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A new HP Latex R530W was installed at the site of digital printer, DCS, in London’s Royal Victoria Dock last month
Digital Creative Services, London (DCS), has become the first company in the UK to invest in and install an HP Latex R530W hybrid printer.
Purchased through approved HP distributor, Papergraphics, and installed at the DCS site on London’s Royal Victoria Dock in April 2025, the machine will support the company’s long-term strategy of offering customers access to sustainable printing services.
As with all HP Latex printers, the HP Latex R530W runs water-based inks, which HP says have less impact on the environment than solvent, eco-solvent, and UV inks.
DCS managing director, Barry Page, explains: “The decision to purchase the HP Latex machine was in part driven by our clients’ needs to ensure they reach their sustainability targets, plus our own ethos of buying the most environmentally friendly equipment in the market in line with our ISO 14001 Environmental Management system.
“Our objective is to help our customers achieve their ever more sustainable goals, which are aligned to our own. We have carried out a lot of work to be able to offer ever-improving environmentally responsible operations and the range of recycled and recyclable materials that we offer. We clearly see this investment as the next step of this ongoing process.”
Other key features on the machine include a top speed of 24sq m/hr in indoor mode, the ability to print on media up to 1.6m wide and as thick as 5cm, and the option to run colour and white, with DCS opting for the white ink model. Users are also able to produce print a quality of up to 1200 x 600dpi.
Additional features include automatic recirculation and printhead cleaning, touchscreen control, and remote production control through the HP PrintOS Production Hub.
Page adds: “We will have an improved offering to our existing clients as well as attracting new ones thanks to the quality and sustainability we can now provide. If we meet our objectives for the business over the next 12 months, we will then consider the HP Latex FS50 as our next investment.”
