Roland R500 running at NW Printers

14 December 2004

The UKs first MAN Roland R500 B2 Press is up and running at Gateshead-based NW Printers.

"We are over the moon with it," said managing director John Bamborough.

The 18,000sph machine came in the nick of time for the for the firm, which was founded in 1925 by Bamborough's grandfather. "We had to run live jobs during the training sessions though because we are just so busy at the moment," he said.

The firm specified its straight B2 five-colour with coater and extended delivery at Drupa in May. "It means that we can handle the sheets as soon as they're printed," added Bamborough.

Story by Darryl Danielli

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