Abbey Labels makes digital investment

The first two of five capital investments to be announced this year are the arrival of another Xeikon CX3 digital label printing press and an AB Graphic Digicon 3 die-cutting and varnishing machine.

‘We feel that with the growth of Abbey Labels over the last two years we have needed to maintain our high service level and product standards to our customers. Therefore we have not only continued investing in our equipment but also our staff and our production facility,’ said chairman Tom Allum.

Extra administration staff plus extra production staff joined Abbey Labels early this year. Further production space has also been created due to the expansion of the digital department along with the purchase of the company’s fourth Xeikon digital label press and seventh AB Graphic finishing machine.

‘Our customers are placing embellished and multi-sort label orders on a more regular basis and therefore further administration and increased production capacity has been needed,’ Allum said. ‘The new staff and space will easily fulfill this demand and also give us plenty of room for further growth this calendar year.’

The Xeikon CX3 digital label press is Abbey Labels' second installation of this model adding to the earlier machine installed in 2016.

The new AB Graphic Digicon 3 die-cutting machine with auto slit and varnishing gives Abbey Labels the opportunity to maintain their quick turnaround high quality service

‘This is the first two of five further investments this year,’ Allum said. ‘The other investments will be across the whole company from the studio, customer service and HD flexographic production and will not be just concentrated on one particular product.’