The organisation, which offers litho and digital printing services and provides career training opportunities for disabled and vulnerable adults, made the investment to enhance the quality and efficiency of its pre-press.

The decision to move to CTP was also the result of a desire to promote its environmental credentials.

Stacey Gillott, chief executive of the Pelican Trust, said: "We are seeing significant reduction in production makeready times and are delighted with the increased quality being achieved on press."