DCS London

DCS introduces the UK’s first HP Latex R530W – the most sustainable printer currently on the market!

marka1 — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 10:16:26 +0000

We are extremely proud to announce that we have become the first company in the UK to invest in and install an HP Latex R530W hybrid printer in order to support our aim of offering our customers access to truly sustainable printing services.

With our client base that spans various sectors, including global beauty brands, financial institutions, sports clubs and educational settings it is extremely important to us to be able to provide not only the latest technologies in print but also the most environmentally friendly.

This amazing printer can be used to produce applications such as indoor and outdoor signage, wall coverings, vehicle wraps and graphics, POS and packaging – even printing on rigid materials up to 50mm thick!

As is the case with all HP Latex printers, the new HP Latex R530W runs water-based inks, which have much less impact on the environment than solvent, eco-solvent and UV inks. Working with HP Latex inks also improves the recyclability of printed applications, whereas using other ink types can prove a major stumbling block for printers.

If you’d like to see it in action or have a project that you are interested in discussing with us, please use the form at the bottom of the page and one of the team will be in touch.

Striving for the best of the best

Rouvers — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:41:56 +0000

There’s always debate around winning awards. Is it just vanity? Does it matter to customers? Who benefits? Well, in order, the answers are no, yes, you!!!

Why? Because industry awards play a hugely important roll highlighting success, creativity, efficiency, innovation. All things businesses strive for, all things we’re sure you strive for.

When budget, targeting, quality, impact all matter, it can give you real confidence in what you’re trying to do knowing you’re working with partners or suppliers recognised by their industry for delivering great, award winning, work that pushes what’s possible.

The best of the best.

So, we’re absolutely thrilled to say we were awarded the overall prize in the Xerox Best of the Best Awards for ‘Best Client Marketing Collateral’. The Xerox Best of the Best Awards is a worldwide competition. Against global entrants we picked up the award for the user experience guide we produced for the Grand Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Opening in the second half of 2023, it’ll be the largest archaeological museum in the world at 81,000sqm.

And it’s not the first award we’ve picked up. Barry Page, our Managing Director was delighted to have won – now for the second year in a row.

“Winning an award on a global scale, especially such a prestigious one, is always a tremendous achievement and to have won this particular award for the second year running makes it even more special. It’s a testament to all the team we have at DCS London and the shared commitment to delivering the best possible solution for our clients.”

The guide included four different publications, all printed on the Xerox Iridesse digital production press using metallic silvers, golds, and whites. It also used clear sealer throughout the enclosing hardbound folder and internal books.

The ability to add these impactful and striking finishes, and use a larger print length, helps us offer customers creative print solutions that stand out from the crowd.

Barry continued:

“At DCS we always look to use the latest techniques and embellishments that enhance the final product thanks to the state-of-the-art equipment we invest in. The user experience guide we produced demonstrates exactly what can be achieved by doing so.”

Don’t just take our word for it.

But we’ll leave the last word with one of the judges, Tracy Koziol, Senior Vice President of Global Offerings at Xerox. Afterall, these awards were judged by industry experts looking for print that delivers the finest solutions possible:

“We were hugely impressed. Together… we can continue to deliver outstanding levels of creativity and drive business success.”

That sounds like something we all want, doesn’t it.

Want to know more?

If you want to know more about what the project involved, give us a call. We’ll talk you through our planning stage advice, what was possible, the materials used, the process and the finishing.

Or if you think we can help you with your next project then get in touch and we’ll be delighted to talk about how we can help you deliver on your objectives.

Mailing line upgrade enhances DCS offering

Rouvers — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:36:51 +0000

Everything at DCS revolves around delivering services that make our client’s lives happier and easier. We supply print and mailing services, and manage customer communications, for a wide range of businesses. And we know one thing that rings true for all. We need to make better service, better capabilities and better quality as easy as possible for them. Because if we do that, we’ll help our clients deliver on their objectives and make their lives happier.

As part of our investment programme, the introduction of our Xerox Iridesse digital production press delivered several benefits. It brought greater creativity, greater flexibility, more options and reduced costs to our clients. The range, intricacy and visual impact of the print we’re able to deliver has been fully embraced.

To take full advantage and truly exploit all the new capabilities offered by the Iridesse, we next turned our attention to our mailing services and committed to upgrading our mailing line.

Greater integration of our technology allows us to provide an even more comprehensive range of services. Which in turn creates a much more seamless process for our clients. By reducing the number of partners they need, and the number of conversations they need to have, we give them back the time to focus on their business whilst still delivering impactful marketing materials.

Following the Xerox Iridesse we took delivery of a brand new Pitney Bowes Relay 7000 inserting system. Installing this piece of kit helps our clients create much more accurate and personalised customer experiences.

