(L-R) Gordon Morrow, digital development manager and Jamie McMinnis, digital director
Minprint, a well-established design and production company based in Belfast purchased the first HP FB700 in Northern Ireland from wide format supplier, Reprocentre.
The company already produce a huge variety of printed material for customers including promotional products, signage, exhibition stands and banners, and the HP FB700 will enable them to expand into new markets.
Jamie McMinnis, digital director commented, ‘This is a significant investment for us. We decided some months ago that we would expand our product offering and produce more specialist packaging and point of sale material. We needed to purchase a machine that had a high level of productivity and versatility and would provide a long-term solution for our business. The HP FB700 was the one that came out top for us. We can print on a wide variety of rigid or flexible media such as Correx, Forex, composites, banners, vinyls, display films and even wood.’
Mr McMinnis continued, ‘The HP flatbed was coming pretty high on the list of our options and Reprocentre advised us to go and view the product in the flesh. We went to the HP demonstration centre in Barcelona and were overwhelmed with the experience. The team guided us through the whole process and we were able to test the product first hand. We were delighted with the quality and speed of the machine.’
With several election campaigns coming up in Northern Ireland this year, the company is expecting to be extremely busy producing signs, banners, leaflets and other promotional items for the political campaigns. The HP FB700 complements the equipment it already has in-house and will ensure rapid production of the materials required.
Gordon Morrow, digital development manager is project managing the HP FB700 installation, he said, ‘These are very exciting times for Minprint, we have a superb client base and workforce keen to test the wide selection of materials and products the new FB700 offers. We’ve already seen some great results from the new press and look forward to showing our customers the quality and clarity of the print.’
Initially, Minprint plans to promote the new products it can now produce with the HP FB700 to its existing customers, who are made up of a diverse range of companies from multinational blue-chip organisations to small independent companies. Specific market sectors Minprint will target include the retail and security markets.
