Investment & installations

Cliftons invests in foil blocking

Trade finisher Cliftons has brought foil-blocking in-house after investing in a Yawa TDS-750 automatic foil-stamping, die-cutting and embossing machine.

Elanders UK buys Speedmaster long perfector

Elanders UK has purchased a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-8-P long perfector to increase its ability to handle long-run print work for the educational, publishing, automotive and brand marketing...

SPD makes textile move with Mimaki

SPD Design & Print hopes to boost turnover by more than £1m by breaking into textile and exhibition work after buying an LED UV wide-format printer.

Lexon Group to install Europe’s first Komori Impremia IS29

South Wales-based printer Lexon Group is set to take delivery of Europe’s first Komori IS29 UV inkjet sheetfed press.

Penstripe increases folding firepower with Stahlfolder KH 82 buy

Educational publisher and printer Penstripe has invested in a Stahlfolder KH 82, a B1-format combination folder that it will use for products including planners, notebooks and diaries.

TCT invests more than £2m in new kit

Card manufacturer and mailing operation Thames Card Technology (TCT) has increased its personalisation capacity by 60% after investing more than £2m in a range of new kit.

GPS Colour Graphics upgrades pre-press and digital ops

One of Northern Ireland’s biggest commercial printers has ramped up production with a £450,000 spend centred on upgrading its pre-press operation and the installation of what it claimed was the first...

Precision supports site move with new RMGT LED-UV press

Precision Printing has invested in a new RMGT (Ryobi) LED-UV press to support its move to new premises and boost its capacity.

Dats Print Services opts for secondhand Speedmaster

Dats Print Services has invested around £280,000 in a secondhand four-colour-plus-coater Heidelberg SM 52 Anicolor to enable it to take on new work, save time, and be more cost-competitive.

Abbey Print upgrades cutting

Abbey Print has replaced a 20-year-old guillotine with a CCM Premier 780 in an effort to improve efficiency.