Northamptonshire firm Stanley L Hunt Printers no longer needs to outsource digital print work, having installed a Linoprint C751 press supplied by Heidelberg.
Linda Watts, managing director of the Rushden plant, said: ‘We already have B1 to B3 presses, a studio with CTP, comprehensive binding facilities, storage and distribution here. However, we have seen that there is a demand for short run quality work and digital printing, without the additional cost of platemaking, providing a price competitive option. We want the flexibility to offer our clients the broadest package.’
The C 51 press is now installed and signed off and the company said it’s pleased with the quality and efficiency it is providing. It researched the market before making its buying decision but said there was a bias towards Heidelberg.
‘If Heidelberg says this machine is good, it will be. We trust Heidelberg intrinsically,’ said Ms Watts. ‘The pressroom manager is very pleased with the Linoprint and already we have used it in conjunction with our litho presses. The Linoprint output the covers with text produced on our Speedmaster SM 102, combined and stitched in our finishing facility.’
As well as meeting the needs of existing customers from Edinburgh to Southampton and all points between, the company has undertaken a local advertising campaign and has had a good response.
Local newspaper advertising and roundabout signage promotes the idea that quality print is no longer out of everyone’s reach. Stanley L Hunt Printers has been in business since 1916 and one of its original customers, The London City Mission, is still a client.
Contact: www.uk.heidelberg.com
