The 330,000 machine will print four-colour brochures and leaflets from the firm's 160-staff Northampton base (pictured) at a rate of 4,200 sheets per hour.

"We bought it for the quality of the image and the ability to reproduce stochastic screening, which goes hand in hand with the recent purchase of two KBA litho presses," said managing director Mark Hughes.

He added that the Xerox would work with the other machines to help save the firm up to 500,000 a year because of their high production speeds.

Printhaus is planning to fire up the country's first 10-colour KBA Rapida 105 press in January.