The team at Metallic Elephant are led by partners Karl French and Ros Walters, as our customer you will gain from our knowledge and practical experience within the industry, we guarantee a friendly and efficient service, whether from a design perspective or a practical solution.

We specialise in good, strong, British made hot foil printing machines and the manufacture of Magnesium Stamping Dies. The used machines we stock are made with good quality materials e.g. cast iron and although some are old, they will run and run.
We have a vast stock of used hot foil machines changing weekly. All machines are fully serviced and tested.

More from Karl......
From the age of sixteen I began working for John.t.Marshall, a company with a long history in building good quality British made hot foil machines, I progressed to the position of mechanical engineer, building many of the types of hot foil machines that are available on this site. I left the company in early 2007 after 20 years.

During my time at the company one of my areas of responsibility was as service engineer, visiting companies and installing and commissioning machines - if you have had any contact with John.T.Marshall in the past, it's possibly been with myself.
I believe I am now one of the only people trained at John t Marshall still available to visit your workplace and service machines.

Also having worked in the die division of Marshalls  - Mackrell & Co , I have many years of experience in block/die making, and continued this between making and servicing machines. I also have knowledge of foils and their applications and can advise you in their purchase and any other hot foil queries. If required I can call upon other skilled professionals throughout the trade who can offer expert advice.
Karl French
MAssHFP

Metallic Elephant are members of the Association of Hot foil Printers and their Allied Trades.