Trelleborg raises 2,000 euros for The Printing Charity

Trelleborg, a manufacturer of printing blankets, has raised 2,000 euros for national UK charity, The Printing Charity, by auctioning off a series of artworks which were developed for the company by young, aspiring Dutch and German artists and displayed at its stand at Drupa 2012.

Named the ‘Institute of Contemporary Print’, the company’s stand at the show featured ‘The Masters’ Collection’, a compilation of artworks produced specifically to showcase modern interpretations of some of the world’s most famous pieces of art, while demonstrating the capabilities of Trelleborg’s printing blankets on virtually any substrate.

The Institute also staged the show’s first live interactive mosaic, created on-stand from portraits of attendees and photographs uploaded to the Institute’s website.

Thomas Linkenheil, managing director of Trelleborg Printing Solutions, commented: ‘Our Masters’ Collection consisted of reproductions of some of the world’s most famous and distinctive works of art, created using Trelleborg printing blankets, which on a wide range of different substrates, including plastic, paper, cardboard and even 3D print, is no mean feat!

‘So, with so many great pieces of artwork being created and displayed, we really couldn’t let them go to waste. For every bid we received, Trelleborg made a donation to The Printing Charity, a cause close to our hearts.

‘I would like to personally extend a massive thank you to all those that not only uploaded their images to help form the on stand interactive montage, but more importantly, to those that took part in the auction, without whom, we wouldn’t have been able to raise such a substantial amount of money for such a worthy cause.’

Stephen Gilbert, chief executive of The Printing Charity, said: ‘With so many people out of work due to the continuing difficult economic crisis, there are perhaps more individuals than ever before across the print, publishing and graphic arts industries that require our assistance. It is only with such generosity we are able to reach out to those that need it most.’

Also known as The Printers’ Charitable Corporation, The Printing Charity was set up in London in 1827, to provide financial assistance and support to those in print and the allied trades suffering in times of hardship.

The Printing Charity helps people of all ages who work or have worked for a minimum of five years for any organization that produces a printed output, as well as their dependent family members. It also owns and run two sheltered housing schemes for retired printers. In the last three years alone The Printing Charity has given away GBP £1 million to people who have applied for help.

Pictured: Bob Whitney, sales area manager at Trelleborg, greets Stephen Gilbert, chief executive of The Printing Charity

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