We're dedicated followers of fashion

Attention to detail is paramount in any business, particularly the fashion industry.

A ‘made in Britain’ fashion house, David Nieper has been designing and manufacturing all its luxury women’s fashion in Derbyshire since 1961. But the Alfreton-based company has now taken the bold decision to complete the missing link in its almost completely vertical production chain – by printing its catalogues and brochures in-house for the first time. David Nieper have taken delivery of a ROLAND 704LV HiPRINT  (four printing units and a coating unit) from Manroland Sheetfed UK, to produce nine million full colour catalogues a year.

David Nieper's ROLAND 704LV installed at their new dedicated print facility, Alfreton, England. Commissioned 2014.

Managing Director Christopher Nieper, says establishing direct control of printing was vital because now all their sales are direct to the consumer via catalogue and online.

"When you are buying fashion, colour is one of the critical factors and the faithful representation of the Manroland printing was ahead of the others"  Christopher Nieper, Managing Director of David Nieper. Photos © David Nieper.

So why chose Manroland?

“We looked at all the major machine builders.  But in the end it came down to quality.  When customers are buying fashion, colour is one of the critical factors and the faithful representation of our garments in the catalogues produced through Manroland printing was ahead of the others,” he says.

The move, means that everything David Nieper does is now in-house, including photography, colour correction, and proofing – all linked straight through to the pre-press and print so that everything is colour-controlled.

“If we get the colours absolutely accurate it’s much easier for our customers to choose the garments that will suit them best.” says Christopher.

“The press was delivered with a potential upgrade to low energy curing with hybrid UV inks, and this future-proofing was another factor in choosing Manroland.”

Over a third of David Nieper’s sales are to overseas customers and as a result, brochures are printed in six different languages and corresponding currencies. The 704LV HiPRINT copes brilliantly with the change of plates and variable quantities.

Exports are key and brochures are printed in 6 different languages and corresponding currencies.

Previously David Nieper catalogues were printed locally at Hawthornes of Nottingham, which sadly went into administration in 2012.  David Nieper has since taken on a number of former Hawthornes staff, to run its new state-of-the-art facility. 

The press room team pictured with Managing Director Christopher Nieper (far right)

About David Nieper

David Nieper is a designer and manufacturer of women’s fashion – all Made in Britain. Based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, the fashion house was founded in 1961 and is renowned for its use of the highest-quality fabrics and the personal touch it achieves in delivering world-class customer service to customers throughout the UK and overseas.

A family business employing more than 230 skilled people, including designers, garment cutters, seamstresses and dressmakers with decades of experience, the company runs its own Fashion Academy to educate, nurture and develop fashion and manufacturing skills for the future.

Design room	Sewing room

The David Nieper headquarters in Derbyshire, England. Photos © David Nieper.

For more information, visit www.davidnieper.co.uk.

About Manroland Sheetfed

Manroland Sheetfed is a leading global producer of offset printing presses for commercial, packaging, publishing applications, and related technologies. The company has its own subsidiaries in more than 40 countries covering Europe, Asia, North America, South America and Australia.

Founded more than 168 years ago on the finest traditions of German engineering excellence, the name Manroland is now a global watchword for quality, precision and supreme reliability in end-to-end offset printing solutions.

Manroland Sheetfed is a wholly owned subsidiary of Langley Holdings plc, a privately-owned UK engineering group whose capital equipment form the core of many industrial and commercial processes around the world.