The large-format digital print company invested in the UV curable inkjet machine in order to allow it to print on flatbed materials that it was previously unable to output on its roll-to-roll equipment.

The Birmingham-based business, which employs three staff, can now print on substrates such as glass and direct to materials including dibond – work it would previously have turned away.

Mark Plotnek, joint director Brindley Design & Print, said such jobs would previously not have been cost-effective or, in the case of printing to glass, impossible.

He said: "The Anapurna M2 has revolutionised our business. The quality is amazing.

"We have recently won an account from a local authority for all its signage and display work and the range of work we produce on the Anapurna has also increased."

Plotnek and joint director Phil Mander acquired the company three years ago and turnover has increased from £100,000 to £300,000 during that period.

According to Plotnek, the business is now targeting a further 25% growth over the course of 2010 thanks, in part, to work coming in for its Anapurna system.

"We've had a great couple of months. December was very busy, while January and February are looking that way too," he said.

The company's M2 investment can print onto a maximum media width of 1.6m and incorporates six Konica-Minolta 12 picoliter printheads, which offer resolutions of 720x1,440dpi.

The wide-format UV printer can operate in 8-pass uni-directional mode, which delivers photo-quality prints, although a maximum productivity of 23sqm per hour is achieved in its 4-pass bi-directional mode.

Mander said: "Compared to other inkjet printers, we find the inks for the Anapurna M2 are good value. The machine also has a number of features to enhance performance.

"The Anapurna M2 has made a tremendous difference to our business and we praise Agfa for the level of their support."