In October we spoke about having a bottleneck in our finishing department and our 20 yrs old guillotine was replaced with a brand new Ideal 7260 B2 guillotine. Well, this month we have had a similar problem with our booklet making machine, old age and sourcing worn parts were becoming a problem causing a lot of downtime in productivity. The …

  As with all growing companies, there are certain areas of the business where a bottleneck can occur. In one of our instances, this was in the finishing department were all the printed sheets gets trimmed, folded, glued, stitched 2 wires, made up etc. Our guillotine was 20 yrs old and it was breaking down more times than it was …

What a busy month we have had for September. Apart from having a record-breaking month for jobs produced we have been busy preparing a new workspace for our Mimaki wide format printing machine. We had 500sqf of space not being utilised so we got the builders in to prepare a state of the art printing room solely for the wide …

Here’s a story that illustrates why it’s so important to understand what your customers actually want. Two men always walk past a burger stand on their way home but don’t even give it a second glance. Then, one day, the burger stand owner puts up a sign that really catches their attention. The stand owner clearly knows his market (i.e. …

Welcome On-Board Michael Callaghan, here is what he had to say:- ” The opportunity to join Manchester Printers Ltd was simply too good to turn down. Being a forward – CUSTOMER thinking company, it offers the best value added quality products along with the most competitive prices in the marketplace. Its in-house cutting-edge technology on web to print, digital printing …

They say there isn’t such a thing as a free lunch. But of course, we know there is. And that’s why I got a personal invite to join “I Don’t Work Fridays Lunch Club” which was set up by #1 Amazon Bestseller author and Scalability Coach Martin Norbury who reveals the formula to serious business growth. Hosted by Martin and …

If you’re like me, you know the story (or at least some of it) of Levi Roots, the appearance on Dragons’ Den, the Reggae Reggae Sauce, the cookbooks, the restaurant, and that’s about it. You may have picked up the odd little titbit elsewhere, but other than that, the overnight success that took nearly 50 years! – the rest was …

This is June 2018 monthly review winners draw. Everybody who leaves a review on Google, Facebook or Trustpilot goes into our end of month draw to win a nice prize.

Vehicle Decal June Competition

I’ve been lucky enough to have seen many great speakers during my years. I loved Levi Roots, was wowed by Sir Clive Woodward and surprised by how superb Deborah Searle was. But I have to say I think Mary Portas is one of the best I’ve ever heard. Hearing her talk about her past, her present and her brilliant approach …