Notice: Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly. Translation loading for the wordpress-seo domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /var/www/html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6260 UK printer targets darts - Label and Narrow Web

What are you searching for?

Sign in
Breaking News, Industry News

UK printer targets darts

Author Image

By: Greg Hrinya

Editor, Label & Narrow Web

Narrow web presses are used for production of many products, but one of the most unusual has to be in the plant of Retriever Sports, in Slough, England. The company is the largest manufacturer of darts and accessories worldwide, and uses its two Mark Andy presses solely for the purpose of printing and converting dart flights. (For the uninitiated, the dart’s flight is what used to be the feathered section.)
Retriever Sports works out of a 30,000 square foot plant, and produces 30,000 darts — and up to 1 million dart flights — each week. “Ninety-five percent of everything we sell is produced in-house,” says Tom Pope, who founded the company with his wife, Katie, in 1978. Pope, now 75 and not considering retirement, had been a top amateur darts player.
The two Mark Andy Scout flexo lines are both six-color with full UV curing, corona treaters, cold foil, and web inspection cameras. They print on 75 and 100 micron polyester. Flight designs run into thousands, says Pope, who has customers in

Add us as a preferred source on Google

Get the latest Label and Narrow Web news, insights and analysis in your Google Search and AI experiences.

Add Label and Narrow Web as a preferred source on Google (opens in a new tab)

Keep Up With Our Content. Subscribe To Label and Narrow Web Newsletters