15/08/2014
A. Description of Firm and Qualifications:
Jagadamba Press has been in continuous operation since 1961 from its own premises at Patan Dhoka, Lalitpur. Ever since its letter press days the printing facility of Jagadamba has been known for the quality of its production: books, magazines and jobs of major Nepali business houses.
Jagadamba Press embarked on major modernization drive in 1988 with the induction of two single colour Adast Dominant presses as well as camera plate maker section and desk-topping unit.
Jagadamba soon became renowned for its international quality for clients including Ncell, UNICEF, UNDP, GIZ, UDLE, Save the children, Chelsea Academy, IFES, IUCN, ICIMOD, Room to Read ,SNV Nepal, Helvetas ,Good Neighbours, and publication of Himalmedia: Himal Khabarpatrika, Nepali Times, Himal South Asian. The press has also produced books such as Jan Salter and Harka Gurung’s Faces of Nepal, Bhim Subbha’s Himalayan Waters, the third edition of Toni Hagen’s Nepal as well as nepa-laya’s A People War, Never Again, Palpasa Cafe, Binod Chaudhary, Fulko Aankhama etc.
Jagadamba Press has now moved on towards its further developments by having its own premises including the press building at Dhapakhel-01, Hatiban with Nepal’s only Toshiba Heat-set Web machine capable of printing 35,000 impressions per hour.
In 2008, Jagadamba added the state-of-the-art Mitsubishi 3000 LS Diamond press with five colour units and online coating. Customer satisfaction with the new machine is very high as awareness in spreading in the market about the need for coated surfaces for covers and colour prints.
Jagadamba has also added a thermal Lamination for glossy and matted covers, as well as a spot varnishing unit that is increasingly popular with customers.
Jagadamba also has in house editing, design and layout facilities in both English and Nepali. The press does turnkey jobs for clients in Nepal and abroad. In 2008, Jagadamba has partnered with CTP Nepal which has moved its modern computer-to-plate equipment to within the Jagadamba premises.
