our technology

We have the technology to offer sophisticated and accurate colour proofing and fast turn around, high quality printing. It’s an ongoing investment. We operate in a dynamic industry and we are constantly evolving our equipment to provide the most cost effective solutions for you. Our state of the art machinery means that we also require a significant investment in our other asset – our people. An ongoing in-house staff training programme ensures that our staff maintain a high level of technical expertise.

What we have

• G5 Macintosh computers
• CTP Topsetter
• CD74LX-F – F & C format presses
• CD74P – F & C format presses
• SM52 5 colour
• SM52 2 colour
• SM52 1 colour
• Heidelberg Cylinder
• Letterpress/Platen
• MBO multi directional folder
• Muller Martini collator
• Full service hand finishing department.

Pre Press
G5 Macintosh computers platform
We use new generation Apple computers with the latest software.

CTP (computer to plate)
Our advanced Signa workstations ensure high quality, first generation imaging of plate for printing. This system includes a 3 unit automatic plate loading facility to guarantee seamless transitioning from business forms to sheet fed requirements. Huge reductions in lead times have been achieved with this technology, resulting in the meeting of deadlines that were previously impossible.

Print

CD74LX – F & C format presses
Oversize A2, 5 colour plus Aqueous coating tower. These presses are used for all long and short run, high quality and special finishing work, annual reports, posters brochures etc.

SM52 presses
A3, 5 colour and 1 colour. These machines are used for all business card printing, tax invoices, letterheads, comp slips, envelopes, numbering and imprinting.

Heidelberg Cylinder
For perforating and all general die-cutting work.

Letterpress/Platen
For all die-cutting, crash numbering, blind embossing/debossing and foil printing.

Print Finishing

MBO multi directional folders.
This machine is used for all configurations of folds, whether map folding or signature folding for all bookwork.

Muller Martini collator
This 6 station collator and saddle stitching machine with cover feeder can produce most configurations of stitch requirements, from an 8pp saddle stitched document through to a 96pp plus cover saddle-stitched document.

Full service hand finishing department.
This department can handle anything from a 6 station multi collator to stab stitched purchase order books with taped spines through to bound and glued pads.