Dublin-based Horizon Digital Print, having bought Ireland’s first Vanguard VKR3200-HS roll-to-roll UV LED printer, is now investing in Durst’s LIFT ERP software. The moves are part of the company’s sustainability drive that has resulted in it scooping the Green Manufacturer Award in the Green Business and Sustainability Green Awards 2023.
Derek Gillen, managing director of Horizon Digital Print, said: “As an already established Durst production house, investing in yet more state-of-the-art technology – this time from Vanguard – is an important step forward. Our big focus has been on energy reduction, which is why we were even more delighted to be win the Green Manufacturer Award this year, in the process beating the likes of household names such as Coca-Cola and others. The decision to purchase the Vanguard was at the centre of sustainability drive – it’s because of its green credentials.”
Horizon Digital Print, which employs 100 people, has an 11m Euro turnover and is based across two sites in Navan Road, Dublin. Its primary markets outside of Ireland are the UK and France.
Print manager Declan Kelly, said of the Vanguard VKR3200-HS – which runs at speed of up to 270m2/hr – “The Vanguard is a fabulous, versatile and user-friendly machine – uncomplicated and the quality of print is excellent. It has super-fast turnaround time, and the cost of the power consumption is predicted to be a tenth of the power our previous system, thanks to the LED functionality. The Vanguard is so versatile – from fabrics, PE, paper, mesh, PVC vinyl among many the materials we print on. It is an ideal product for our needs, with perfect image quality, and is extremely reliable. For one of our clients in Dublin, JCDecaux, we have many positive comments about the quality of the lightbox skins that are all produced on the Vanguard. We had a painless installation that only took two days followed by a couple of days training.”
