Offset Printing and Packaging invests in Rapida 106

Packaging Solutions

Kent based high quality carton and greeting card printer Offset Print and Packaging has purchased its fourth KBA press – a Rapida 106 six colour with coating. The new press, which will be installed in summer 2017 will join an existing Rapida 142 and allow the company to offer customers the opportunity for both B1 and large format carton production in one location.

Offset Print and Packaging (originally known as Offset Productions and Technical Services) was established in 1971 by chairman Hugh Jarvis and his father Maurice on the site of a former water works in Maidstone. The business now employs 70 people at its 93,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Aylesford, Kent where it offers design, manufacturing, warehousing and account management services to customers across the UK and Europe.

Managing director of Operations Vince Brearey said, ‘This is the fourth KBA we have purchased. Our business has been built on this technology which has allowed us maintain our customer base and grow even further. We looked at other manufacturers but our operators are very comfortable with KBA technology and the build quality of the presses is first class.’

He continued, ‘We have researched the potential of adding a highly specified machine which would allow us to take out two of our existing presses, a B2 five colour from another manufacturer and our existing Rapida 105 seven colour. With the equipment we have specified on the new press we will be able to make ready extremely quickly, with minimal waste and comfortably match the performance of the outgoing presses.’