Investment & installations

Foxpak targets big brands with £1.3m digital spend

Irish FMCG packaging specialist Foxpak signed for an HP Indigo 20000 at Dscoop earlier this month, rounding off a €2.5m (£2.2m) capex in the past 12 months.

First Colour opts for digital upgrade

Central London-based printer First Colour has upgraded its digital facility with the purchase of a Heidelberg Versafire CP digital press.

Quantum bolsters digital division with Foliant buy

Quantum Print & Packaging has invested in Foliant laminating equipment to satisfy increasing demand for embellished digitally printed packaging.

Ashley brings hard-case finishing in-house with Fastbind buy

Ashley House Printing Company has brought hard-case finishing in-house by investing in a Fastbind Casematic H46 Pro casemaker.

Ashford Colour Press in book printing first

Ashford Colour Press has become the first UK book printer to install HP’s High Definition Nozzle Architecture (HDNA) printheads after retrofitting the heads onto one of its two HP T230 colour inkjet...

Ciconi ups Riso capacity

Print and mail house Ciconi has become one of the first companies in the UK to take delivery of a Riso ComColor GD9630 cut-sheet printer.

Folio invests in Duplo Booklet System

Print finisher Folio Print Finishing purchased a Duplo 600i Booklet System at Duplo’s inaugural Summer Festival last week.

Switch on to smart energy and dial down your bills

Brexit is on the horizon, costs of energy are rising following the fall in sterling and an increase in taxation, and it appears that the UK’s energy generators can only just meet energy demands. It’s...

Alltrade invests as calendar season rolls around

Alltrade Printers has invested just shy of £500,000 to boost its wire-binding capacity and upgrade its CTP system and MIS.

Flyer Press goes B2 with Komori buy

Felixstowe-based Flyer Press has installed a four-colour Komori Enthrone 29, its first B2 machine.