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Deciding where—and from whom—to buy is simple, suggests Johnson, of EuroGrafix: "Start with whomever you have a relationship with. Who do you work with on a regular basis? Who do you trust?"

Would he go down the refurbished route again?

"In a heartbeat," Johnson remarks. "I'll probably never look at a new piece of equipment unless it gives me a tangible competitive edge, technology-wise. That would probably be the only reason why I'd consider a new piece of equipment. And I'd always buy a refurbished press, rather than a used one that was straight off someone else's shop floor."