Everyone at Tasker & Stone is extremely experienced at taking a brief. We know what to ask and when to ask it and we will complete the information quickly and above all, accurately. Alternatively, if you're a registered user you can logon to your Client Space and using Print Management request a quotation. There are useful user prompts to help you complete your enquiry as well as pre-loaded specifications to save you time.

Whichever you choose, we won't bother you with endless follow-up calls. We'll get accurate prices to you quickly, with a workable schedule and we'll deliver your job to the right place, at the right time and at the agreed price.

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Effective and accurate tendering is fundamental to a successful print management relationship. At Tasker & Stone we exploit the benefits of our extensive knowledge and database of suppliers to your best advantage.

Whatever the job, Tasker & Stone has the tools and ability to check prices with a vast range of suppliers and make independent and impartial judgements to ensure we get you the right price, first time, every time.

Consider Tasker & Stone your portal into the entire print industry.

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When you work with Tasker & Stone we give you access to our secure Client Space so you can make full on-line use of our digital asset management system, including image library, artwork templates, print management and archive.

Client Space not only gives you control over your print but also control over your branding. You know where your images are kept, who uses them and how they are used. We consider ourselves custodian of your brand!

Image Library
This is your own on-line store of photography and images. The library is accessible to authorised users in your organisation and the images are downloadable, for use in bespoke artwork and artwork templates. By controlling the source of your imagery you in turn ensure the consistency and style of your printed literature.

Artwork Templates
Ideal for corporate stationery, leaflets etc. Our artwork templates allow individuals within your business to input selected information into variable data fields in order to create personalised artwork that complies with your corporate identity guidelines and maintains brand integrity.

PDF proofs are generated within seconds, for your approval, and revisions are easily made and subsequent PDF proofs can be generated until you are satisfied the artwork is correct. The PDF can be sent to multiple people for their approval and once accepted the proof is automatically converted into a high resolution print ready PDF.

Archive
Saved artworks are secure and available to authorised users in our artwork repository. A full search and select facility means that you can find artwork easily for future use.

What's more, when you need to reprint we can deal with artwork revisions, provide you with a new proof and on approval archive the updated artwork.

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We take no risks with our clients' data or materials.

Tasker & Stone is registered on the Data Protection Register of Data Controllers under the Data Protection Act 1998 (registration number Z9930165) under our company name Tasker & Stone Ltd. All of our mailing house partners are also registered with the Data Protection Act and members of DMA - most are also accredited for secure transactional and statement mailing.

Every batch of data we receive is transferred securely to one of our approved suppliers via a secure ftp web-link or handed over in person at the production briefing stage. Data is backed up and used solely for the mailing for which it is intended and subsequently archived or deleted, as required.

We insist that systems and networks have the highest levels of security and protection. Disaster recovery and contingency plans are reviewed regularly to ensure ongoing robustness.

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Since our incorporation in 1996, we have developed a team of real experts in all areas of print production, storage, distribution and customer service.

Our technical know-how and extensive supplier database combined with our energetic, "CAN- DO" attitude give us an unsurpassed problem-solving, solution-creating, capability that operates as an extension of our clients' own team.

Print Management
From initial enquiry, through production, to final delivery and storage you can do everything on-line. Make an enquiry, view quotes, place a job, check the status of work in progress, review stock levels, request items from stock and obtain proof of delivery - all in one place.

Storage & Distribution
Tasker & Stone's extensive storage facility combined with our flexible and determined approach to get things right, means that we can provide you with an efficient and cost-effective storage and fulfilment solution. Furthermore, we can deliver items anywhere in the world, securely and on time.

In addition, when we store goods for you, authorised users can review and request stock via their Client Space login. "Track & Trace" allows users to monitor consignments, in real-time via links to our network of national and international carriers' so you can check delivery times or obtain proof of delivery, 24-hours a day.

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Tasker & Stone's robust MI system gathers data at every stage of each job and we can subsequently extract this and report to you in a format of your choice. We can consolidate information or dissect and report on minute detail. How and when you want this information, is up to you.

Whether you need numerical information, such as stock usage report, or performance data to benchmark KPI and SLA agreements, the data is readily available and always accessible.

We can consolidate your invoices so regardless of how many jobs are processed in a month, we can generate just one invoice and provide a fully itemised report that simplifies the information for you.

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Tasker & Stone was one of the first print management companies to achieve both quality and environmental management system accreditations ISO 9001:2000 & ISO 14001:2004

We are ideally positioned to advise you on the most efficient process to use and the best environmental practise to follow. What's more, Tasker & Stone is also FSC and PEFC accredited, so we can be absolutely confident that our standards are every bit as high as any of our clients'.

ISO 9001:2000
As an accredited ISO 9001 company, we aim to provide products and services that meet our clients' specifications and timescales in every way.

We regularly review, measure, monitor and analyse our objectives and targets, and we constantly strive for excellence in all areas through a commitment to the training and development of our staff and the development of constructive relationships with our clients and suppliers.

As part of this, our Quality Management System ensures continuing suitability and effectiveness in achieving continual improvement and client satisfaction.

ISO 14001:2004
As an accredited ISO 14001 company, we recognise our responsibility as a provider of print management services, to ensure a safe and healthy workplace.

As with our Quality Management System, we regularly review our Environmental Management System and our objectives to ensure its continuing effectiveness.

We are committed to continual improvement and to minimising the environmental impact of the activities, products and services supplied by Tasker & Stone.

FSC & PEFC
FSC (Forestry Stewardship Council) and PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) schemes enable consumers to trace paper from its roots through to the end user, providing assurance that timber-based products such as paper are manufactured from material sourced from forests certified according to strictly managed standards.

By achieving FSC and PEFC certification, Tasker & Stone has demonstrated its commitment to minimising environmental impact and to increasing socially responsible sourcing and use of natural resources.

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We exploit new ideas and opportunities in products, processes, systems, attitudes and services that improve and add value to our clients.

We transfer existing ideas and embed them in a new setting and we adapt or modify old ideas and ways of working to create positive benefits. We do all this through regular dialogue and collaboration with our clients.

We maintain market intelligence through keeping a constant track on industry developments and we regularly review and monitor prices.

We benchmark prices at regular intervals and we involve clients in the findings. We also assist clients in their own benchmarking exercises.

We regularly review specifications and processes and make any recommendations that will benefit our clients.

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