Encore Print & Finishing Equipment

Name

Encore Print & Finishing Equipment

Legal name

Encore Machinery Ltd

Website

https://encoremachinery.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Print Finishing Equipment

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (33331)

SIC

Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555)

akta.pro primary industry

Wrapping & Bundling Equipment (Shrink/Stretch) (IMAHAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Capping, Closing & Sealing Equipment (Capper, Induction, Heat Seal) (IMALAOAC)

Keywords

• Print finishing equipment
• Folding machines
• UV coating systems
• Rigid box making
• Laminating machines

Headquarters

HQ city

Luton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. New Equipment Sales: Sale of new print finishing machinery from selected manufacturers including case makers, folding machines, UV coaters, laminators, die cutters, grooving machines, box wrapping equipment, and other specialized equipment for paper and board conversion.
2. Used/Refurbished Equipment Sales: Sale of quality used machinery that has been refurbished using original manufacturer parts and comes with full guarantee. Their own used machinery undergoes thorough refurbishment before resale.
3. Consumables: Sale of consumable products including UV varnishes, glues, adhesives, and laminating films. Products include Menichetti protein jelly glues and TEC Lighting UV varnish supplies.
4. Service and Support: Preventative maintenance agreements, installation services, training, and ongoing servicing including spare parts for print finishing machines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Encore Machinery is a specialist UK-based supplier of commercial print finishing equipment, selling both new machinery from selected manufacturers and quality used/refurbished machines serviced with original manufacturer parts. The portfolio spans folding, UV coating, laminating, foiling, case making, carton and rigid luxury box making, photobook binding, elastic application, die cutting, and creasing/perforating equipment. The company also supplies consumables including UV varnishes and protein jelly glues, and provides installation, training, servicing, and preventative maintenance agreements as part of the offering.

Product overview

Encore Print & Finishing Equipment is a specialist supplier of commercial paper and board finishing machinery, operating as a one-stop solution for paper/board conversion and packaging equipment requirements. The portfolio includes multiple distinct product categories: folding machines (MB PrestigeNet series, GUK buckle plate and cross-fold machines, Bacciottini Pitstop butterfly/heavyweight folders), UV coating systems (TruCoat in Auto Feed/Inline/Hand Feed variants, MegaCoat XL wide-format coaters, KDC 20 digital multi-coater), laminating machines (D & K Jupiter, Europa, Polaris, Triton, Neptune series), foiling equipment (D & K Digital Foiling DF-350), case making machines (Samed Darix Evolution), carton and rigid luxury box making systems (APR Box series, Peroni box wrapping/grooving/magnet application machines), photobook binding systems (Samed Photofast/Photofold), elastic application machines (Peroni AGD series), die cutting equipment (Busch Ram Punch series), pile feeders (GUK), and mailing systems. The company also supplies consumables including UV varnishes, protein jelly glues, and air purification accessories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MB PrestigeNet Folding Machines Fully automatic buckle folding machines (PrestigeNet 38 and 52 series) with touchscreen control, auto-setup, program memory for 200 jobs, and network integration capability for JDF data transfer. Available in various plate configurations with inline and standalone options for commercial print finishing operations.
• GUK Folding Machines High-capacity buckle plate folding machines (FA 50) and cross-fold machines (K 54/74) with pallet feeders for sheet processing applications.
• Bacciottini Pitstop Folding and Creasing Machines High-speed creasing and folding machines including the Pitstop OXO Multiskill at 9,000 sheets/hour and the Pitstop Butterfly heavyweight folding machine for distortion-free folds on sheets up to 450gsm.
• TruCoat UV Coating Machines UV coating system available in Auto Feed, Inline, and Hand Feed variants with 3-roll application, quick-change rollers, and speeds up to 4,000 sheets per hour.
• MegaCoat XL Wide-Format UV Coating Machines Wide-format UV coating machines available in 50-inch and 63-inch capacities, featuring 3-roll coating systems, IR/UV combo, and speeds up to 100 feet per minute for large-format printing finishing.
• KDC 20 UV Coating Machine Digital multi-coater system for UV, primer, and water-based liquid coating with automated operation through touchscreen display.
• D&K Laminating Machines (Jupiter, Europa, Polaris, Triton) Range of fully automatic laminating machines including the B2 Jupiter and Europa with PLC controls, B1 Polaris high-speed laminator up to 60m/min, and B1 Triton thermal laminator in portrait/landscape versions. Includes high-pile suction feeders and pallet loading.
• D&K Digital Foiling Machine DF-350 Hand-fed desktop digital foiling machine for applying decorative foil to digitally produced print with variable temperature up to 140C.
• Samed Darix Evolution Light Case Making Machine Semi-automatic case maker with automatic size setting producing up to 4 cases per minute, featuring integrated gluing and second turning-in station.
• Peroni Grooving and Corner Cutting Machines Range of grooving and corner cutting machines for rigid box blanks and luxury packaging including the manual SC-M+ (up to 700x700mm) and automatic inline SC-T 1000 and SCP 1000 V-Grooving machines with speeds up to 60 cycles/min and up to 8 grooves per cycle.
• Peroni Magnet Application Machines Magnet insertion systems for rigid box manufacturing including the fully automated Mag 40 (up to 40 pieces/min), and semi-automatic Mag 1 and Mag 2 machines applying 1-6 magnets per side per cycle with automatic hot glue application.
• Peroni Box Wrapping Machines Semi-automatic and automatic rigid box wrapping machines including the Box Wrapper 24 (up to 350 wrapped boxes/hour) and Linea Box Wrapper 24 with automatic paper feeder, gluing unit, centering systems, and viscometer.
• Peroni Ruggero Box Joint S Corner Box Taping Machine Semi-automatic corner tape applicator capable of applying 180mm long strips on boxes from 10mm to 300mm height.
• APR Carton and Box Making Machines Range of folder-gluer machines for carton box production including the APR Box Plus 1 (straight-line boxes, folders, envelopes), APR Box Plus 2 (straight-line, crash-lock bottom, and conical boxes), APR Mini Box for low-quantity digital market jobs, and APR Box 1 semi-automatic for linear and conical boxes.
• Samed Photofast Photobook Binding Machines Semi-automatic and automatic photo book gluing and binding machines including the Photofast Light lay flat and duplex binding with hot melt adhesive, and the Photofast + Photofold unit combining gluing with folding for speeds up to 25 cycles/min.
• Peroni Elastic Application Machines Automatic and semi-automatic elastic application machines including AGD EI (flat elastic tape 5-15mm for agendas and diaries), AGD 15 (rivets or eyelets with flat elastic band), and UFC 30/60 (elastic, ribbon, or cord cutting with metal tag application at up to 35 cycles/min).
• Busch Model B Ram Punch Die Cutting Machine Die-cutting machine with larger maximum die-cut size and greater punching power for handling plastics and various materials in print finishing operations.
• Menichetti Protein Jelly Glues Natural protein-based jelly glues for bookbinding, laminating, and box-covering applications.
• Tec Lighting UV Varnish Tec-1006-AC High-gloss UV varnish coating for professional print environments with instant UV curing and 100% VOC-free formulation, available in 5-gallon containers.
• Tec Pure Air Carbon Activated Air Purifier Activated carbon air purification system for eliminating ozone and odor from UV coating operations.
• Preventative Maintenance Agreements Ongoing annual maintenance service contracts for continued support of print finishing equipment, including preventative servicing and spare parts supply.
• Installation and Training Services Installation of print finishing equipment with operator training, bundled with the equipment sale to ensure production readiness.
• Refurbished Print Finishing Equipment Quality used machinery from leading manufacturers that has been refurbished using original manufacturer parts and comes with a full guarantee.

