The Color Company has invested in a Foliant multi-functional inprinting unit from IFS. The commercial printer, based in London, has retrofitted the unit onto its Foliant Vega laminator.

The company, which has branches across London, produces digital work on Xerox systems including a 180, 3100 and an Iridesse. Its clients include the NHS, John Lewis, Royal Mail, Wells Fargo and Tiffany & Co.

‘We wanted to offer different services to our customers,’ explained business development manager Dan Skeen. ‘We have a foiler on a different system in our Bromley By Bow site which was proving to be very successful. We had already invested in the Foliant laminator and so adding the foiling unit was a quick and easy option.’ 

The inprinting unit is intended to make foiling and spot varnish fast and affordable for short run and personalised print. It applies foil or varnish to a pre-printed black toner, the sheet can then be reprinted mono or four colour. It runs a wide range of colours including gold, silver, red and green and a clear gloss for spot varnish.

The Color Company, which also has a wide-format facility in Birmingham and two offices in the USA, will install the new unit at its main base in Mayfair. ‘We had a great service from IFS,’ Mr Skeen finished. ‘It went in smoothly and is perfectly timed for the festive season. The fact it is a digital process means the work can be turned around in just a few hours. It has already paid for itself!’