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Fork lift truck tyres that don’t cost the Earth!
With 35 years in the business of supplying and re-engineering press and folder rollers to customers, there's little we don't know about rubbers and polyurethanes. With this in mind, and some vigorous testing over 5 years we are now able to...
New Cutting Table Installed at bfs
Installed and fully operational! Our new cutting table is up and running at our factory in Berkshire, UK. Here we are cutting B1 printing blankets for one of our food carton customers using Rollin Graffity material. Click on the link below to watch a short video of...
SafeTouch: bfs Adds New Range of Anti Microbial Coatings
It's never been more apparent to everyone that printed surfaces can carry bacteria which could be damaging to health. With this in mind, bfs has added ICON SafeTouch Anti Microbial Emulsions to its range designed to provide a “safe-to-touch” surface, offering a broad...
Covid-19 Update
To all our customers, Please be advised that all staff at bfs are working hard to fulfill your orders for rollers, printing blankets, pressroom chemistry, underpackings etc. We are taking extra precautions to ensure our offices and factories are kept clean and...
SpeedyDry Receives ISEGA Certification
SpeedyDry High Performance Ink Drier is a revolutionary formula that greatly accelerates the rate drying in inks much more effectively than previously existing driers. And what's more, it is now ISEGA certifed. Printers rave about this product and the best bit is that...
bfs Rollers in Opal Print’s LED Retrofit XL75
More and more printers are choosing to invest in LED UV press conversions. A retrofit is far less costly than a new LED UV press while keeping up to date with the latest printing technology. Opal Print retrofitted its Heidelberg XL75 in Spring 2016 and chose rollers...
Considering moving to UV LED?
bfs are proud to be sponsoring the BCF Print Forum on the 2nd October in Edinburgh and 9th October in Sutton Coldfield Throwing light on UV LED. "Everything the printer needs to know about UV LED curing." When converting to UV LED it is vitally important to ensure...
From Dirty Old Printing Blankets to Luxury Goods
Since 2005 Elvis & Kresse have been rescuing raw materials, transforming them into luxury lifestyle goods and donating 50% of profits back to charities. The business started with a single raw material, London Fire Brigade’s damaged decommissioned hoses, which were...
10 Years of Rubber Roller Manufacturing at bfs
Last month bfs marked a milestone as it celebrated 10 years of rubber roller manufacturing with a further investment in engineering machinery and new staff in order to expand its production and to improve turnaround times of new and refurbished rubber rollers. bfs...
bfs to exhibit at IPEX 2017
bfs to exhibit at IPEX 2017
