Installed in mid-July, the new machine has helped to speed up the digital printer’s finishing process more than three times over.

The Dyer & Son team, made up of Chris Dyer Sr. and his sons Ben and Chris Jr., was already familiar with Duplo technology, having swapped out an older Duplo DBM 120 for the new machine.

“We needed the upgrade,” Chris Jr., the business’ graphic designer, told Printweek.

“You couldn’t get hold of the parts anymore, and we’ve been seeing an increase in the amount of work we have come in.

“Obviously, the market has changed too: people want things more quickly now, and speed is a big factor in everything we do.

“Even just from an operating perspective, not having to hand-feed the machine is a positive change.”

Training took just one day, and the bookletmaker has been in full production since then.

“It’s done a number of jobs now. I’ve had a few teething issues, but in general it has done really well: it’s working hard, and flying through the jobs.”

The team considered a few other brands, but settled for Duplo: “We had a look online, and we didn’t think there was anything in our price range that actually was able to do what we needed it to do.

“There really was not a lot of consultation needed, because we knew exactly what we needed it for.”

The three family members make up the whole team at Dyer & Son, which has been in operation for 106 years.

Now occupying a 140sqm production office, the three run jobs through their Xerox Versant 3100 and Xerox Colour 560 production presses, and Canon imagePrograf Pro-4000 wide-format printer.

Chris Jr. added: “We’ve seen a real increase in turnover over the last few years, seeing the market expand for us – it would be nice for that to continue.”