Services
Rapid response, flexible lead times
We aim to offer top quality product with quick and reliable lead-times across the range.
Our manufacturing programmes are changed daily to meet the specific demands of our customers.
Many of our larger accounts operate stock management systems with us.
Although lead-times vary for each product, we aim to be the quickest to the marketplace across the complete range.
Our core product range:
Design and repro
A unique team has been put together in the last few years to meet the demands of our customers and major retailers
- Excellent working relationship with all major reproduction companies
- On site design
- On site repro
- Dedicated repro teams for customers
- 3D mock-ups from PDF formats
- Imaki proofer allows us to supply press-ready proofs on substrates
- Fast turnaround on mock-up packs
- Industry leaders in printing 175 lpi flexo using Kodak LiNX plate technology. In the future should be capable of printing 230 lpi - a truly comparable match to gravure
- Ultimate is a UK test partner on another high density plate system from Esko
- We are testing a perfect highlight plate system with one of our partners, YRG
- The only company in the UK, testing water wash plates. A system that uses no solvents and is much more environmentally friendly - a joint venture with V & W Graphics
Technical support
The Ultimate technical team works very closely with sales and our customer base.
We are able to provide a complete service from initial analysis, film evaluation, line trials through to full commercial production.
Our highly experienced technologists are able to design packs that provide the best shelf-life results possible for each individual product.
The Ultimate database for specifications is vast and is continually updated.
Our in-house laboratory enables us to supply gas analysis data and monitor pack performance.
Innovative solutions
Our technical and sales team welcome the opportunity to work with our customer base to develop new innovations and launch them to the retail industry.
Some of the projects currently in the spotlight are:
- Bio-degradable substrates
- Bio-degradable inks and adhesives
- Peelable seal-film
- Peel and re-seal film
- Time-temperature indicator inks
- Oxygen indicator inks for Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP)
- CO2 indicator inks for Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP)
- UV Inhibitor coatings
- Digital flexo printing
- VFFS polythene netting