(L-R) Gary Monaghan, technical sales IFS, with Barry Pearson, Expert Print managing director, and the Horizon SPF/FC-200A stitch/fold/trim line
Doncaster-based Expert Print has invested in a Horizon SPF/FC-200A stitch/fold/trim line supplied by Intelligent Finishing Systems.
The 4500 bph JDF-ready Horizon SPF/FC-200A features a 200 programme job memory storage for instant recall, a touch screen for job set up and a 10 station VAC-Turbo 1000 PowerCollator. The new unit will run alongside an existing Muller Martini line.
Barry Pearson, managing director of the general commercial printer, is confident the system will prove to be a profitable addition to the operation’s post press department.
‘Our aim is to offer our customers the best service,’ Mr Pearson, managing director explained. ‘We want to say yes and they only want to hear yes. That is why we try to have two of everything. Customers don’t want to hear a job is going to be late because this stopped working or that spare part is on its way. All customers want is a fast, high quality service.’
It is this approach that has led Mr Pearson to deliver all types of print run lengths with his lithe presses, ‘I run two Heidelberg SpeedMasters and the set up can be completed in minutes. I know the quality is good so then I just need to decide whether the print run is profitable. As long as customers get good quality work in the timeframe they require they will keep coming back.’
‘We had one customer that placed an order for 1,000 booklets on a Monday for delivery a few hours away on Wednesday. That put the pressure on but now we can be more flexible knowing that we can produce the work quicker.’
Mr Pearson established the firm five years ago with a letterpress after distributing leaflets and seeing the demand for a design and print work. Today the business has 25 employees and a £4 million turnover.
