2009
BarkerBlue CEO Gene Klein was recently featured in the October edition of McGraw-Hill's California Construction magazine.
October 21, 2009
Mr. Klein offered the AEC community tips and advice on how to choose the best document and information manager for their construction projects. His advice is backed by over 30 years in the reprographics industry and his company's history of leading the digital revolution in construction document management.
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2009
The 2009 Partner of the Year was awarded to BarkerBlue Digital Imaging
September 15, 2009
The 2009 Partner of the Year was awarded to BarkerBlue Digital Imaging, which has been making headlines in San Mateo California for more than 50 years. In 2008 alone, BarkerBlue was recognized as Wide-Format Imaging's Shop of the Year, and also acknowledged for its work to fight climate change by the San Mateo Area Chamber of Commerce by receiving the Chamber's second annual Green Business Award. Gene Klein, BarkerBlue CEO remarked, "This award is especially gratifying because ReproMAX is comprised of the most outstanding digital imaging companies in the world. To be singled out as a leader among those organizations so willing to share best practices in technology, business practices, and information management and distribution is very much an honor." |
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2009
BarkerBlue wins Environmental Leadership Award from Congressional Assemblyman
August 14, 2009
BarkerBlue was honored to receive the "Environmental Leadership Award" from California State Assemblyman, Jerry Hill in August.
The award recongizes companies in the California 19th Congressional District that demonstrate their advancement of "green" practices in their business as well as good corporate citizenship. BarkerBlue is the only Bay Area reprographic company to have received this award.
The award commends BarkerBlue "in appreciation of its committment to environmentally-sustainable business practices." BarkerBlue was chosen for environmentally friendly practices such as its use of recycled paper for print events, on-site recycling of paper and electronics, an energy efficient building and its on-site 155 kw solar energy system.
This award follows other recent accolades for BarkerBlue including winning the "Green Business Award" from the San Mateo Chamber of Commerce, Wide Format Imaging's "Shop of the Year - 2009" award and also being recently certified as a "Bay Area Green Business" by San Mateo County.
BarkerBlue thanks Assemblyman Jerry Hill for his recogntion and is proud to be a sustainable part of its community. For more information about Assemblyman Jerry Hill, visit http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a19/
For more information about BarkerBlue's green efforts, visit www.barkergreen.com
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2009
Wide-Format Imaging awards
BarkerBlue "Reprographics Shop of the Year" for 2009
May 12, 2009
"When Gene Klein began working summers in his dad's blue
print shop, little did he know that one day he would be
running one of the leading output fulfillment providers
in the country. For 48 years, the San Mateo, CA-based BarkerBlue
Digital Imaging has been on the cutting edge of technology,
has paved new roads in planroom technology and has led
the sustainable movement in the industry. For their years
of service and dedication, they have been selected by Wide-Format
Imaging as the "Reprographic Shop of the Year for 2009."
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2009
Blueprints Go Green
BarkerBlue Digital, now powered by
the sun, receives Area Chamber Green Business Award
January 15, 2009
San Mateo, CA - BarkerBlue Digital, information manager
and printer for developers, general contractors and design
professionals, will be recognized this evening for its
work to fight climate change by the San Mateo Area Chamber
of Commerce and the City of San Mateo. BarkerBlue was chosen
to receive the Chamber's second annual Green Business
Award for its many efforts to reduce the printer's
environmental impact, the most recent and most visible
of which, a 155 kW solar power system that was installed
in late 2008, is a new landmark for Silicon Valley commuters
on Highway 101 just north of the 3rd Avenue overpass, and
will offset 80 percent of BarkerBlue's electricity
usage...
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2008
BarkerBlue's new solar system is now up and
running
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2008
BLUE has gone GREEN with
recycled paper
BarkerBlue, a leader in environmentally responsible reprographics,
has taken the next big step towards sustainability. As
of October 1st, we're using recyled paper for all your
construction
plans and small documents. The best news, there's no additional
charge for this environmental benefit.
Now, you can be more green, without spending any more green. |
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2008
BarkerBlue goes GREEN with Solar Power
Construction has started on BarkerBlue's $1.5 M solar
array with a completion date of late November, 2008. The
155 kW AC rated solar array, consisting of 856 Sanyo 200HIT
Hybrid solar modules, will cover the entire building plus
an additional solar awning extending over the parking lot.
The system is expected to generate more than 272,000 kilowatt
hours each year of clean power which will provide 80-85%
of the energy needed to power BarkerBlue's facility.
In fact, the system is so large that on holidays and weekends
it will feed power back to PG&E's power grid for general
consumption. Stay tuned for a live web monitor that will
provide "real-time" statics such as the amount
of power generated and the amount being used
at the facility at any time. |
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2007
The Project Document Manager suite of products, powered by ReproMAX, will offer
more efficient project management of the entire workflow process-from design
through the bidding, project management, project closing, and even operations
- the entire lifecycle of a project. Construction documents will be available
online and easily shared with project team members. You can manage your subcontractor
databases, prequalification process, ITB, DD, CD and Bid Packages, RFIs', and
finally CloseOut - all within one powerful tool. |
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2007
BarkerBlue purchases the new Oce TCS 500 color scanner/plotter. Color CAD drawings
can now be scanned and printed as integrated functions. BarkerBlue CEO Gene
Klein: "The reason color makes up less than 1% of the entire AEC wide-format
market is that it takes too long and is just too damn expensive. With this
purchase, we will be able to automate production and cut traditional color
plotting costs by two-thirds." The device is installed, running, and busy! |
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2007
BarkerBlue purchases Oce 6060 superwide-format solvent-ink printer. BarkerBlue
expands its fleet of wide-format output devices by getting an outdoor-rated,
UV-protected imaging technology appropriate for banner materials, films,
and presentation papers. Previously, the company specialized in extensive
indoor graphics. This new device, however, just released from Oce Europe,
also has indoor applications because of its ability to print on high-gloss
material without the second step of lamination. |
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