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We operate in the space between. As born communicators, it’s our natural habit.
Drawing connections is one thing. Getting most out of them is another.

At Vantage, design is the catalyst that makes relationships stronger, passionate, more productive.
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Get more out of your time with Vantage at your side

Our business acumen and

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you there using every bit of
our energy towards
winning your key custome
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We don’t have a big master plan, we have stories that move...

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Get the tag of ‘bestseller’ through the best storytellers

Creative
, inspires your audience and generates response.
Your exclusive creative department that promotes your brand
and science, strategy and inspiration, left brain
Our creative team is of two minds: story and logic, art
explore the inherent tension between the
and right. But chief among these are story and utility. We
usefulness reserved to communications and
two, bringing the emotion of storytelling to products, a
experiences that are dynamic, humane and new, via;

Research Creative Concepts Editing & Proofreading Copywriting

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Vantage creative is your one-stop shop for any endeav
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It sells no matter what!
Design
The design
Process
Research – know & explore
Create – the wow factor
Shoot – new or choose
Develop – the finishing touches
Validate – test in depth
Proof – check that out
Realize – make it happen
Deliver – on time and on budget
Vantage Design a winning team
112 National and 11 International design awards
The design professionals at Vantage sweat to
the belief
‘you deserve more’ and produce content that
breaks
through the clutter of
mediocrity and is consciously striking, sublimin
al or
both. They are geared up to present your prod
ucts with
thematic concepts and
spirited expression. The upshot of their toil is
accessorized by our prime prof iciency as a prin
ter that
allows witnessing finished products before
they hit the
presses.
Our 100% mac environment with latest softwar
e
and hardware including the facility to see 99%
accurate colours on press view monitors due
to fully
calibrated and finger printed environment
from
digital photography to print gives us an opp
ortunity
to optimize colours and appearance of your
content.
More than two million copyright-free images
and a
synchronized state-of-the-art photo studio
turns days
work into hours.
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Preparing your content for print and other media – in one go

Tap into Vantage for the

following services:
Asset Management
Colour Management
Swatch Matching
Workflow Management
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Electronic Prepress
Digital Proofing

Using the industry’s most advanced prepress technology, our experts swiftly and consistently
prepare your files and images in a 100 percent digital PDF-based workflow for the best possible
reproduction on press, not to mention other media channels.

Onsite retouching and colour
management
Extensive experience across wide-
range of markets including fashion,
home textile, retail, catalogue,
industry, agency and corporate
From 13 to 30 megapixel state-of-the-
art digital cameras to ensure the ideal
dynamic range of any pallete
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Our photographers excel at capturing your
vision, the desired look and feel of any object, in
any setting. Our digital workflow supported by
sophisticated image processing technology and
colour-management expertise, enable us to capture
and perfect images with great speed and accuracy,
reducing turnaround time and improving cost
efficiencies.

Comprehensive lighting system from

Profoto for accurate hue and detail

Wide range of sets and props to

match the character of your product

2000 sq ft floor space – big enough to

shoot a mini truck

Cross-country reach and the ability to

Photo
photograph outdoor locations

Optimal reproduction on press and

across all media with reduced colour
corrections
Vantage

Because only a sharp eye for details hones the competitive advantage
 Print
Vantage The first finger printed print shop of South Asia

There is a warm, woolly feeling you get when Six state-of-the-art Heidelberg presses capable of producing short run to runs in millions, operating in

everything goes just the way it should. a custom-designed temperature and humidity controlled facility, our motivated talent with periodic
rigourous training and use of best press-room consumables, make us the dearest production facility for
Get used to it the most demanding print buyers around the globe.
From customized 1:1 pieces to runs in the millions...all under one roof

One
Stop Shop for all

The ‘How’s’, ‘What’s’, ‘When’s’ and

‘Where’s’ of your publications,
from inception to completion, Offset Printing
correction to proofing, registration
to printing, spot colours and Screen Printing
effects to intricate die-cuts
are much pondered upon by
Security Printing
our dexterous squad working
meticulously not only to outdo
UV Coating
our competitors but to outdo Effect Coatings
themselves as well. The results
- extolling wonders that make Blister Coating
others look at with awe!!
Print on Target
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Cross the finish line with ease

Bi n d e r y Mind our ability to add value

Get the very best finishing solution for your

project and stunning results for your printed
When all you need is
material. We put a great deal of thought extraordinary
into getting the details right that make your
project stand out. Thermal & Aqueous lamination
Encapsulating
Embossing
Hot Foil Stamping
Numbering & Padding
Perforations, Punching & Scoring
Perfect & Hard Binding
Printing is the art of optical illusion... make sure you tread your way with open eyes

Qu a l i t y Assurance ISO 9001: 2000 ISO 14001:2004

From selection of paper, ink and other consumables to the final check before a single printed item
leaves the premises, we put rigourous quality assurance procedures throughout the process.

