Furbanks' Ltd

Furbanks (The Stereotypers) Ltd opened it's doors in 1965. It began with just 2 members of staff and an old Linotype machine crerating slugs, moulds and rubber stereos, we generated artwork by hand and using diatype and lumitype machines before shooting negs to create plates.

We moved into the digital age with our first macs in 1991 & creating films via imagesetter and supplying analogue flexo plates to flexible packaging printers. Our reputation soon grew, along with our client base and the need for more staff.

Furbanks is a family owned business dedicated to manufacturing and supplying high quality: Photopolymer Letterpress Plates   -  Carton sealing tape (packaging) plates  -  Magnesium Hot Stamping plates Flexographic Printing plates  -  Label Printing Plates  -  Greeting Card Glitter (Flitter) Printing Plates  -  Varnish Plates