Digital printer invests £750,000
Willenhall's CS Labels has invested more than £750,000 to expand its digital printing capacity and has added three new sales support staff.
The business at Willenhall Trading Estate, Midacre, has added a third CX3 leading edge digital printer.
It enables CS to print more square meterage per hour in order to fulfil ever increasing demand as well as further improve efficiency.
The company is also making some major improvements to its finishing capabilities and as well as augmenting and upgrading existing technology to enable it to make further advances in the flexible packaging market.
A brand new Grafisk Maskinfabrik in-line foiling, embossing and spot varnishing machine has been commissioned to offer even more embellishment capabilities to client label projects. In addition their existing Xeikon 3300 ICE digital press has undergone a bespoke upgrade to enable wider media at the lower fusing temperature, as the company branches out further into the pouches and soon-to-be officially launched carton sectors.
The new sales support staff have been recruited to maintaining its already high levels of customer service and expert client advice.
CS Labels is currently aiming for a target turnover of £5 million and beyond and this investment will support that as they continue to fulfil the ever growing demand for digital labels and stand-up pouches.
Both sectors have increased exponentially as longer digital print runs eat further into the traditional flexographic and rotogravure markets and CS are at the forefront of both markets.
The company has won several awards for its work on innovation and printing capabilities and have been nominated for more gongs this year.
CS is in the running for two awards in this year's' Flexotech competition for outstanding work with Northern Monk Brewery and Winchester Distillery. The work CS did with Northern Monk has also been nominated in the labels category in the 2016 Digital Printer Awards.
CS has also been shortlisted for the PrintWeek label printer of the year accolade which takes place next month.
Managing director Simon Smith said: "As always we like to push the boundaries to stay on top of our game. Anything we do is never without challenge and I am proud of the team around me who work tirelessly so we can continue to delight our customers."
Family owned CS Labels, founded in 1876, currently employs 48 people.
