Fretwell Print and Design invests in new Push to Stop Heidelberg press

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As part of the company’s strategy to stay ahead of the curve in a competitive market the team replaced its five year old XL 75-5+LX, with a new Heidelberg XL 75 5-L with AutoPlate Pro, Inpress Control and new integrated Prinect product suite.

Fretwell Print & Design Ltd is experienced in the production of direct mail along with all other aspects of high quality commercial print.

‘We replaced the XL 75-5+LX (Inpress Control) with a newer model in order to increase productivity. After a thorough analysis of our work mix, Heidelberg identified that due to the Push to Stop Technology with Auto Plate Pro and the increased productivity, we could achieve extra capacity of an additional 1.5 days a month based upon existing shift patterns. We have also reduced waste and running costs. At the same time, CIBLS offered us a great opportunity to invest,’ said Andy Gillett, joint managing director, Fretwell Print & Direct Mail.

The productivity increase is attributable to Inpress Control and Autoplate Pro. Prinect Inpress Control measures colour and registration in line at make ready and during production, reducing makeready times and waste sheets. AutoPlate Pro ensures precise and fast plate changes while wallscreen technology with Push to Stop is unique in offset printing as it ensures fully automated job changing.

The quality assurance provided by the latest technology is helping production meet tighter deadlines and will help Fretwell maintain their competitive position in the market.

For this investment, the company used the government’s low rate CIBLS finance package, arranged through Mark Quinn of Bespoke Asset Finance.