DATA PROCESSING
We use a very powerful PC network and our own software combined with industry-standard packages to provide all the direct marketing DP solutions you are ever likely to need:
Data conversion to common format; receive data eg FTP site download/disk/tape/cartridge/CD, ASCII/EBCDIC, variable/fixed length
Deduplication -key based; field weighting
PAF address enhancement
MPS and industry-standard suppression file cleaning
Mailsort of all flavours
Salutation generation, including multiple salutations
Title extractions (e.g. BSc, Esq, OBE etc.)
Field splitting
Sex and title from Christian name
” n”th selection
Bar codes
Lucky number generation
Sequential number generation
Look-up tables (e.g. premiums based on age, branch address, text versions)
DIGITAL PRESS, MONO LASERING AND INKJET PRINTING
Low, medium and high-volume cut sheet printing
Xerox Nuvera 100, Nashuatec MP1357, Xerox 5000AP digital press.
Complex document composition using Adobe InDesign and XMPie for dynamic content.
Continuous simplex and duplex lasering with 2 x Oce 7650
Paper sizes up to SRA3, simplex and duplex
On-line inkjet printing with all of our polywrappers: 8-line Domino JetArray system plus 2 x Domino Bitjet 212 which allow graphics printing at the same time as text. VideoJet Printmail off-line system with 2 x 50mm print heads.
MECHANISED MAIL PRODUCTION
Capacity to produce over 350,000 mailpacks per day
Continuous stationery trimming, merging and folding
High volume folding and cross-folding from continuous stationery or cut sheets
Enclosing into paper envelopes from C6 up to C4
Polywrapping: 1 x Norpak and 3 x Sitma lines, with inkjet printing
HAND FINISHING AND PACKING
You name it, we’ve probably packed it- we have a very experienced team of 50 (directly-employed) benchworkers who tackle the jobs which are technically not machineable, or where run lengths do not justify a mechanised approach. So whether it be ribbons or rabbit food, daffodils or dictionaries, we enjoy a challenge.
PLANT LIST
FOLDERS
1 x Morgana fold and crossfolder
2 x MBO B123 plus an array of crossfolders with slit/edge trim units
COMBINATION FINISHING
3 x Orion/Technau/MBO slit-merge-guillotine-fold combination lines (including one 6-plate) for finishing different continuous stationery formats
INKJET (OFFLINE)
Kirk Rudy base with Domino BitJet, plus Cheshire base with VideoJet for off-line inkjet addressing
INSERTERS
4 x 6-station DL/C5 (streamfeeders available for friction-feeding)
2 x 6-station Jumbo Mailcrafter inserters
1 x Sitma SM15 inserter with M11, making a 12-station line with camera matching. (sizes C6 up to C4)
POLYWRAPPERS
4 x high speed wrappers with print registration, each with 6 rotary feeders and shuttle feeder, as follows:
2 x Sitma C80-750, 1 x Sitma W1005, 1 x Norpak Polyprocessor
Ink-jet addressing in-line on 3 machines, pre- or post-wrap.
MISCELLANEOUS
Morgana Autocreaser
Winterling Schall Twin Head Stitcher
Label or postage stamp applicator
Twin-head Tabbing machine
45,000 sq ft of warehousing and production space.
CUSTOMER BASE
References are available on request; we currently work for over 150 customers active in the following areas:
Financial services
Mail order (traditional and specialist)
Leisure- eg Entertainment, holidays and travel
Retail and general service sector
Wholesalers
Education and training
Publishers
Security and general printers
Business-to-business in many industry sectors
Sales Promotion and Advertising agencies- both generalist and DM specialists
…and we do undertake trade work for some of the biggest and best in the industry
