London financial print specialist Kube Print is on target for 20% growth following a £400,000 investment that includes a BQ470 Horizon four-clamp perfect binder from Intelligent Finishing Systems.
‘We are producing a lot more financial print,’ explained Adam Frost, managing director. ‘Digital run lengths are increasing and the new binder will help us meet demand for that and also enable us to bring litho perfect binding in-house.’
The investment programme, which is hoped will help the £3.7m turnover business grow by more than 20% to £4.5m within a year, includes two Ricoh ProC901 digital printing presses. They support the existing HP Indigos – a 5500 and a 3050 – and Oces – 2 x VP6200s and a 2110.
As for the impact the new Horizon BQ470 has made Mr Frost commented, ‘It is one of the best decisions we have made. It is already justifying itself. We expect to see ROI in two years – as long as the economy continues to improve.’
Running at 1,350 cph, the Horizon BQ470 offers fully automated set-up through the intuitive icon based LCD touchscreen to produce books up to 65 mm thick. It is equipped with two large application rollers for strong, high-quality binds and a separate side glue tank for added flexibility.
