In February this year, Somerset-based Integrity expanded its flexographic-based label department when it acquired the assets of Topflite Labels.

Commercial manager Andrew Law said: "Our analysis of the workload in labels showed us that some £500,000 worth of existing [flexographic] work was actually more suited to digital production.

"While that alone was a good enough reason to establish a digital printing section, the knock-on effect of taking that business off the flexographic presses would immediately give us significantly more capacity on these machines."

Law added that, prior to buying the Xeikon 3300, short-run work had caused havoc in the company's planning, because often the makeready was longer than the actual run.

The £60m-turnover company, which is located in Midsomer Norton, employs 385 staff and has a pressroom that runs more than 50 different presses.

The 3300 press will print at up to 19.2m per minute with an imaging width of up to 322mm. It can print on materials from 40gsm through to 350gsm.

A miniDCoat converting line will be connected to the press and this unit will run at a speed of up to 32m per minute, and  can perform varnishing, semi-rotary die-cutting, slitting and rewinding.

In July 2008, managing director Mark Cornford led a £12.8m MBO for the former Communisis business forms printing arm.