Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) selects Agfa Graphics as digital pre-press partner

SPH, Southeast Asia's leading media organisation in Singapore, upgrades its complete analogue prepress printing production with Agfa Graphics violet Computer to Plate solutions and becomes one of the largest single newspaper digital prepress sites in the world.

• Press release
• Singapore, Mortsel - Belgium
• January 29, 2010 10:00

Agfa Graphics announced today that it has signed an agreement with Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) to upgrade the complete pre-press production at SPH's Print Centre in Singapore.

In the coming months, Agfa Graphics will install 10 high-speed :Polaris XCV-S with automated Glunz & Jensen punch & benders and online central stacking system, making SPH Print Centre one of the largest single newspaper Computer to Plate sites in the world. The agreement also includes a two years' supply of :N92v violet photopolymer plates.

SPH Print Centre houses 4 lines of KBA commander presses and 4 lines of Colorliner presses in two separate press halls. The new Computer to Plate system (CtP) will replace the Computer to Film (CtF) plate making system in the two halls.

"In selecting the provider of our CtP system, we have in place a rigorous and elaborate evaluation process to assess the merits of competing offers from established vendors. Agfa meets our exacting requirements and has offered us the best solution and value for this major project. We are also convinced of Agfa's commitment to long term technical support." said Anthony Cheng, Executive Vice-President of Production at SPH.

"With 17 newspaper titles in 4 languages, SPH Print Centre has one of the most complex operations in our industry. In addition, SPH's requirements in terms of high print quality, efficiency and support are well-known," said Tim Van den Bossche, President Asia at Agfa Graphics. "Being selected by SPH as partner in this growth region is an honour and a proof that our strategy, based on technology and cost leadership, works".

About Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH)

Main board-listed Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) is Southeast Asia's leading media organisation, engaging minds and enriching lives across multiple languages and platforms. It publishes 17 newspaper titles in four languages and over 100 magazine titles in Singapore and the region. Every day, 3 million individuals or 79 percent of people above 15 years old, read one of SPH's news publications. SPH's internet editions of its major newspapers enjoy over 150 million page views with 9 million unique visitors each month. Other new media initiatives include AsiaOne, omy, rednano.sg, ST701, STOMP and The Straits Times RazorTV. SPH has also ventured into broadcasting, outdoor advertising and properties. For more information, please visit www.sph.com.sg.

Signing Ceremony: Photo 1

Left to Right :
Lim Swee Yeow (Assistant Vice President, Production, SPH)
Anthony Cheng (Executive Vice President, Production, SPH)
Ray Cheng (Sales Director, Agfa Asean)
Marc Op de Beeck (Senior Vice President, Agfa Graphics).

Signing Ceremony: Photo 2

Left to Right :
Ray Cheng (Sales Director, Agfa Asean)
Anthony Cheng (Executive Vice President, Production, SPH)
Marc Op de Beeck (Senior Vice President, Agfa Graphics)
Tim Van den Bossche (President Asia, Agfa Graphics).