Investment & installations

Sheetfed magazine specialist Pensord is investing over £3.3m in highly automated kit as it rolls out a future-proofing strategy at the business centred on profitable capacity.

Pandaprint has expanded its kit by becoming the first Scottish printer to take on Heidelberg’s new Versafire EV digital printer.

Acorn Labels has bumped up productivity and expects to increase turnover after installing a new narrow web press.

Carly Press has boosted production capacity after installing two new pieces of kit ahead of an expansion drive that could see it hit the M&A trail as it looks to double in size.

OPM Group has begun an upgrade to its printing facilities, by spending £500,000 on automated augmentation for one of its presses, as part of a programme that will span most of 2018.

Fontain has stepped up to SRA1 after going live with its new RMGT Ryobi 928 LED-UV eight-colour perfector which features a colour management first.

Makeup Print Finishers hopes to add about £200,000 to its turnover after installing a foiling line as part of a £250,000 investment.

Handy Labels is looking to upgrade its digital firepower to help it cross the 100-million-labels threshold and move into new markets.

Design consultancy Lasercut London has invested in new Roland DG technology to help it meet increasing client requests for brand-matched colours.

L&S Prints has invested in two new DGI Fabrijet FT-1908 textile printers as part of an upgrade and expansion of its technology, premises and output that is set to cost an estimated £500,000.