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		Metropolitan’s primary goal is to quickly and efficiently handle all of your printing needs. With commercial web and sheet fed presses, we are able to cost effectively print anything from business forms and mailers to brochures and books. We also litho, jet, and flexo print custom envelopes. With the capabilities to print labels and plastic cards as well as those listed above, we truly are a single source provider for all your printing needs. Along with our printing capacity, we have a full compliment of electronic prepress and bindery equipment to streamline the production process, therefore saving you time and money! Carrier Process As is the case with the card process above, Metropolitan will work with you to determine needs with regard to type, quantity, budget, the design element, proofing, print production and fulfillment (any encoding, bar coding, attaching of the card to the proper carrier), handling, packing and shipping to the designated location, customer and/or for warehousing. We are a leading provider of card carriers to the industry and can offer more options than any other company by utilizing our capabilities and experience. With us producing and managing both the card production and card/carrier processes this helps ensure quality, cost efficiency and that the assigned timeline and needs are met. What are our color production capabilities 4/1, 4/2, 4/4, etc…? We can produce any variation of color production at anytime to meet your needs.
				What type of card carriers are available? With our capabilities and experience, we can design and supply virtually any size, shape, color production combination carrier on the market today or work with you create something new. With our vast array of equipment which includes commercial sheet, half web, full web; we can produce printed carriers with up to as many as twelve colors. Choosing the right carrier or item for a successful program entails many factors. There is a vast range of different types of card carriers in the retail and service industries today. Over the years what we have found is that many factors such as a company’s environment, customer demographics, objectives, budget and promotional plans can influence the decision on what to use. Our objective is to work with you to determine what the best combination of card related products, marketing and promotions should be used to support the overall program/brand objectives. We know from our direct experience that, for instance, some of the most successful card programs in the market today, use or make available a very simple carrier, card envelop or sleeve. You may choose to channel energies and dollars towards branding, marketing, advertising and promotions tied to purchase of their products and/or their gift stored-value cards.