Aitken Spence obtains G7 master facility qualification

“Winning the gold award consecutively in the printing and the related sector is reflective of our commitment, every day, to deliver value-oriented, innovative, and sustainable printing and packaging solutions to our stakeholders. We take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to all our customers and other stakeholders for their precious and continuous contribution, guidance and support to achieve this recognition”, said Prasanna Karunathilake, managing director of Aitken Spence Printing.

The project was spearheaded by Idealliance South Asia under the leadership of K Panthala Selvan is one of the twelve offices strategically located throughout the world, serving the graphic communications industry through ISO Standards innovation, print and digital workflows and technologies development and integration, certification, training, brand and facility auditing programs.

Talking about the certification Selvan said, “The countless endorsements received, and the rising demands of customers have paved the way to reach new heights in matching and reproducing colours and in breaking the boundaries in the printing and packaging requirements. The wealth of experience, the proven skills and reliability coupled with unmatched level customer care has made Aitken Spence Printing a preferred printer for all forms of high-quality printing requirements, not just in Sri Lanka, but in South Asia and the region of the sub-continent of India.”  

The over five-decade-old company recently won the prestigious GSK 2016 Environmental Sustainability Award alongside the US-based Dow Chemical Company. The awards recognised the vendors who excel in sustainability from an international pool of suppliers who work with GSK. Aitken Spence Printing is the only carbon neutral printer operating in a LEED-Gold certified facility, in South Asia.

“We congratulate Aitken Spence Printing on their extraordinary commitment to excellence as well as this great achievement and welcome them to the world-class list of G7 Master Qualified Facilities throughout the world. The quality of their production, process control and commitment to the environment is a testament to this great organisation that is so dedicated to quality, performance, minimal environmental impact, the betterment of their employees and always seeking ways to deliver the highest quality and consistency time and time again to their customers. Having Idealliance South Asia’s Panthala Selvan and his team-leading this region brings our purpose around the world, which is to be globally present, everywhere and always be serving and we thank them as well for their commitment to serving the industry, which is the purpose of Idealliance.” said Tim Baechle, CEO, Idealliance.