Six of the Best for Potts
29.10.2004
Pottsprinters has ordered a second Speedmaster CD 74-6L six months
after installing its first. The new press will be delivered in
August 2005 and will continue the extensive investment programme,
which also puts in place full JDF networking in the press hall.
With Potts' excellent reputation for quality and speed to
market, a further investment has been made in the finishing
department, with two new POLAR 115 guillotines and a new TH66
folding machine to complement the existing technology.
In the last four years the North Shields company has increased turnover from £1.25 million to £6 million and is currently producing 5,000 plates a month and more than 12,000 jobs a year, making Potts the fastest growing printer in the North East and seventh fastest in the UK in a recent poll.
The first six-colour Speedmaster CD 74 with anilox coating was installed last March and has made a great impression. The company is also using the Prinect Image Control spectrophotometry installed alongside the Speedmaster CD 74. This equipment provides quality monitoring and a tangible proof of the high standards that are important to Potts' many and varied clients.
Potts currently has over 650 clients, many in the healthcare, agency and packaging sectors. No single customer accounts for more than five percent of turnover giving it a secure financial base.
Shaun Johnson, Production Director, says: "We have ordered a second Speedmaster CD 74-6L as we now know it really can run at 15,000 sph and the first has added 30 percent to our turnover in its first year. The flexibility of the stock it can run, together with the speed of the press and faster make ready times allows us to handle all types of commercial and packaging print."
Already using a Prinect Prepress Interface for closed loop colour, Potts is keen to extend its JDF links and to connect its Tharstern MIS system with production operations. The future implementation of these links will complement the e-business packages offered to clients through Potts Online, being launched this autumn.
The company has installed two Agfa Palladio CtP systems at its 24-hour/7-day production facility. It can also offer a full range of finishing, including perfect binding, booklet making and die cutting. Potts believes it can only meet today's stringent deadlines by having total in-house control.
"We want to be known as one of the best quality printers in the UK based in the North East," says Shaun Currie, Managing Director. "We can take on a greater volume and range of work with this press. This additional CD will have a plinth so that we can run higher pile feed and delivery to take real advantage of the speed of throughput. CD 74 technology has now truly opened new doors."
In the last four years the North Shields company has increased turnover from £1.25 million to £6 million and is currently producing 5,000 plates a month and more than 12,000 jobs a year, making Potts the fastest growing printer in the North East and seventh fastest in the UK in a recent poll.
The first six-colour Speedmaster CD 74 with anilox coating was installed last March and has made a great impression. The company is also using the Prinect Image Control spectrophotometry installed alongside the Speedmaster CD 74. This equipment provides quality monitoring and a tangible proof of the high standards that are important to Potts' many and varied clients.
Potts currently has over 650 clients, many in the healthcare, agency and packaging sectors. No single customer accounts for more than five percent of turnover giving it a secure financial base.
Shaun Johnson, Production Director, says: "We have ordered a second Speedmaster CD 74-6L as we now know it really can run at 15,000 sph and the first has added 30 percent to our turnover in its first year. The flexibility of the stock it can run, together with the speed of the press and faster make ready times allows us to handle all types of commercial and packaging print."
Already using a Prinect Prepress Interface for closed loop colour, Potts is keen to extend its JDF links and to connect its Tharstern MIS system with production operations. The future implementation of these links will complement the e-business packages offered to clients through Potts Online, being launched this autumn.
The company has installed two Agfa Palladio CtP systems at its 24-hour/7-day production facility. It can also offer a full range of finishing, including perfect binding, booklet making and die cutting. Potts believes it can only meet today's stringent deadlines by having total in-house control.
"We want to be known as one of the best quality printers in the UK based in the North East," says Shaun Currie, Managing Director. "We can take on a greater volume and range of work with this press. This additional CD will have a plinth so that we can run higher pile feed and delivery to take real advantage of the speed of throughput. CD 74 technology has now truly opened new doors."
