ONE YEAR ON: RICHARDSON PRINT LOVE THEIR GRONHI WHICH “SURPASSES GERMAN QUALITY”

Richardson Printing of Lowestoft, Suffolk has now been running a two colour GH522 with numbering and perforating for over a year, as a small format complement to its five colour B2 machines. According to Partner John Richardson, the press was bought to fit a niche between B2 litho and small format digital.

“We needed something to handle smaller formats, often in odd sizes between B3 and SRA5, so the GH522 needed to change paper size quickly and run small sheets effectively,” says Mr Richardson. “We also bought it to do what digital can’t, namely two colour pantone or metallic inks, often business cards, stationery or envelopes, and also numbering and perforating work, such as NCR sets or invoices.”

The verdict one year on? “It’s done exactly what we wanted it to do,” says Mr Richardson, “plus we’ve been pleasantly surprised that the quality surpasses the German machine it replaced. We are increasingly using it for two-pass four colour work, with very impressive results.”

He continues: “The Gronhi machine is very well engineered and has great rolling power. We’ve not had any problems with it, and we’ve found Printers Superstore good people to deal with. When the time comes we will have no hesitation in buying another Hans Gronhi press.”

Mr Richardson is so pleased with his GH522, he is happy to share his opinion of the press. “I’m always happy to talk print with other printers, including my experiences with this machine,” he concludes. Mr Richardson can be contacted on 01502 516991.