Enthusiasm and energy of individuals often create added value to the community that would otherwise not be expected in some environments. It was exactly this kind of energy that was needed for the Roland DG creative center to open its doors in Prijedor. At first glance, Prijedor is not an economic or political center, but on the other hand, it is a real geographical center. Within a radius of 300 kilometers, we can place all the power centers of the former state from Ljubljana, Zagreb, Sarajevo and Belgrade, as well as most of the Adriatic coast, from Split to Trieste.
“The Roland DG Creative Center is the only one of its kind in this region. It will bring Roland DG products closer to the printing community, as well as the dental community, and enable continuous work on the education of new and existing customers,” commented Slobodan Baltic, owner of the Carlos Signs company.
“I started my business back in 2000 in a basement room of 5m2, as a small workshop for making advertisements and signs. I never dreamed that I would reach this kind of business as it is today. Due to circumstances, the business slowly transitioned into the sale of the machines we used. After some time, we became the official partners of Roland DG for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and DGSHAPE for the Western Balkans, and it simply could not be stopped. My dream was to create a presentation space like this where we can show the latest achievements from Roland DG at any time. We had a clear vision and mission at the beginning – to be the leading regional distributor of the largest and best-known brands in the field of digital technologies in the graphic industry with an emphasis on the range of the Roland DG Digital Printing brand and DGSHAPE of the Roland Company Dental Program, and with the completion of this project, my mission is approaching realization”, said Mr. Baltic.
How long have you been implementing Roland technology in our production facilities and what have been the experiences?
Our focus is BiH. You yourself know that it is a small market. Sometimes I joke that there are as many of us in BiH as in two skyscrapers in China. I admire myself that almost every year we manage to market new printer models from Roland DG. The competition is big and the market is small. When we started, the machines had a much higher price and not everyone could start the digital printing business. Today it is much easier because there are certain models from ROLAND DG such as the BN2-20 print&cut machine, BD-8 UV printer and BY-20 DTF printer where with a small investment the user can start a business and meet the market’s demands, and in a few years upgrade with large format printers. In the meantime, Roland introduced the DGEXPRESS series of printers to the market, which is specifically intended for markets with less purchasing power and, along with the lower price of technology, also brings to the market a lower price of ink. So today it is much easier to enter the world of digital printing. The breath of technologies offered by Roland DG today enables creative individuals to turn their imaginations into reality. We had several examples where our start-up customers started with small printers, and today they are serious regional digital printers.
How much easier will the new Roland DG creative center make your work and communication with customers?
Now it is easier to communicate because we have almost all the latest models of machines from the Roland DG range. Potential customers now have the opportunity to test various types of materials on Roland DG machines on site. They can also educate themselves on them before buying and analyze the best equipment for their printing house.
I would also like to take the opportunity to thank all our existing users for visiting. They made the opening of the new showroom more beautiful, and I was happier, because seeing all these people is a great satisfaction for me to move on and dedicate myself even more to improvement and customer support. At the same time, I would like to invite all potential customers to visit us and be our guests, because the showroom is intended for one-on-one presentations, because then we can fully devote ourselves to the potential customer and fulfill all his wishes and requirements.
