Part of a £45m-turnover company, the division has also increased capacity and improved turnaround times.

Manufacturing manager John Bradley said: "We were sending much of our work out which was costing us valuable time and cutting into our margins. Now we can take on the shorter runs and the jobs that need to be turned round within a tight schedule with the cast-iron certainty that we will meet our customers’ high expectations.

"We have expanded the amount of work we can take on because we know we can accept it and turn it around to meet our clients’ deadlines. Even though our trade finishers are only a few miles away, the relinquishing of control was more significant than the cost factor – we always deliver."

The Horizon StitchLiner operates from flat 4-page sections, eliminating the section-folding stage to reduce time, waste and cost.

Garnett Dickinson's digital arm employs 13 staff and produces a range of commercial work on a KBA Karat 74 and HP Indigo 5000.