The investment in the new factory, and a raft of new kit, has increased the firm's capacity to 150m mailing items per year, compared to 68m at the previous site.

Inkfish's previous 1,000m2 facility at the CrossLand business park in Coventry has closed, with kit and staff transferring to the new building.

Additions to the firm's firepower include the UK's first Oc Variostream 9000 digital printer, which prints up to 800 A4 images per minute, and the UK's second Pitney Bowes polywrapping line.

A C4 and two C5/DL Pitney Bowes enclosing machines have also been bought, as well as a Pitney Bowes Criterion 138-bin multi-tier letter sorter.

The company is set to almost double its staff on the back of the move and investments. Some 30 new employees have already joined, bringing the total to 95, with another 30 appointments planned over the next six months.

Inkfish Services operations manager Steve Garbett declined to reveal the size of the investment, but said: "It's not petty cash."

He said that the decision to move had come on the back of "ever-increasing demand", and that the new facility would allow the company "to tailor our services precisely to fit our customers' needs".

The new build factory, on the ProLogic business park in the city, has storage space for 3,500 pallets, up from 254 at CrossLand, and will take on some storage from Inkfish's Burnley fulfilment site, which currently has space for 450 pallets.

Inkfish clients include BSkyB, Dyson, Electrolux, Lloyds TSB and Hitachi.

Story by Josh Brooks