Quantifiable outcome

• Helped hundreds of UK printers upgrade their finishing lines
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration20 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Print ScotlandminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 29 March 2026Print Scotland partnership announced March 29, 2026. The print industry is built on strong communities where knowledge is shared and skills are passed down. This partnership strengthens Encore Machinery's presence in the Scottish print market.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Horizon International: Major Japanese manufacturer of print finishing equipment (folding, binding, perfect binding, saddle-stitching) supplying commercial printers globally. Comparable product category, distinct go-to-market (OEM + dealer network) versus Encore's distributor-led model.
• Duplo International: UK subsidiary of Duplo Corporation, specializing in digital print finishing—creasing, folding, cutting, booklet-making. Comparable as a finishing-equipment specialist for digital/commercial print with UK showrooms and direct sales.
• Zund UK: UK arm of Zünd, a Swiss-headquartered manufacturer of digital cutting/finishing systems with broader portfolio across packaging, signmaking and commercial print. Comparable as a finishing-equipment vendor serving UK commercial printing customers with installation and training services.
• Müller Martini: Swiss-headquartered manufacturer of bookbinding, print finishing, and mailroom systems for commercial and industrial print. Overlaps in finishing equipment categories (case making, perfect binding, folding) but operates at much larger scale and direct-sales model.

Direct peers

• Friedheim International: UK-based distributor of print finishing, binding, and packaging equipment (Horizon, Foliant, Fastbind, etc.) serving commercial printers. Highly comparable as another independent UK multi-brand finishing equipment specialist with showroom/demonstration sales and installation/support.
• Heaford: UK-based supplier of print finishing machinery (mounting, proofing, laminating, diecutter/creasing) for label and packaging converters. Directly comparable as a specialist independent UK reseller/distributor of finishing equipment with installation and after-sales support.

Emerging players

• Roland DG (UK): UK arm of Roland DG, offering UV printers and digital print/finishing solutions including UV flatbeds and print-and-cut systems. Partially comparable as a digital print ecosystem supplier intersecting with UV-coating and finishing segments where Encore supplies equipment.
• Technifold Ltd: UK-based specialist in creasing and perforating equipment (CreaseStream, FoldStream) for digital print finishing. Comparable as a UK independent specializing in a print finishing sub-category with direct sales and dealer/distribution model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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