Australian Paper

What do the Onyx range of specialty papers and Western Australian developer The Match Group have in common? Both have a strong commitment to delivering premium results while achieving highly sustainable outcomes. For some time now Onyx has been the stock of choice on Match Group’s print materials, thanks to the creative matchmaking of Candice Murison at Block Branding.

“We have selected Onyx on multiple occasions because it reflects our client’s desire to achieve premium printing standards and positive environmental outcomes,” says Murison. As a stock that is both one 100% recycled and 100% Australian, Murison feels the benefits to Australian communities and the environment speak clearly of the client’s values. Furthermore, being endorsed as carbon neutral by the Department of Climate Change shows the measurable positive effect of the client’s sustainability reporting.

While Onyx stands out as a range with incredibly high environmental standards, Murison makes no sacrifice on quality. “We have now printed over 10 of The Match Group’s development brochures with Onyx and couldn’t be more satisfied with the outcome; it consistently retains its premium quality and print performance with each job and never lets us down.”

Using a sustainably sourced and produced stock no longer means grey spotty paper, designer Stuart Geddes of Chase & Galley points out. As more clients set environmental standards, Geddes looks to the paper stock ranges that can offer his work something distinctive while maintaining great sustainable credentials. When choosing a cover stock for the Melbourne Design Guide, the range of textures in Tablex offered him an “unusual touch… to represent some of that diversity,” he says, in such a large compendium of information. The use of the Freckles texture, he says, seemed “a funny way of debunking the idea that the whole scene is something really cool and sleek”.

As a white, textured and coloured board range manufactured under the rigorous environmental standards of ISO14001, PEFC Chain of Custody and now available as carbon neutral, these qualities come at a low cost to our planet, and provide for Australian communities by being manufactured locally and distributed by Australian company KW Doggett. Although Geddes appreciates how “remarkably well” it prints, it is the range of colours and textures available that presents unique opportunities and attracts him to Tablex. Colours that are “ordinarily used for office stationery…you get coming through the print, which is really interesting to work with…distinctive and ordinary at the same time,” he muses.

When studio South South West (SSW) was commissioned to design The Case for Export guide for Design Victoria, they were looking for an earthy, natural, recycled and Australian-made stock. One of the handful of papers SSW returns to is ‘Stephen’, says designer Andy Sargent. It was ideal for the guide’s concept of wooden crates featuring Design Victoria’s bright pink and yellow colours. “It has a really good natural texture that worked well with the image to create something warm yet vibrant,” says Sargent. “The stock’s beauty is in its subtlety. It’s a nice uncoated stock with a really good texture that doesn’t beat you around the head saying it’s ‘green’.” Stephen is Australian-made from a mix of Forestry Stewardship Certified and recycled timbers. “In the past, clients who were wanting to be seen as green would specify a stock that was unbleached and would probably be quite dull,” says Sargent. “And they would be happy to sacrifice the quality of the print job if it was obvious it was on recycled stock. Whereas these days, you can specify a beautiful paper that is sustainable to produce without sacrificing on colour or reproduction.”

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For printers, designers and clients committed to sustainability, Tudor RP is a valuable addition to Australia’s stock options. Australian made, carbon neutral and 100% recycled, sales of Tudor RP have also provided over $350,000 for Landcare Australia through Spicers Paper’s Recreate program.

Johanna Villani runs a carbon-neutral graphic design business in Melbourne and works on a range of publications for large organisations.

Villani explains that many of her clients are looking to go green wherever possible. “Councils in particular sendlarge amounts of material to their ratepayers and need to be accountable for what they put out,” she explains. “They want to do the right thing, and be seen to be doing so. Based on our credentials, we advise them that Tudor RP is one of the best stocks available. Landcare have programs such as the regeneration of Merri Creek that are local to Melbourne’s councils, so this paper keeps jobs in Australia. It also has that earthy, recycled feel, which is often part of the message clients want to get across. We’re pushing it wherever possible.”

Made with locally sourced recycled pulp, chlorine-free bleaching, and with every aspect of production at Shoalhaven Mill carefully managed to EPA requirements, Tudor RP is a genuinely sustainable step forward for Australian Paper.

One of Australia’s leading communication papers, Saxton has now become carbon neutral. Certified under the Department of Climate Change Greenhouse Friendly™ program, all the carbon emissions from the production of raw materials, manufacture, transport and disposal of the paper have been measured, reduced and then offset to make this a truly carbon neutral paper. And we’ve got the numbers and ISO methodology to back it up.

Showcasing Saxton, the recently launched “The Makers” campaign profiles a unique group of locals who, like the paper makers who made this paper, are passionate about their craft and the regional landscape they live and work in. The three part brochure takes you through a journey of the Shoalhaven region, allows you to meet some locals and see their crafts.

By specifying Saxton, you’re not only making the perfect choice for your communications and brochures but are also helping Australia’s regional communities and the environment. Saxton is available through Spicers Paper and is now ideally suited to digital printing with the recent launch of Saxton Digital.

For a copy of “The Makers” booklet visit www.spicerspaper.com.au