Printer celebrates 25 years and top award
It was 25 years ago this year that Hedgerow Print was established, initially in the old Ambrosia factory in Lapford, then moving to the current premises on Lords Meadow Industrial Estate in Crediton in 2000.
If their 25th Anniversary was not enough reason to celebrate in 2014, the Company have just been voted UK Environment Focused Printing Firm of the Year in the prestigious 2014 Acquisition International Magazine Global Business Excellence Awards.
“Winning this award is just the icing on the cake in our silver anniversary year,” said Gary Radford, Managing Director, “we were one of the first printing companies in the Westcountry to introduce a carbon neutral scheme and to see our environmental efforts recognised through a national award is really terrific for the whole team at Hedgerow.”
Changing print technology has meant that almost all the equipment at Hedgerow Print has been replaced in the last ten years and, to keep up with demand, the Company are now expanding their digital print department by installing an additional digital press. The new Konica Minolta 1070 digital system, a brand new model, incorporates the latest technology, which represents a step up in quality as well as a much faster throughput.
“Technology has had a major impact on the print business in recent years and the need to maintain a modern, very ef¬ficient print facility offering a wide range of printing services has demanded continuous investment in equipment,” continued Gary. “Digital print has been a particular growth area for us and with the new press we can offer an even more efficient service to our customers.”
“We chose a Konica Minolta 1070 machine because of the quality; it is now very difficult to see the difference between digital and lithographic print.”
To complement the new press a new folding machine has also been installed, which gives Hedgerow Print the facility to fold thicker material and fulfil more complex fold combinations in-house. The first job to use this new folding system was a map and guide for the Detached & Timeless Exhibition at the award winning RAMM Museum in Exeter, a run of 10,000 large A2 documents folded to A5.
Both the environment and customer service have always been high priorities at Hedgerow Print and, now in their 26th year, the Company continues to offer a wide range of environmentally friendly printing services from their modern, efficient facility in Crediton, including lithographic, digital and large format printing.
For more information about the printing services available at Hedgerow Print call 01363 777595 or visit www.hedgerowprint.co.uk.
