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10 Things I’ve Learned…

Writing a blog has been on my to do list for more than a year so, to mark my two-year anniversary at XIC, I’m finally putting ‘pen to paper’. Not sure whether I should admit it’s 9.30pm on a Tuesday evening as I type… I suppose it’s an indication of how much I’m enjoying working at XIC! I love the buzz of such a fast-paced industry and I’m grateful that Aberdeen seems to have picked up from the oil downturn (with the exception of the dip on Monday). Anyway, I thought it’d be quite fitting to write about some of the things

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Service Centre

Tight turnarounds are a speciality at XIC – there’s often only a small period of time between your first point of contact and receipt of your completed project.  Ever wondered about the activity that takes place in between? Wonder no more… One of our front office team takes your enquiry by ‘phone. Email requests arrive in a central enquiry folder monitored by four of our team. We agree the work scope then produce an estimate using our management information software. A job ticket is produced from the estimate structure; after checking, this is booked in with our production department for

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Safety Expo: From Tayside to 2017

Our first Safety Expo Tayside took place in October last year. This event, which we run in partnership with leading safety industry specialist AquaTerra, was held in Dundee. As well as the new venue, the Safety Expo Tayside had a new format and audience group. The purpose In keeping with the ethos of the Aberdeen-based Safety Expo, the purpose of the Safety Expo Tayside was to bring smaller niche health and safety specialists under one roof and showcase their expertise to local companies. The venue We were delighted to work with Dundee & Angus College to host the Safety Expo

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New year, fresh focus: Your streamlined XIC

2017 is well and truly underway – and we’re off to a flying start! Those of you who like to visit our online home at www.xic.com may have noticed that we have a new and exciting website in place. Not only has the appearance of our website changed, we’ve also restructured it to focus on our three core services: design, print and digital. If you enjoy the advice-led articles in Exceed, check out the blog section of our new website for even more hints and tips. It’s not just our virtual space that’s had an overhaul: XIC HQ now boasts

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The Future of Print – Today

Turning 30 is pretty special, so the team at XIC decided to treat ourselves – and our customers – to a very sizeable present. At the start of our anniversary year, XIC took delivery of new RICOH digital printing presses, offering the very latest in digital print technology. So what does that mean for you? In a nutshell, the new machines offer a whole host of benefits relating to speed, quality, versatility and – the big one – cost. “Our new digital press technology completely replaced XIC’s former fleet and has revolutionised our print offering. It represents a major investment

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