Managing director David Joseph said the NexPress would allow the company to print on a wider range of paper and board stocks, which it is limited in by its previous web-fed kit.

The NexPress, which has been up and running at the Edinburgh-based printer for six weeks, is already being used to produce fine art brochures and invitations. Joseph said its presence would allow Digital Typeline to target more commercial short-run work.

The company has also been able to transfer work from its Heidelberg DI, improving on both quality and turnaround times.

The NexPress is more versatile and can handle the range of work we need to produce, said Joseph.

Digital Typeline hopes to provide a two-hour turnaround on the NexPress, an improvement on its normal 24- to 48-hour turnaround.

Digital Typeline moved into the web-fed digital print market in 1995, having previously been a photo-processing lab producing photo labels for estate agents.
The company employs

20 staff, has a turnover of 1.75m, and produces a variety of colour brochure work for its clients.

Story by Andy Scott

Pictured: NexPress Scotland's first