The Middlesex-based company said it would now be able to win more work as a result.

Sales director Simon Beard said: "Our clients have been asking if we are accredited, and this should also help in winning new business in the public sector when tendering with these certifications."

However, he claimed that attaining the certifications was not an easy task.

"With the cost and time that is involved and, being a small company as we are, it is a big investment," he explained.

"It is all well and good installing, as long as the print buyers, purchasers and clients that are demanding are placing the print business with companies that have made the investments and installed these accreditations."

Beard said the accreditations had already helped the business win new work, and claimed that, over the next six months,  just one customer alone could generate another £70,000.

He added that in the near future, such environmental standards should be a requirement.

Victoria Litho has 15 staff and produces work for local authorities, publishers and government agencies. It produces point-of-sale work, packaging, posters, maps and large direct mail pieces.