Metallic Elephant

read moreMetallic Elephants dedicated team of skilled staff follows uncompromising attention to detail.

We craft quality hot foil blocks in brass and magnesium in our fleet of etching machines, using traditional, time-honoured methods of acid etching, while embracing the latest technology with our outstanding quality CNC-programmed brass blocks.

read moreMetallic Elephant type-high letterpress blocks deliver a deep impression on your products, but not on your wallet.

Our letterpress plates remain crisp and sharp with straight shoulders to ensure fine or bold detailing every single time. Theyre securely mounted on moisture resistant wood to 0.918 / 23.3 mm high and etched to around 2mm. They are also mounted squarely to ensure a speedy set up.

read moreThe Renovated blocker has had good use and is superb we are really pleased with it and it is always commented on by visitors to the workshop.

read moreGood company, well organised.

read moreWe've been making hot foil printing machines and hot foil presses at our 10,000 sq ft factory in the heart of the British countryside for over 12 years. Proud of our engineering heritage, we have taken our traditional skills and tailored them to create state-of-the-art machines. We're passionate about hot foil printing, hot foil dies & stamping machines. If the hot foil industry was a shopping mall, we'd be the boutique. Small enough to give you a first class and personal service, with the experience to produce brass & magnesium hot foil blocks of exquisite quality too.

read moreWe're proud to be a family-owned business. Karl's industry expertise is unrivalled, having spent over 20 years as a leading mechanical engineer at John T Marshall. He has now assembled his own team of dedicated, skilled craftsmen and engineers at our factory where engineering tradition meets state-of-the-art innovation.