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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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