Holywell Press has added on demand book production to its service portfolio following investment in a Horizon BQ270V single clamp perfect binder from Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS).
Managing director, Ben Burrows, said, ‘The market place is changing and we are seeing more interest in short run reports and perfect bound books. To be in that arena you need to provide a very good service. We were able to offer that with our trade finisher but when that shut down we had to bring the capability in house.’
The Oxford-based commercial printer is also considering establishing an online ordering platform having seen the capabilities of its new machine. Mr Burrows explained, ‘We had the software and now with the binder this [online ordering] is something we can look more closely at. A lot of our customers still like us to go and see them but with an online service we can also cater for those that prefer to upload work themselves. It is important to give the customer a choice.’
By bringing these abilities in house the company is able to take more control over the price and availability of finished work. Mr Burrows added, ‘Minimum order costs were creeping up and we had to consider transportation times to and from the finisher. Now we have control of that making it possible to offer a same-day service. The improvements may also help customers opt for perfect binding rather than wire or comb binding.’
