The Somerset-based company chose the new machine, which cost around £70,000, so that it would have a dedicated press for the large volume of single-colour work it handles.

The family-run printer already owns a Speedmaster SM 52-2 and a Quickmaster 46-2, both with numbering and perforating, along with a Konica digital press.

Paul Stagg, director of the company, said: "We have developed a niche in forms and high quality stationery printing rather than the colour jobs where margins are so tight. We also do a lot of perforating and numbering, which is our bread and butter.

"We needed to refresh our equipment and we went for the SM 52 because our older one has been fantastic since we installed it 10 years ago. The new single-colour will relieve the SM 52-2 of single-colour work and it will have the same build and mechanical strength. The only change is the updated press controls."