In-house engineering
A machine shop, not a mail order warehouse
Three CNC machining centres, CNC lathes, a surface grinder, a welding shop and a paint & bake booth, under one roof in Frating, Essex. It's why every part of every press can be made, remade or improved without leaving the building.
- CertifiedISO 9001:2015
- Machining3 × CNC centres
- Lathes12-station CNC
- FinishingPaint & bake booth
What we do
Built here. Serviced here. For life.
The support no importer can match: the people who built your machine are the people who answer the phone about it, for as long as you own it.
Machines designed around your product
Bespoke Presses
A product that doesn’t fit a standard machine? We design and build presses around it.
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An MOT for your press
Repairs & Spares
Parts machined in-house for every KSF, and an MOT for your John T Marshall.
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Restored JTM classics
Reconditioned Presses
Restored John T Marshall machines, the Rolls-Royce of hot foil presses.
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For the letterpress trade
Letterpress Plates
Type-high mounted magnesium and polymer plates, etched in-house with same-day dispatch.
Same-day before 1pm
Our kit
The workshop behind the workshop
Great machines come from great machine shops. Ours runs three XYZ 1000 LR machining centres, CNC lathes with bar feed, an automatic saw, a large surface grinder, a full welding shop and a paint & bake booth, all ISO 9001:2015 certified.
The people
Engineers who answer the phone
Decades of hot foil experience (including years at John T Marshall, the marque our own machines grew from) mean the person on the other end of the line has probably solved your problem before. Free expert advice, straight from the bench.
#makeitshiny
Make something shiny with us
Order spare parts, get expert advice, or arrange a test drive with one of our hot foil machines. We'll have the tea and cake ready and waiting.
- Replies within a day
- Machines on every continent
- Supported for life