Order boon for Bobst

Starfold buyers include The Boxshop in East Kilbride and Offset Productions in Kent, which ordered a Starfold at the end of September to join its Asitrade Foliostar laminator and Bobst SPeria die-cutter.

Bobst has also sold three Alpina II gluers and one Mistral mid-range gluer as well as several peripheral units, including a high-speed Cartonpack GT automatic packing unit.

Bobst product manager Lee Alton attributed the sales to the "new technologies" on offer and the company's "track record on service".

"Bobst has a very loyal customer base, but when plants are new to our gluers, there has to be a reason for them to change from the brand they currently use," he said.

Bobst is revamping its training centre in Redditch, which will also act as a resource centre for customers.