Mailing line productivity and accuracy for your most complex mailings

Getting the right marketing materials to the right person is essential in creating effective and personalised Direct Mail campaigns. With the Relay 7000, we’ve added the highest possible level of integrity to the mail inserting process. So you can be sure of world class accuracy in your mail activities, however complex.

Using file-based processing, the Relay 7000 utilises state of the art technology to keep your documents secure.

It also offers a range of barcode scanning options such as 1D, 2D (like QR codes) and OMR (Optimal Mark Registration) technology. With a communications hub, adding barcodes to your documents and preparing them for file-based processing becomes simple and secure.

Thousands of mail pieces can be prepared quickly and cost-effectively with enhanced functionality and features that meet your inserting needs.

With a high-capacity sheet feeder, the ability to handle different sized envelopes in the same process, and a range of fold options, your jobs get done seamlessly and with fewer interruptions.

PB Relay 7000 Mailing Inserter compressed

All this combines to give you the flexibility to automate all your mail with unparalleled accuracy. Here are some key features that allow you to do more with your printed material:

Process up to 5,400 pieces per hour or 120,000 pieces per month.
Fold options: C, Z, Double, No fold
Supports a wide range of envelope sizes including C4 & C5
Excellent system for short runs and reprints in production mail operations

Start benefitting

Get in touch to talk to us about your mailing needs and start benefiting from what we can do for you.

Digital print drives stunning flexibility

Rouvers — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:19:19 +0000

Digital print drives stunning flexibility

Within the first 6 months of the global pandemic and the contraction of almost every industry sector, we made the decision that the time was a genuine opportunity for us. It was a chance to look at where DCS was, what developments were happening within digital print, what our clients were looking for and what we needed to do to best position ourselves to kick on when the world returns to some sort of normality.

So, we made the decision to invest in the latest technology, and in September 2020 we installed our Xerox Iridesse production press. A 6-colour ‘state of the art’ digital print station that would open up a whole host of new creative possibilities for our clients and help us meet the needs of existing and new customers.

The print technology progress made by the Iridesse makes it easy to enhance marketing materials and strengthen the perception of a business or brand.

Increased creativity coupled with the benefits of digital print.

The Iridesse has quickly become the engine that’s driving DCS forward with it’s it’s ability to deliver a positive impact on our client’s business by literally transforming marketing materials is powerful. Appealing to a hungry audience of Marketing teams, In-house or Creative Agencies and Designers, it delivers print and finishing options many businesses have long wanted but until now haven’t been able to achieve.

And the Xerox Iridesse allows our clients to realise their creative ambitions whilst also benefitting from the advantages that digital brings and the value digital is known for:

personalisation,
variable data (text or graphics),
short runs,
cost-effectiveness,
quick turnaround

All of the above can now be combined with speciality effects in the same print run thanks to the 6 colour capabilities. And that single pass is another important step forward as print no longer needs to go through the press more than once to apply different colours, you now get a more accurate registration and therefore a higher quality result.

Speciality finishes for even more impact.

Speciality finishes such as varnish and foiling create eye-catching communications & printed materials that deliver the right impression. But these tricky finishes previously came at a cost.

The Iridesse changes that. You can now combine four-colour imagery with two speciality inks including:

Gold,
Silver,
Metallic hues,
White,
Clear,

Real metallic effects, used on their own or layered over conventional four-colour print, deliver stunning colours. When used as a spot colour over text or graphics, they create a stunning effect. Even when these areas are personalised!

Clear toner and white toner are huge breakthroughs. Watch what people think about the colour white in print. And taking advantage of white toner now means you can unlock more choice by selecting wonderful colour board and print over the top!

Our Iridesse is also capable of printing on up to a 400gsm substrate which means we have the ability to produce bespoke packaging.

And using the Iridesse to print up to 1.1m wide, large format printing has also received a huge boost.

You can find out more about the Xerox Iridesse digital printer and watch some amazing videos on Xerox’s site.

With the Iridesse, we take your marketing material to another level by delivering brilliant print to fit your budget.

Environmental impact.

The Iridesse also has another huge benefit. We do a lot to minimise our impact, and therefore our customers impact, on the environment. From sustainable papers and vegetable inks to recycling and solar power, we work hard to deliver sustainable print solutions. Installing the Iridesse has seen us make further improvements. The technology inside uses less heat which therefore reduces our energy consumption. It’s also more efficient with both the amount of paper and toner used. So it’s really helping us as we constantly look at how we can be more sustainable and reduce our carbon footprint. Take a look at the figures:

Take advantage of what digital print can do for you.

Installing the Xerox Iridesse has moved digital print from a basic option to an absolute must. We’d love to talk to you and show you exactly what it can do. And how it can really help you create more impactful printed materials and marketing communications that deliver more return on your investment.

Get in touch to find out even more.