"We are already beginning to see the benefits and over the next two years aim to increase turnover from 1.8m to 3m," said managing director Duarte Goncalves.

The new press gave DXG Media the flexibility to run a range of paper stocks in weights from 60gsm to 500gsm. He said the firm had notched up bigger and more lucrative contracts.

It also improved speed and efficiency when it came to changing jobs and stocks at the Stockport company, thanks in part to the press' CP2000 and CIP4 links.

DXG Media aims to increase the size of its recently bought office from 300m2 to 850m2. Bank of Scotland helped fund the Heidelberg press.