Case Study


The printed towels display photographic qualities


The towel master B


ursali Towels was established in the UK in 2005 by Turkish towel factory NBT to offer a better service to the UK and European wholesale towel market. In January 2008 Steve and his son Gareth, also known as Gazz, purchased 100% of the UK operation from the Turkish factory to start their own venture and business has been flourishing since. A decade on and Steveʼs most recent move to continue the development and growth of Bursali is the purchase of the DGI FT-1908 high speed sublimation printer.


The investment in this printer follows the decision to bring print production in-house after the vote to leave the European Union in June 2016. Bursali initially purchased a Mimaki 1.8m-wide TS300P-1800 in May last year, but found in order to keep up with customer demand a faster printer was needed. Fast-forward to the beginning of this year and the investment in the DGI FT-1908 was made.


The time is right


It was during a visit to Printwear & Promotion LIVE! in January when Steve decided to purchase the printer after a long chat with Aaron Burton of DGIʼs UK dealer Sabur.


Steve picks up the story: “Aaron spoke to us at length about a new product that they


| 78 | May 2018 Steve and Gazz Vallender with Aaron Burton of Sabur with the DGI FT-1908 www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk


Self-described as a master of one trade rather than a jack of all, Bursali Towels (UK) has recently invested in a DGI FT-1908 high speed transfer sublimation printer to triple production. P&P editor Melanie Attlesey catches up with sales and marketing director Steve Vallender to find out more.


had just launched which he felt would interest us and benefit our company. The time is right for us to expand, and we see the DGI FT-1908 as a key part in doing that.” The DGI FT-1908 entered the market when it was launched at FESPA in Hamburg last year. It is designed for high production environments and features eight state-of-the-art Panasonic 720dpi print heads, a variable droplet with high density


water-based sublimation inks and an easy fill bulk ink system, as well as a built-in drying system. This printer, and its companion printer the


FT-1608, are two to three times faster than the previous generation of printers with Epson print heads and can run through a 100m roll in two-and-half hours at 720x720dpi four pass, with a maximum print speed of 113sq m/hr.


Prior to bringing towel printing in-house,


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