Huge increase in capacity at Abbey Bookbinding following Renz investment

Huge increase in capacity at Abbey Bookbinding following Renz investment
Adam Hooker, printweek.com, 07 August 2009

Bookbinders Abbey Bookbinding & Print has received a massive increase in its spiral binding capacity after an investment from finishing equipment supplier Binding Store.


The Cardiff-based company previously wire bound by hand and managing director Roger Cottrell said that runs of over 250 were not economically viable.

However, the company installed a Renz AP360 six months ago and a Renz Mobi 500 in July after customers repeatedly enquired about longer runs.

He said: "With the Renz binding machines we can now handle runs of up to 40,000 books, it has been paying itself off already. Over the next 12 months we will look to increase our workflow and will be advertising our service further afield than South Wales."

Cottrell added that an eighth member of staff had joined the £500,000 turnover company. Two more members of staff are expected to join in the next 12 months