The Maidstone, Kent-based business specialises in the manufacture and supply of full-colour digital transfers that can be applied to a wide range of thermoplastic mouldings, plastic products, glass and ceramics.

According to David Hitch, managing director of the family owned business, the company made the investment due to advances in digital technology and changing requirements at the firm.

"We spoke with Xeikon in some detail about the product that we needed for our business and they worked with us on adapting the Xeikon 3000 to our specific needs, such as handling lightweight substrates," he added.

The 3000 model offers top printing speeds of 9.6m a minute at resolutions of 1,200dpi, compared to a top output rate of 19.2m a minute on Xeikon's 3300 machine.

It can handle a range of substrates, including materials such as self-adhesive films, opaque foils and textile transfers.

"You could argue the main thing we are selling is our experience. Having been in the business of transferring images to many products for more than 30 years, we like to think that we have a pretty good understanding of what the market needs by now," Hitch added.