How Mann & Co.'s GMI Printer Essentials Program Gets Packaging Printers Certification-Ready Faster
If you're a packaging printer chasing contracts with big-box retailers, you already know the deal: no GMI certification, no shot at printing for names like Home Depot or Target. Those retailers require it so the manufacturers' packaging maintains exact brand color consistency across every store and region, preventing mismatched product that leads to shelf rejections, returns, or lost sales.
Most printers new to GMI waste months — and thousands in reprints and delays — trying to figure out the requirements on their own. Misunderstandings about test forms, measurement protocols, PQA documentation, or ongoing compliance controls lead to failed submissions and frustration.
Mann & Co.'s GMI Printer Essentials program fixes that. It's expert-led live Zoom consulting designed specifically to onboard your team and get you submission-ready fast — typically in 6–8 weeks — without the guesswork.
This is the complete pre-certification package that takes you from “Where do we even start?” to a strong, compliant GMI submission packet that passes review the first time.
Here’s exactly what the program delivers:
Live Zoom sessions tailored to your pressroom, substrates, and current capabilities
Full walkthrough of GMI requirements — initial assessment, task assignment, process flow charts, press sheet preparation, and PQA packet creation
Custom timelines, checklists, and downloadable resources your team can keep and reuse
Hands-on guidance running mock test forms and interpreting results
Clear explanation of ongoing compliance commitments (regular verification prints, process controls, etc.) so certification doesn’t slip after you earn it
Direct prep for submission to SGS & Co. (GMI) with the highest possible chance of first-pass approval
Recent participants — mid-sized folding carton and label printers — have gone from zero GMI experience to submission-ready in as little as six weeks, then achieved full certification shortly after their first official submission.
Ready to become GMI certified and stop losing retail packaging contracts?
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