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Fingerprint aims to consolidate Wiltshire sites with double Speedmaster buy
Direct mail printer Fingerprint has defied the economic gloom with a £1.5m investment in two Heidelberg Speedmaster perfector presses and is expected to consolidate its two Wiltshire sites.
The dual five-colour SM 74-5P order will arrive later this year, with one machine set to be installed at Fingerprint's Barrow-in-Furness site in Cumbria.
The other Speedmaster will be located at sister printer, Warminster Press and Baskerville Press in Salisbury, Wiltshire. It is expected the two sites will be consolidated prior to the machine's arrival.
Allan Kerr, group managing director, at Fingerprint, said: "I have been reviewing the presses market for 18 months to two years, initially looking at second-hand, but swayed to buy new because of the cost competitiveness in the current market."
The new presses, which will run with the Prinect Press Center and Intellistart software, will replace Heidelberg machines including a Quickmaster DI, a SM 52-6+L, a MOVPS and a Speedmaster 72-2.
Kerr said: "It was time to re-invest; it keeps us up-to-date. The Heidelberg machines proved to be the best value and they are tried and tested."
Fingerprint describes itself as a "jobbing printer" that also handles a range of direct mail and exhibition work and counts charities among its client base.
The five-colour perfectors will run on single shift days with seven days in Barrow and five days in the Salisbury site.
Allan Kerr bought the 89-year-old Warminster Press from managing director Rob Fryer last month. The 10-staff printer brings the group's staff numbers to just under 50.
(l to r) Mark Francis of Heidelberg with Finger print directors Paul Ackred and Allan Kerr
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Comments
Simon Biltcliffe- Webmart - 23 July 2008
Alarm bells ringing here- sure they know what they are doing but over the years changing too many things at once = disaster. Especially moving premises and changing presses in combo.
Be really careful- can be done but what works on paper is difficult ( but not impossible) to translate into reality.
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Simon Biltcliffe
MD
WEBMART Ltd
www.FreePrintSales.com
it's like a salesman (without a BMW or shiny suit or wage!)
Allan Kerr - 27 July 2008
Simon, Thanks for your concern, I truly hope that it is genuine and not just an attempt to gain some free publicity. I can reassure you that the above article is slightly incorrect we will be installing the press in our Salisbury factory with a view to production at Warminster joining us between 6-8 months later; unfortunately it may be imposable to produce printing in the aisles of a supermarket, when the land that currently houses the Warminster press is redeveloped. We are however in the process of securing premises in Warminster for the design and admin staff to ensure that no client contact is lost.
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