First time full colour with the Intec XP 2020

For the first time in its history Tamar Organics, distributor of organic seeds, is printing its seed packets in full colour with an Intec XP 2020 digital printer.

Based in the Tamar Valley in Cornwall, the company specialises in the fulfilment and distribution of an extensive range of organic vegetable, herb and flower seeds and has installed the digital printer with an on-line envelope feeder and conveyor from Encore Machinery.

The company was set up by Neil and Cathy Richards, as part of their farm, which grows organic fruit and vegetables, ‘We realised that as well as sourcing seed for our own use, there was an opportunity to sell small quantities to other growers and associations. We package between 500-600 different types of organic seeds, which are also available to order on our web site,’ said Mr Richards.

The Intec XP 2020 can handle extremely heavy stock, printing up to 600 gsm onto to media up to 1.2 metres long by 328 mm wide at over 2000 A4 colour prints an hour. 

‘We had a good demonstration at Intec’s showroom in Poole and then Encore Machinery took the time and trouble to run a test for us, printing 1000 packets a their premises in Luton, which we appreciated,’ Mr Richards pointed out. ‘Intec installed the equipment. Their training was comprehensive and we became familiar with the machine very quickly. It runs efficiently and the on-line envelope feeder and conveyor have made our lives a lot easier.’ 

‘Print speed is not an issue for us because we tend to print for stock. It is the improvement in the print quality, which is noticeable and better complements the quality of the seeds we sell. It is important not only for our customers but because we also supply seeds to organisations with packets printed to their design For example, we provided 30,000 packets of flower seeds for the Soil Association’s ‘flowers to attract bees’ promotion. It also gives us the added flexibility of being able to use the Intec laser printer without the on-line envelope feeder to print in -house stationery, like our invoices,’ concluded Mr Richards.