They needed more output. Not a different standard.

Advance Print Solutions in Lutterworth print, signage and graphics across a wide range of applications. Work was coming in faster than their existing wide-format setup could handle. The bottleneck was real, and they knew it.

They weren't looking for just anyone to sell them something. They wanted someone to actually look at how they worked — substrate mix, job types, volume, where things were slowing down — and tell them honestly what would help. That's the conversation we had. The HP Latex 830W came out of that review, not a sales catalogue.

• 01 We looked at the workflow first — job mix, substrate range, where production was backing up
• 02 The 830W was the recommendation, not the default — it suited the work they were actually doing
• 03 We handled delivery and installation ourselves — no third parties, no gaps in accountability
• 04 The team got proper training — not a brief walkthrough, actual time on the machine until they were comfortable
• 05 We're still there — ongoing support after install is part of how this works, not an optional extra

On the floor and printing. Same day.

Getting a machine this size into production without disrupting everything else takes some planning. Our engineers took it from the pallet to commissioned and running with the shop floor carrying on around them. By the time they left, the 830W was in live production. That's not unusual for us — it's just how an install should go.

On site and ready to unwrap.

Our engineer getting it into position.

Installed and ready. Green light.

Training the team on the machine before we left.

The HP Latex 830W. Why this one.

The 830W is a 64-inch press that runs water-based latex inks, which means no solvent handling, no ventilation headaches, and output that goes straight to the guillotine or the laminator without a drying wait. It handles outdoor banners, vehicle graphics, backlit displays, textile applications. Switching between them doesn't require a production meeting.

For Advance Print Solutions, the substrate range was the deciding factor. Their job mix shifts. The 830W absorbs that without slowing down.

First prints off the press.

There's no long calibration period with the 830W — it's productive quickly. The first prints off the machine at Advance Print Solutions came out clean. Good colour, consistent across the substrate, straight to finishing. That's the point of getting the right machine in the first place.

First prints off the HP Latex 830W. Clean colour, straight to finishing.

After the install.

Advance Print Solutions have ongoing support from us as part of how they run the 830W day to day. Same people, same number. When something comes up — a substrate question, a profile issue, anything — they call us and we pick up. That's not a service tier. It's just how we work.

We've been doing this for over 25 years. The businesses that come back, and recommend us to others, aren't the ones who got the lowest price. They're the ones who got the right machine and knew someone would still be there six months later.