Filmdie expands binding services

Print Solutions

The need to offer both PUR and EVA binding in-house prompted Essex trade finisher Filmdie to invest in a Horizon BQ470 EVA/PUR perfect binder and a Horizon HT30 three side trimmer.

‘It is all about being able to deliver faster,’ said Filmdie managing director Gary Ross. ‘Orders can be made in the morning with customers wanting it the next day or even that afternoon. We don’t want to turn anything away and so we needed to be able to offer all the binding in house.’

The business did have an old Horizon perfect binder and Ross said, ‘We could complete EVA binding but we were sending PUR out. We have a lot of covers that come in and they need PUR binding. We wanted to bring all that in-house, take control of the turnaround costs and save time and money on sending work out.’

Ross did review the competition but commented, ‘We saw the system at a show and then had a demo. We also knew that Horizon systems are robust, easy to use and fast to set up. That made the decision easy. It was the right machine to buy.’

The impact made was felt immediately. ‘We are 50% faster and that has significantly increased our capacity. Our turnaround times are much faster. The systems will easily pay for themselves in a couple of years,’ added Ross.