Me & My

Woodhead: Daco customer service “is absolutely second to none”

Me & my: Daco DF350SR 037 Flex

When Ian Woodhead, managing director of Sudbury, Suffolk-based Anglia Labels, decided to invest in a new piece of equipment to bring more finishing functions in-house he knew exactly where to turn.

Radford: “We’ve seen a big increase in production since we installed it”

Me & my: Komori GL429

When Devon-based commercial printer Hedgerow Print decided to consolidate its warehouse footprint on an industrial estate in Crediton and move from two smaller units into a larger 930sqm premises in...

Beese: Latest purchase is the bee’s knees

Me & my: Titanium 2516

Mike Beese is constantly on the lookout for new opportunities. The managing director of Pontypridd-based DecTek thinks that for companies to survive and indeed thrive in the cutthroat world of...

KM had a very efficient install and set-up

Me & my... Konica Minolta AccurioPress C14000

Since weathering the Covid storm, Spingold has invested in new machinery to keep up with the increased growth in the card game

Hunter: “The speed and ease-of-use is exactly what we need”

Me & My: Horizon BQ-160 PUR perfect binder

Allistair Hunter, managing director of Clacton-on-Sea-based print, direct mail and publishing business The DS Group says that to be successful in the printing industry and enjoy longevity you have to...

Poland: “It’s been a blinding machine and a good addition to our range of equipment"

Me & My: Vivid Laminating Technologies VeloBlade Volta 69+

Brighton-based One Digital had always outsourced die-cutting jobs. It had a sizeable array of equipment in its factory that allowed it to take on all manner of digital and litho work, including a...

Hartley: “Nothing has beaten us yet... touch wood”

Me & My: Boomerang Boomer 6

Since it was founded, 50 or so years ago Newport-based Lexon Group has continuously evolved its business offer. The company started out providing vinyl tax disc holders to the motor industry in...

Christie: “In our opinion, Bobst is the gold standard for foiling machines”

Me & My: Bobst Visionfoil 104

Herbert Walkers’ fourth Bobst hot foiling machine has doubled productivity of embellishment for packaging, its fastest growing sector.

Gilbert: “It’s saving us quite a lot of money”

Me & My: Fujifilm EM Setter

Investing in a new setter and new plates has cut waste, downtime and cost, and increased productivity for Hickling & Squires.

“Intellistart is phenomenal. It’s all hands-off, you just set up the pallets and the machine does the rest”

Me & My: Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75

A Speedmaster update has given Fretwell Print & Direct Mail a productivity boost thanks to a highly automated specification.