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Ain't bad for something that works and does the job. We've had 3 altogether but you need the runs to justify. Bought a CG one recently and can't vope with the harder prints.

I only use my cheaper presses for water bottles, mugs I put through the Adkins.

I have been using the HeatpressUK 5 at a time press for about 6 years plus. In this time I reckon I have printed in excess of half a million mugs with it. Unit is very simple and never failed me and is by far the most consistent. I did purchase one from China recently as it was a good price. Used it three times and then took it down the skip!!!! Steer well clear of them as they are useless.

83,000 mugs a year? That's an impressive contract! Looking at the Heatpress UK machine, I thought it resembled a Chinese press, where is that made then?

I like many have also used Chinese presses for many years and they generally work very well. Of course you get the good ones and the bad ones but on the whole they're great value for money.

Not sure where its made but I suspect China. All I can say is that these machines have never let me down and on average I get about 5000 mugs per blanket, although a quick calculation says that the current ones are at about 7.5k

I agree with you Justin in that if you get the right product then you can not beat the Chinese on price. The problem is if you are not happy then there is not much you can do. The one I purchased from China was from Sunfly. I did a review a while ago on here which I should really update to say "stay well clear!" Perhaps I did not give the machine enough of a chance, but then I have been spoilt with the HeatpressUK models.

Its probably more then 83,000 to be honest!!! I have contracts to supply most of the larger music tours (JLS, STEPS, HAPPY MONDAYS etc etc). Sounds great until you have to inspect 5000 JLS mugs, don't care how good looking someone is, after 5000 you are sick of the sight of them!

If they're that good then they're worth the price

Wow, how on earth do you get those size contracts? I'm amazed they're not printed in big ovens, very time consuming!

If I look at all the kit I own or have previously owned then I think these mug presses have earnt me four or five times more than all the rest put together. I used to offer all kinds of services but recently shed most of them to concentrate on just mugs and heat transfers.

Got the contracts by mistake really!!! I designed poster for Universal Music Group once and it grew from there!!!!

The problem is that big ovens etc means big volume orders. By doing it this way they can keep the orders under control so that there are no overs at the end. A typical 30 date tour will involve about 15 orders for the same group with very short lead times. It is very rare for the bands to have more than 36 mugs left over at the end of a tour. Years ago it was not uncommon to have a couple of thousand if they did not sell.

Justin;49891 wrote:83,000 mugs a year? That's an impressive contract! Looking at the Heatpress UK machine, I thought it resembled a Chinese press, where is that made then?

I like many have also used Chinese presses for many years and they generally work very well. Of course you get the good ones and the bad ones but on the whole they're great value for money.

I'm not certain where but I'm sure I heard that the HeatpressUK 5 mug press is actually manufactured by Adkins.

Uhm, very interesting. I'd like to see one of these machines....mind starts whirring....

Am I right in thinking Adkins no longer make their own presses though, they just assemble in UK? Something like that. I know something changed a few years ago.

Don't believe there is an Adkins connection from what I have seen of the presses.