The Bath-based business specified the B2 press with inline coater and Inpress control to run alongside its recently-installed Avalon N4 platesetter.

According to John Coward, managing director at Emtone, the Inpress technology represents a shift in press technology "akin to moving from a record player to an iPod".

"The Inpress control means we get up to colour and fit quickly and then maintain it throughout the run length," he added.

Emtone, which serves a range of clients including The National Portrait Gallery, Bath Rugby Club and the Eden Project, assessed the press market before deciding on the Speedmaster.

Coward said: "We took quotes from most machine manufacturers and even considered buying secondhand. We were very happy with the quality on our existing SM 74s but needed a new press that was more productive and would safeguard our competitiveness.  

"We weren’t just wedded to Heidelberg and we could have bought cheaper but what was convincing was the cost of ownership over a period of time and the return on investment."