Following a period of sustained growth and expansion of the business, Central Mailing Services (CMS) has made a near £1m strategic investment on its fourth CMC paper wrap machine.
The JWR 20K features the ability to make the envelope in-line to the insertion process is the next generation of mail finishing. Envelopes are wrapped around contents from a web that is glue sealed and separated into individual mail pieces with a unique high speed rotary cutter.
In an interview with Printweek, Mitesh Chouhan, Managing Director of CMS commented: “We’re at capacity at the moment – we’re fully booked until the new year on paper wrapping. The JWR will enable us to manufacture our envelopes on-the-go by paper wrapping and then having a die-cutter that will cut the shape of an envelope flap and also cut the window size, even for bespoke windows, and glue glassine in for the window.
“We have previously had a handful of clients that asked if we can paper wrap with a window and we’ve said no, but we said we had the technology to match the personalised letter to the outside personalised wrap. They still wanted windows though, because they felt that was what got them the best results.
“We tried to steer them to window envelopes, but the only issue with window envelopes is that if you have full-colour bleed-to-edge, it has to be a flat sheet conversion and they’re very expensive and very slow – typically 35 percent more expensive and an extra week on the production time.
“I’m hoping it will grow our paper wrap by another 30 percent or so in terms of our non- window capacity, and still give us the option to add something unique by putting the window into the wrap.”
The JWR 20k is capable of processing up to 20,000 pieces per hour (DL, C6/C5) or 16,000 C4 pieces per hour. It can handle minimum formats from 80x100mm and maximum formats from 250x330mm, a maximum package thickness of 20mm, and 70-250gsm envelopes.
Last year, CMS brought B2 lamination in-house after taking on a D&K Europa fully automated laminator. This followed in a refurbished Duplo System 5000 DBM bookletmaker that was installed by the company in August 2022.
Operating two sites totalling just over 6,000sqm space, CMS runs printers from manufacturers including Konica Minolta, Xerox, and Nipson and is planning further investment in the region of £500,000 in a new printer.
The company employs just under 100 staff and achieved a turnover of around £16m in its last full financial year. With a record year for profit, according to Chouhan, the business is set to beat that in its current financial year, where it is also targeting turnover of around £17m, with a goal to reach £20m within the next three years while maintaining its percentage EBITDA.
