Alde Manuce’s strong points

The search for technical solutions with the creative directors

Crazy plans? New ideas? David De Bruyn regularly plans brainstorming sessions with the creative directors. This is a way to initiate new challenge, in a partnership spirit. Alde Manuce knows how to combine techniques to bring innovative solutions and guarantee the  project until its completion.

The best choice of suppliers in Europe, according to the product to be made and the dead-line to be matched

As far as printing and shaping are concerned, Alde Manuce intercedes with publishers, product managers, creative managers, artistic directors, production managers, free-lance publishers, in order to advise them in choosing the technical process and the printer best adapted to each work in terms of time-schedule, quality and price.

The guarantee of being understood abroad

David De Bruyn speaks English and Chinese, as well as French, German and Dutch. This is the guarantee of being well understood at the printing houses. A guarantee of tranquillity, wherever production takes place.

Planning

The delivery date, the type of supplier, the country of production, affect the realistic planning presented by Alde Manuce. We do not promise the impossible to obtain an order form.

Alde Manuce takes into account the customer’s editorial limitations. We are on the agencies’ and the publishers’ side, as well as their ambassador facing the manufacturers.

Estimate

Alde Manuce provides an estimate quickly, within 48 hours, clearly detailed service per service, item per item. If necessary, we offer alternative technical solutions to respect a given budget. Our ambition is for your project to be viable, not to sell at any cost.

We adjust our planning with the manufacturers according to your creative work’s progress.

Blank models

Alde Manuce always supplies blank models when making a price study. Editorial production agencies thus allow their customer to materially appreciate the quality of the paper, the type of shaping, the weight of the object…

Double control of files

Alde Manuce checks your files before transferring them to the printer’s. They arrive faultless for manufacturing. However, if the printer does find an anomaly, then we seek a solution with you.

Following the planning, we transmit a tracer validation or an electronic validation. This puts the graphic designers’ minds at ease.

Presence at press start

The cost of presence at press start when printing is launched appears on Alde Manuce’s estimate. This is important in the case of complex work. Our customers are thus relieved as to the quality of edition without having to leave their office. Alde Manuce sends photos of the press check by Internet or by mobile phone. You then know that the printing has been successful.

Good excerpts

Alde Manuce sends printed paper sheets before starting the binding. In this way, bad surprises when delivering the finished product for shaping are avoided.

In case of complex shaping (DVD holders, book with objects…), Alde Manuce is present at the beginning of the binding/wrapping and sends the first good copies from the chain to its customers, before final delivery. In this way, the marketing and promotion services can work using the finished product without further delay.

Delivery, custom clearance, tax return forms

Alde Manuce ensures a very strict follow-up of delivery and import formalities. This is a true comfort for our customers, who are informed as soon as the trucks leave the factory.

Respect of ecological norms

Alde Manuce only works with suppliers having obtained a FSC/PEFC certification.