The new machine has replaced an ageing Zund 215 UV flatbed machine that director James Fox described as "a real workhorse" and is the company’s latest step in offering a complete print and design service "under one roof".

The 25-staff business has taken delivery of the printer, which can output on to substrates such as acrylic, glass, tile, plywood, corrugated plastic and corrugated paperboard, to bolster its sales offering.

Fox said: "We needed a hybrid printer that could handle roll-fed and rigid substrates and deliver outstanding quality and this ticked all the boxes.

"Every piece of machinery we buy has to be as flexible as possible and this printer is ideal for many applications on a variety of substrates."

According to Fox, the addition of the new Screen machine, coupled with its existing five-colour KBA Genius 52 UV waterless press, enabled the company to offer a broader service.

"Alongside our conventional plastic printing, with up to 2.5m print width by any length, we can digitally print in production mode up to fine art quality in CMYK plus white ink option onto virtually any substrate up to 40mm thick using outdoor durable UV inks to offer a genuinely flexible service," said Fox.

BD&H serves clients including those in the point-of-sale and retail sectors. Fox said that in 2011, the 41-year old company will start to focus on a greater number of added-value services.

He said: "We are excited by the potential of the Truepress Jet 2500UV. "It offers us everything we need in one machine and prints everything we throw at it - roll-to-roll and flatbed and all at great quality.

"Now we have the Truepress Jet we are expanding strongly into the specialist window graphics market and the accuracy allows us to produce two-way ContraVision graphics - not an easy thing to do."