Each file is checked and approved by the pre-press manager before leaving the desktop
All halftone works are soft proofed after applying the relevant colour profile
Each plate has to qualify a plate exposure test before reaching the pressroom
Every job has to get approved by a supervisor referring to standard ink density values for process
colours and LAB values for spot colours before running for bulk
Short runs are meticulously reviewed and authenticated for consistency in print and finishing
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Print, Pack and Dispatch. Taking worry off your desk!

Mailing
& Distribution

Be it a delivery of a few corporate

profiles to your peers, country-
wide registered mail of your annual
reports to your shareholders
or the distribution of your mail ord
er catalogue to a million
subscribers around the globe , our
vast experience gives you the
Vantage Mailing & Distribution Services
most authentic and competitive
solutions worldwide.
Packaging
Just supply us with your target da Organizing postal schedules
tabase and we will
take it on from there. Refining address list for maximum impact
Addressing and personalization
Enclosing and sorting
Stuffing and sealing
Dispatch & Delivery Reports
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Commercial Print
Our Print Safari - Turning prints into exceptional communication experience

Whether you are looking for an introductory one-page leaflet or a

thousand-page catalogue, rest assured that your print investment is
solid at Vantage. No print job is too big; no requirement too complex.
Be it only a pre-press to print job or a complete package from
concept to delivery, when you partner with Vantage, you turn to tap
into a single source for all your printing scopes.

Whether catalogues, magazines, brochures, POS or all of the above, the

needs of your audience rule as we craft messaging and design. In case
you hand over your designed project, we take it on from there and
give you all of the following and more:

Content and image analysis

Design improvement where required
Colour correction
Pre flighting
Soft/Digital proofing
Approval by you
Print

Imagine a facility where you have the privilege to reshoot your

product, correct it, incorporate the last minute changes, proof it, get
the plates made and give go ahead for the final print - all under one
roof and in less than an hour.
Need a quality-focused,
responsive partner for packaging?
Is speed to market important
to you? Need delivery access
around the globe? Looking for
standard colour throughout your
packaging?
Look no more... Vantage is
just the right tablet for your
packaging headaches.
For more than 16 years we
have helped various industries
to add value to their products.
From developing new brands
to maintaining the established
identities, we master in
keeping the integrity of your
brand through state-of-the-art
software and workflow running
throughout the process.
Our team of experts helps you
develop the right formula that
creates interest, sparks curiosity
and builds trust in your printed
pieces through the best choice
of material and technology.
Successful packaging that creates interest, sparks curiosity and builds trust....in less than 3 seconds
99% accurate colours – in harmony with your brand line all around
the globe
Vantage is an ‘Customized colour profiles’ give us precise control over printing
approved supplier of the same job on different materials and have the same very results
packaging materials
for more than 40
Spectrophotometric analysis of colour applied on any material like
International brands
fabric, plastic or paper gives us the exact LAB values to reproduce
your products in exact manner during halftone reproductions
Forget manual processes as our automated swatch matching
application gives you the exact RGB ratios while making
comparisons
Automated job tracking system, professionally kept digital and
physical data along with printed samples ensures smooth repeat
runs
Calibrated digital workflow allows us to submit remote proofs on
your desktop anywhere in the world that present exact colours of
your job
Being direct importer and stockist of a variety of paper and board,
Vantage offers consistent supply line for your packaging needs
Packaging
 44 First awards on Corporate Creatives in 16 years
(Annual Report, Brochure and Calendar category)

Corporate Creatives
Say something about your business. Nice & profound
From annual reports to brochures to direct mail, point-of-sales to giveaways, the print medium
continues to be an important part of any marketing mix. We make sure it is unmatched,
unconventional, strategic and meaningful to both your business objectives and targets. We
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collaborate with your internal departments and act as an extension of your business to produce
most creative corporate accessories through turnkey solutions.

Corporate Documents – Annual Reports, Corporate Identity Manuals, Corporate Profiles

Marketing and Public Relations Materials – Direct mail, Newsletters, Posters, Fliers, Brochures
GiveAways – Calendars, Diaries, Planners and more
A few of the best seller brands, we are proud to be associated with...
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None of us is as smart as all of us

ts.
with no layers, more creativity and real resul
“Vantage is a true client-printer partnership
”
partners to explore newer possibilities together.
We welcome you to take your seat as our new

Bashir A. Shabbar
Chairman

Vantage Pressroom Staff, Night Shift 2008 Adnan Bashir

CEO
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28 N, Industrial Area, Gulberg ll, Lahore - Pakistan

Tel +92 42 576 5001-5 Fax +92 42 575 7586
Email : info@vantageprinters.com