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Based across two East Midlands sites, ADS2 Brands is one of the oldest and largest producers of beer dispenser fonts, taps and handles in the world. ADS2 Longborough, located in Sandy, Bedfordshire is the print division of the business and in the past eighteen months, two Fujifilm Acuity Select flatbeds – with Uvijet KV inks in a CMYK plus two white channels configuration – have revolutionised its production of optical logos and changeable beer font shrouds for some of the biggest beverage brands in the world, including Tennent’s, Stella Artois, Heineken and many others.
One of the UK’s largest fabric printers, Northern Flags, is flying the flag with Agfa Graphics having invested in two Agfa print engines and a workflow solution for their new Leeds facility.
Located in Belgrade (Serbia), BG Reklam GmbH, is widely recognized as the go-to provider for high-quality, permanent POP/POS products. The company, which was founded in 2001, now has more than 170 employees and subsidiaries in Vienna and London. BG Reklam considers flexibility to be a key component of the company's success. By handling its entire value chain in house, BG Reklam can respond to demands in the shortest possible amount of time. In an effort to further expand the company's production capacity, BG Reklam recently added a high-performance Zünd G3 XL-3200 cutting system. The configuration included the powerful RM-L 3.6kW router module combined with the fully automated router bit changer ARC.
In recent years, textile and fabric print have emerged as among the key growth areas for print and related companies. With customers becoming ever more ambitious and adventurous with their ideas, it is up to print companies to meet their requirements.
i-Sub has announced that Leicester-based print company, Digital Wordcrafts, has purchased an Agfa Anapurna H3200i LED UV printer and a Zünd G3 XL3200 digital flatbed cutter. The Agfa is replacing Digital Wordcrafts’ Vutek printers and the Zünd G3 is replacing two smaller Zünd machines.
With a history that dates back to 1875, Potts Print (UK) has evolved through the years to become one of the UK's leading print, packaging and direct mail companies. The ability to deliver litho as well as personalised digital print solutions, along with bespoke packaging and direct mail, all with seamless production, storage and distribution services is the result of managerial foresight and a continuous investment strategy that sets the Cramlington Company apart from its competitors.
Founded in 1996 by Kevin Baker and Glenn Andre, Liverpool-based AB Screenprint provides a full range of promotional and display materials to a variety of businesses and individuals in and around the Liverpool area. The company has been using Nazdar inks supplied by Quality Print Services (QPS) for over a decade and they have consistently been extremely happy with the products and service they receive.
When TriStar Printers Ltd exited the downturn amongst a flooded and cut-throat traditional small format litho industry, the Blackburn print company re-aligned its business strategy in a concerted effort to add value for its customer base. This strategy involved adding 40% to its floor area to house a large format print department with a Canon Océ Arizona flatbed digital printer and alongside it a DYSS X7 digital cutter from AG/CAD.
