Investment & installations

BakPac, the flexible packaging division of independent UK label printer Bakers, has invested in an HP Indigo 200K digital press as part of a broader £3m expansion strategy.

Cardiff wide-format firm 3 Sixty has installed a brand-new Durst P5 350 HS 3.5m hybrid printer to support the company’s flexibility in a fast-moving market.

Pre-press service provider Reproflex3 has invested £500,000 in expanding its corrugated packaging pre-press capabilities, including the building of a 280sqm studio expansion.

Fujifilm has made public the identity of its first Jet Press FP790 customer outside Japan – a UK packaging business.

Signage and display specialist Signs & Labels Hereford has invested in a new VeloBlade Nexus 2516 from Soyang Hardware to help expand its business into new profitable markets.

Xampla has gained a further $7m (£5.5m) in funding to fuel expansion of its natural, biodegradable materials that promise a drop-in replacement to plastics.

Aztec Signs has begun production with a new EFI Pro 32r+ UV-LED roll-to-roll printer installed in December.

Baking paperware specialist Chevler has benefited from £300,000 of funding from the Welsh Government.

Precision Colour Printing (PCP) has boosted quality and productivity with a big investment in a new automated stacking system.

Abingdon commercial printer Thomas Leach Colour has signed up to a solar panel financing scheme from Electron Green which will cut the firm’s grid usage by 45%.