ABC Imaging has bolstered its digital print capacity after investing in a brace of Canon imagePress C7010VPS systems, the UK's first company to do so. The company, which is part of US-based ABC Imaging following a merger last year, has installed the machines at its Britton Street facility in the City of London.

ABC's new presses complement a commercial print and reprographics operation that includes Europe's only install of three Océ ColorWave 600 wide-format printers. Its new production printers, the C7010 VPS models, can print up to 70ppm at a resolution of 1,200dpi onto substrates up to 325gsm. Launched earlier this year, the presses were the first to marry Canon print technology with Océ's Prismasync controller front-end.

ABC Imaging showcased its latest machines at an open-house event earlier this month attended by guests from international banks, retail outlets and engineering companies. Ray Hawkins, UK Director at ABC Imaging, said: "In the last 18 months we have cut our overheads significantly through automation and best working practices while investing heavily in new technology to provide improved productivity and quality for our customers.

"And we’ve got the best print systems on the market. We’re proud to be Océ’s only customer in Europe with three ColorWave 600s.

"Our infrastructure is in place, we’re just a short step from something else really good happening and in a better position than we’ve been in 10 years of business."