The deal, which was officially announced at Ipex, will enable Leach Colour to boost productivity on jobs such as wide-format wall graphics for museums and retailers.

Managing director Richard Leach said that the Kongsberg i-XP44 met the company's requirements for a speedy but high-quality cutting table.

He said: "We have made this investment to help expand and streamline our business to increase capacity. We plan to run the two tables side-by-side, 16 hours a day. The incredible speed of the i-XP44, matched with the milling, cutting and creasing abilities of the i-cut tools, will give us maximum efficiency and output."

Leach Colour supplies large-format posters, signage and wall graphics to the retail, museum, exhibition and interiors sectors. It was founded in the late 1800s. In 2008, it won a Queen's Award for its Stik magnetic graphic display system.