Kingfisher buys in Heidelberg finishing kit
Kingfisher Print has claimed its growing client base has led to a 20% increase in turnover over the last 12 months, driving it to invest in a Heidelberg Stitchmaster and Stahlfolder.
The Totnes, Devon-based litho printer has experienced a near 200% jump in turnover to £2.75m over the past five years since it invested in its last stitcher, a Muller Martini Presto.
Kingfisher managing director Ross Bellotti told printweek.com that the Stitchmaster ST350 saddlestitcher had arrived at a time when "we needed to increase throughput and efficiency".
He added that the 35-staff firm had struggled to fill a skills gap in its bindery and that the Stitchmaster, which requires only a single tool for most adjustments, "had gone some way to improving the situation".
The 26-year-old firm has also invested in a Ti 52 buckle model Stahlfolder, which it will use to finish brochure work for an organic food company, "which has grown massively".
Source: www.printweek.com - News
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