The Nextus process control system, installed at its Dalmore mill last November, is controlling everything more accurately, according to mill managing director Gordon Wallace.

"It has provided us with more time to produce good stock, reducing the time between production changes," added Wallace.

He said the system was also providing savings on raw materials by producing a more consistent product.

A colour control system is providing the mill with more flexibility, allowing two or three reels to be cut together without there being a difference in shade, said Wallace.

Further investments are also planned to develop existing and new products.

The firm was the subject of a multi-million pound management buyout from Royal Blue Holdings earlier this year, led by Curtis Fine Papers managing director Allan Milne (PrintWeek, 25 January).

Curtis Fine Papers operates two mills at Dalmore, Midlothian, and Guardbridge, St Andrews, producing over 40,000 tonnes of security and branded papers.

Story by Andy Scott