We needed a high-productivity B1 and B2 machine to meet demand, said Chris Brown, head of finance, IT and pre-press at parent Sterling Finance.
The PlateRite, supplied by Litho Supplies, produces 20 plates an hour and has a single auto loader. It joins a FlatRite 1050 and Screen imagesetters.
Positive Images, based in Wimbledon, bought a Screen PlateRite 4000 B2 machine at Ipex. The buy from Bousfield is its first foray into CTP and the firm wants to up capacity by almost a third within a year.
Director Danny Sullivan aims to add monthly magazines to its existing work for health and leisure clients.
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