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News Release from: Heidelberg | Subject: Speedmaster SM74-5 Press
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 March 2004
New Speedmaster To Answer Demand For
Rapid Print
The Colour Quest Group in Hemel Hempstead (UK) is taking a third Speedmaster SM74-5 five-colour press to ensure it can provide the rapid response that its market requires.
The Colour Quest Group in Hemel Hempstead (UK) is taking a third Speedmaster SM74-5 five-colour press to ensure it can provide the rapid response that its market requires "We won't necessarily fill the new press but we will have capacity to allow us to keep our reputation for speed and reliability at the top," said managing director Tyrone Spence
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 6 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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"We regularly take work at 5pm and deliver completed jobs at 9am.
The third press is an investment in customer service, allowing us to give 24-hour rather than two-day turn rounds as standard.
It is this approach which enables us to keep work coming in," he added.
The company looked at a number of makes but the Heidelberg brand is still highly valued by professional buyers and the resale values are comparatively strong against competitors, it believes.
Having three common models of press also means staff can move between machines easily and CTP plate formats are standard.
The new press arrives this spring along with a one-year old combination folder and CTP device.
Colour Quest uses the Prepress interface to take work from pre-press to press, cutting make-ready times and on press waste but it will be analyzing the opportunities to extend its workflow networks over the coming months.
"Two years ago digital was the buzz word, it was sexy but now it is getting rather saturated and eventually everyone will have this type of technology on the desktop.
We will continue to offer a next day digital service but without compromise to our small offset and B2 five-colour operation.
Offset still retains a quality edge and competitive unit costs in all but the shortest runs," said Spence.
The company has a turnover of ?4.2m, of which ?3.7m comes from its 82 offset litho work and ?500,000 from next day digital business card production.
About 60% of sales are from print procurement companies.
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