Mount Maunganui-based Colourworks Textile Printing has seen business pick up significantly since it moved to new premises in Totara St in July last year and has invested in additional high-tech printing technology to meet demand, says managing director Jesse Best.
"We just upgraded all our machinery and at the moment we're just flat out.
"We've really been focusing on quality and service for our print customers and we've been going from strength to strength. Annual revenues have been increasing at 30-40 per cent over the past couple of years."
![A Diamondback 9 head automatic printer.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O4QM4P2OLOFDED6HIY6OZSAKDI.jpg?auth=5fd4c7932238a9b9f8c998ed38c62431834bbf295fcd741c71b884529aade71d&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
The core focus of the business is screen printing, which is used to apply images and words to T-shirts, bags and other clothing items. In December, the company acquired an M+R Diamondback 9 head automatic printer to help meet demand and since then has done more than 30,000 prints on the machine. The new machine was imported from the US and, together with a textile dryer, cost more than $100,000.