It prolongs a long-standing relationship with the weekly politics and current affairs title, which has an ABC of 63,343. Andrew Neil, chairman at Spectator publisher Press Holdings Media Group, praised Wyndeham for its “great service” and ability to evolve to changing print media requirements. The stitched title is printed on Norske Skog Norcote Super paper, and has a tight production schedule. “The schedule is very demanding. We receive files at 1pm and the first collection is at 6pm,” said Heron managing director David Emeny. The Spectator has a mix of subscriber and newsstand sales, and is one of the titles set to benefit from Wyndeham’s £300,000 investment in two mailing lines. The spend encompasses a new Sitma line that has selective inserting and the ability to inkjet in three positions, along with a refurbished Buhrs system to provide additional capacity and backup. “It’s the sort of added-value service that it makes sense to invest in,” Emeny added. “The Sitma is all-singing, all-dancing and we’ve brought all our outwork back in-house.” Heron’s mailing was previously carried out by Finco in Witham. Heron has Tupe’d over a number of staff from the company to run the new lines. The Sitma is already up and running, and the Buhrs is just about to go into production. The company took out two surplus stitching lines to make room for the new kit....

The machine was purchased through UK Horizon distributor Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) and was installed at the beginning of July. This is the first AF-406T6A purchased by Medica; it joins a raft of similar kit in the patient information leaflet (PIL) folding area of the firm’s post-press department. The new machine will be used for folding leaflets accompanying healthcare products for Medica’s UK and international clients, including pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline. According to IFS, the automated AF-406T6A offers highly flexible processing thanks to its six-by-six buckle-fold configuration, which employs six buckles on the first station and six on the second that can be used in combination. Medica operations manager Tim Standing said: “The machine could accommodate the wide variety of sizes, going from standard to miniature, with a super quick changeover time when moving from job to job. We found other suppliers of digital equipment struggled to compete in this area. The flexibility offered by this configuration will allow us to offer new and exciting folding options to our customer and prospects.” According to IFS, small-circumference rollers made from a combination of steel and polyurethane offer consistent precision folding of complex smaller formats at speed. Folds as small as 20mm can be achieved. The automation capabilities of the machine ensure short makeready times and reduced paper waste and energy consumption. Standing added: “We believe this folding technology will be the future within the pharmaceutical leaflet sector.” In its press hall, Medica operates a range of sheetfed and reel-fed conventional presses. Standing added: “We haven’t made the move from conventional to digital as far as our presses are concerned, but it might be something that we look at in the future.”...

The machine was purchased through UK Horizon distributor Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) and was installed at the beginning of July. This is the first AF-406T6A purchased by Medica; it joins a raft of similar kit in the patient information leaflet (PIL) folding area of the firm’s post-press department. The new machine will be used for folding leaflets accompanying healthcare products for Medica’s UK and international clients, including pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline. According to IFS, the automated AF-406T6A offers highly flexible processing thanks to its six-by-six buckle-fold configuration, which employs six buckles on the first station and six on the second that can be used in combination. Medica operations manager Tim Standing said: “The machine could accommodate the wide variety of sizes, going from standard to miniature, with a super quick changeover time when moving from job to job. We found other suppliers of digital equipment struggled to compete in this area. The flexibility offered by this configuration will allow us to offer new and exciting folding options to our customer and prospects.” According to IFS, small-circumference rollers made from a combination of steel and polyurethane offer consistent precision folding of complex smaller formats at speed. Folds as small as 20mm can be achieved. The automation capabilities of the machine ensure short makeready times and reduced paper waste and energy consumption. Standing added: “We believe this folding technology will be the future within the pharmaceutical leaflet sector.” In its press hall, Medica operates a range of sheetfed and reel-fed conventional presses. Standing added: “We haven’t made the move from conventional to digital as far as our presses are concerned, but it might be something that we look at in the future.”...

The developer of Coreprint web-to-print technologiy took on Tom Parkes as sales co-ordinator reporting to e-commerce director Kelvin Bell. Customer support executive Tim Newman reports to Steve Faulkner, recently promoted from account manager to support manager. “Our growth has been 40% in profits and staff numbers in the last year,” said marketing manager Emma Mortiboy. “Our USP is client support; we develop everything in the UK and need to ensure we have the right people to help clients. If profits grow, the team grows.” She said the 15-staff company may take on another four staff, while another office move “was on the cards”. Vpress relocated within Cheltenham only last year and may need more space for training and support, said Mortiboy, “we will see how things pan out in the summer”. Faulkner said: “As support manager I will be heading up the recently restructured support team, ensuring a quick and efficient response to existing and potential clients. Mostly the support team will deal with the more technical aspects of the system and enquiries of a more technical nature.” Bell said Parkes, who has a sales background, would be seen out and about at events and exhibitions across the country. Newman is experienced in software and working with help-desk teams and clued up on technology issues. Privately owned Vpress has developed Coreprint for over a decade and offers in-house programming, project management, and support services. Coreprint helps online procurement of print or non-print related products involving personalisation, direct mail, QR triggers and merchandising....

The developer of Coreprint web-to-print technologiy took on Tom Parkes as sales co-ordinator reporting to e-commerce director Kelvin Bell. Customer support executive Tim Newman reports to Steve Faulkner, recently promoted from account manager to support manager. “Our growth has been 40% in profits and staff numbers in the last year,” said marketing manager Emma Mortiboy. “Our USP is client support; we develop everything in the UK and need to ensure we have the right people to help clients. If profits grow, the team grows.” She said the 15-staff company may take on another four staff, while another office move “was on the cards”. Vpress relocated within Cheltenham only last year and may need more space for training and support, said Mortiboy, “we will see how things pan out in the summer”. Faulkner said: “As support manager I will be heading up the recently restructured support team, ensuring a quick and efficient response to existing and potential clients. Mostly the support team will deal with the more technical aspects of the system and enquiries of a more technical nature.” Bell said Parkes, who has a sales background, would be seen out and about at events and exhibitions across the country. Newman is experienced in software and working with help-desk teams and clued up on technology issues. Privately owned Vpress has developed Coreprint for over a decade and offers in-house programming, project management, and support services. Coreprint helps online procurement of print or non-print related products involving personalisation, direct mail, QR triggers and merchandising....