Ball Colegrave - Print In Bloom

Ball Colegrave is a wholesale distributor of seeds and plants to commercial growers and local authorities.  Pindar has been producing catalogues for Ball Colegrave since 2002 and this year printed three of their five annual catalogues.  

As in previous years Ball Colegrave did the majority of their own design and page make-up for the 2010 Plant Catalogue, Seed Catalogue and Vegetable Catalogue, however Pindar offered an overflow capacity at their design studios in Kineton near Warwick to help with busy periods to ensure that the matching print deadline for the three catalogues was met.  Pindar's customer service team were on hand to offer technical support throughout the entire catalogue production process and the catalogues were then printed at the sheet-fed facility in Preston.

For both Pindar and Ball Colegrave precision timing was a critical factor when planning their workloads.  The catalogues were required to be printed and delivered in time for the Annual Summer Open Days hosted by Ball Colegrave.  Pindar had to work to a tight print schedule to ensure this deadline was met.  Ball Colegrave had to work to a similarly tight schedule to ensure that all their plants and flowers were in bloom at the right time.

At their annual summer open days Ball Colegrave welcome customers, press and gardening societies to view a spectacle of colour with what is undoubtedly the most exciting and innovative presentation of its kind in the UK. Eight acres of grounds demonstrate a most diverse range of annual and perennial varieties in display gardens, pots, patio baskets and containers. And with at least 200 new varieties being introduced and displayed every year for the following season, there is plenty for all to see!  It is imperative that all plants and flowers are at bloom at the same time.

Formerly known as Colegrave Seeds, the company was founded in 1962 and quickly became a shining example of a supreme family owned horticultural business that grew from a humble garage operation in the village of West Adderbury selling packets of flower seeds to growers, to becoming the UK's largest supplier of flower seed and plants to commercial growers and local authorities.  In 2001 The David Colegrave Group merged with Ball Horticultural and together they went on to deliver an even greater level of service and products to growers, retailers and local authorities in the UK.

Ball Colegrave is now supported by a strong team of breeders across the world producing the most commercially viable and innovative plants the industry has ever seen.  The company prides itself in its innovation, service and support to its customers and the whole ornamental bedding plant industry.

For future catalogue productions Pindar and Ball Colegrave are investigating the option of applying hi-fi colour - for extended colour space printing which is particularly suitable for the colour requirements of these catalogues.

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