition to the carbon offsetting programme for our paper and our and in combination means that we are a fully carbon neutral company with some room to spare!
For many of our customers knowing that they have a carbon neutral product is now more important that having their printing on recycled papers, and for those who wish to use it we have a new eco logo that can be added to any of our printed products.
Carbon neutrality is the single biggest thing we can all achieve, with plenty of carbon offsetting programmes available to businesses and individuals alike.
There are some simple steps that we can take to reduce the carbon we generate in our daily lives:-
1. Turn down your thermostat and water by one degree
2. Turn off lights and appliances when they are not being used
3. Reduce your food waste
4. Ensure your home is well insulated
5. Always have a reusable bag with you when you shop
6. Organise a car pool for employees and/or friends
Periods of bad weather are a challenge to our couriers and on some occasions can result in damaged deliveries. With courier companies under pressure to get the delivery made on the first day, sometimes your parcels can end up left outside in the wet weather resulting in soggy tops and bottoms!
At Chez ALP we are doing our best to mitigate the occurrence of damp print by re-using the paper wrappers that our paper is delivered in.
Enlisting the assistance of our finishing staff these wrappers have been flattened (no mean feat) and hand trimmed to the perfect size for our boxes. So during periods of particularly wet weather our boxes will include our very own wet weather membrane to protect your print.
A perfect all round winner; Reduce and re-used courtesy of ALP and fully recyclable so you can pop it straight in to your recycling bin.
In 2020 we signed up for three different Carbon Capture programmes that covered all of the papers we use for wrapping paper, greeting cards, school books, leaflets, flyers, posters and all but a handful of products that use special papers.
In 2020 we did pretty well, especially considering that the world had shut down for Covid. But in 2021 we really got digging and notched up an incredible 267 trees planted, UK woodland replanting and tropical rainforest protection. So, a big thank you to all of our customers who kept placing orders and coming back for more, because without you we would not have bought the paper or printed the products and the world would be a little less green.
We’re continuing to add to our growing range of light packaging products and happy to introduce our new Greeting Card Boxes. Specifically designed to hold 8 – 10 sets of cards and matching envelopes in A6, and Square 148 x 148 & 120 x 120mm.
These boxes are digitally printed on Carbon Capture Recycled, Kraft or eco-packaging folding box board. All the papers print brilliantly well with high colour reproduction thanks to our digital print capabilities – which also means that the unique ALP Multiple Sorts option is available for these products.
Printed single or double sided the boxes are cleverly designed to slot together, saving on the cost of adding a glue seam. Simply crease, fold and tuck and you have a box that is sturdy and protective.
It’s well known withing the hallowed halls of Chez ALP that I simply cannot throw anything out – especially if I think I can do something with the odds and sods that would normally go for recycling. A good case in point is the trimming from the sheets of RecyCup paper which has a wonderful texture and high white colour. Combine this with trim from our kraft products and you have all the makings of an undersize A6 notepad.
Step 2 is enlist the help of our design studio to come up with some clever covers, borrow one of the presses for short while to print the covers, cajole the finishing department in to guillotining, creasing and gluing and there you have it – one notepad made entirely from paper destined to be recycled.
So, what to say about 2020. The less the better in my opinion. I think we would all like to put the year that never was behind us and look towards 2021 with some positivity. But of course, there are always some high points to acknowledge and I make no apology for my cheesy first ‘high’ of the year which is a joint award – to our wonderful customers and simply stunning staff. Quite frankly, both went above and beyond this year and my eternal thanks does not really do justice.
For those of us old enough to remember, a hand operated Singer sewing machine was generally employed to fashion school uniforms, soft furnishings and various other items of clothing that would probably make your hair curl.
These days however the Singer sewing machine is enjoying a new and alternative lease of life in print finishing. Yes, the Singer Sewn Notebook has finally arrived.
Well it’s that time again. With another year behind us it’s time for our Product Review of 2019. Fair to say this year we have had a stand-out winner in terms of popularity and somewhat of a surprise! In 2019 we added a further 20 products to our website, some based on customer enquiries and some based on a hunch. Yup, that’s how technical we are at Team Alp!
Since mid-2019 we have been developing our range of large format products, with an eye to keeping them as eco-friendly as possible. And to that end this year we have designed, produced and installed our first eco-friendly large format Christmas trees for Specialized Cycles.
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Did you know that our eco-toners are Certified Food Safe?
A Local Printer has been a member of Carbon Club since 2021 and has annually offset 50 tonnes of carbon. This is in addition to the carbon offsetting programme for our paper and our and in combination means that we are a fully carbon neutral company with some room to spare!
Carbon neutrality is the single biggest thing we can all achieve, with plenty of carbon offsetting programmes available to businesses and individuals alike. 
Periods of bad weather are a challenge to our couriers and on some occasions can result in damaged deliveries. With courier companies under pressure to get the delivery made on the first day, sometimes your parcels can end up left outside in the wet weather resulting in soggy tops and bottoms!
In 2020 we signed up for three different Carbon Capture programmes that covered all of the papers we use for wrapping paper, greeting cards, school books, leaflets, flyers, posters and all but a handful of products that use special papers.
We’re continuing to add to our growing range of light packaging products and happy to introduce our new Greeting Card Boxes. Specifically designed to hold 8 – 10 sets of cards and matching envelopes in A6, and Square 148 x 148 & 120 x 120mm. 
It’s well known withing the hallowed halls of Chez ALP that I simply cannot throw anything out – especially if I think I can do something with the odds and sods that would normally go for recycling. A good case in point is the trimming from the sheets of RecyCup paper which has a wonderful texture and high white colour. Combine this with trim from our kraft products and you have all the makings of an undersize A6 notepad. 
So, what to say about 2020. The less the better in my opinion. I think we would all like to put the year that never was behind us and look towards 2021 with some positivity. But of course, there are always some high points to acknowledge and I make no apology for my cheesy first ‘high’ of the year which is a joint award – to our wonderful customers and simply stunning staff. Quite frankly, both went above and beyond this year and my eternal thanks does not really do justice.
For those of us old enough to remember, a hand operated Singer sewing machine was generally employed to fashion school uniforms, soft furnishings and various other items of clothing that would probably make your hair curl. 
Well it’s that time again. With another year behind us it’s time for our Product Review of 2019. Fair to say this year we have had a stand-out winner in terms of popularity and somewhat of a surprise! In 2019 we added a further 20 products to our website, some based on customer enquiries and some based on a hunch. Yup, that’s how technical we are at Team Alp!
Since mid-2019 we have been developing our range of large format products, with an eye to keeping them as eco-friendly as possible. And to that end this year we have designed, produced and installed our first eco-friendly large format Christmas trees for Specialized Cycles.
