Printing
From business cards to brochures, order your next print at Quality Press. Home of the fastest printers in the west.
Your trusted commercial printing company in Western Australia.
Your trusted commercial printing company in Western Australia.
Many pieces of the puzzle need to come together to be an environmentally responsible company. In printing, sustainability is about the social, environmental and resource-conscious practices we use to meet today’s needs while creating better outcomes for future generations. It’s about much more than simply using recycled paper.
At Quality Press, sustainability is an ongoing journey, not a checklist. We’re committed to continually improving the way we work, considering the impact of our decisions across our entire supply chain and making sustainability an important part of every business decision.
Our upgraded solar power system is expected to generate approximately 590,000 kWh of electricity each year once fully operational. This represents a substantial increase in our current solar energy output and will enable us to generate more of our electricity from a clean, renewable source.
The project has been committed to and is currently pending grid-connection approval. Installation and commissioning will proceed once approval has been finalised.
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Our commitment to sustainability is independently verified, not just claimed. We meet recognised international standards that provide confidence in the quality, integrity and impact of our approach.
Our starting point was to develop the world’s best practice processes in our manufacturing. Quality Press holds ISO 14001:2015 certification, audited and registered by Intertek SAI Global, covering our commercial large-format offset multi-colour printing services to corporate, government and advertising agency clients.
This is a materially stronger claim than simply being “environmentally conscious”. It means our environmental impacts are formally identified, monitored and managed through a structured system, with defined objectives, operational controls and regular independent audits. Every aspect of our environmental performance is subject to continual improvement, measured against international standards and legislative requirements, giving our employees, customers and stakeholders genuine, verifiable assurance.
Alongside our environmental certification, Quality Press also holds ISO 9001:2015 certification for Quality Management, covering the same scope of services. This confirms that our production processes, from prepress through to finished product, are governed by a formal quality management system with consistent standards, documented procedures and ongoing performance review.
Together, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 certification mean that both the environmental impact and the quality of every job leaving our factory are independently assessed and continually improved, not simply assumed.
Quality Press holds a single-site Chain of Custody certificate under FSC-STD-40-004, independently audited by SCS Global Services (Trademark Licence Code: FSC-C111891). The certificate covers the production of printed materials and cardboard packaging using the transfer system.
FSC® Chain of Custody certification tracks forest-based material from the forest (or, for recycled content, the recovery site) through every stage of processing and production to the finished product. It confirms that FSC®-certified and recycled material is properly identified and kept separate from uncertified material at every point in our supply chain so that any FSC® claim on a finished job can be trusted. Our certification covers two label claims:
If your project is printed on FSC®-certified stock, it may be eligible to carry the appropriate FSC® trademark label. FSC® trademarks can only be applied by certified organisations in accordance with FSC® trademark requirements. As an FSC®-certified printer, Quality Press can advise on suitable certified paper options and, where applicable, correctly apply the FSC® trademark label to your printed material in line with FSC® requirements. Our experienced sales team will guide you through the available options and manage the process end to end.
You can read more about FSC® and what certification represents at fsc.org.
From certified environmental management to vegetable-based inks and FSC®-certified stock, sustainability shapes every job we produce. Talk to our friendly team about your next print project.
Our production processes are rigorously tested under our certified Environmental Management System to achieve continual decreases in our environmental footprint.
We use advanced computer-to-plate (CTP) technology, which eliminates the need for film and harmful chemicals in the prepress process.
We use vegetable-based inks. Traditional printing inks are mineral-solvent based and contribute to greenhouse gas emissions; ours are made from renewable sources, with soy and linseed oil as key ingredients.
The paper we use is either recycled or sourced from sustainable, internationally accredited, well-managed forests.
We recycle approximately 40 tonnes of waste every week, made up of metal plates, paper offcuts, plastic, cardboard and timber pallets. Installed BioMax water tanks allow us to reuse cleaned wastewater in our gardens.
Our printing process is alcohol-free. We do not use the isopropyl alcohol found in fountain solutions, itself a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.
We currently generate approximately 25% of our total energy consumption from a 130kW rooftop solar system. We have committed to expanding this to approximately 350kW of capacity, more than doubling our on-site solar generation, pending grid-connection approval.
LED lighting installed throughout our factory has reduced our energy usage by 70%.
