Investment & installations

Data Image in global first

Data Image Group has claimed to be the first company in the world to take delivery of an Esko Kongsberg C automated robotic production system.

Platen purchase completes big investment year for Marstan

Marstan Press has installed a Heidelberg GTP foiling platen, its third foiling machine in the past year, as it continues to increase capacity.

PIP Electrics drives productivity with PageWide buy

CAD designer PIP Electrics has invested in an HP PageWide XL 5000 printer plus online folder to boost its productivity by enabling it to print black and white and colour together.

Clays ramps up POD capacity with Ricoh European first

St Ives Clays has become the first company in Europe to invest in Ricoh’s Drupa-launched Digital Book Printing Solution.

Character Mailing increases productivity with Sitma buy

Mailing house Character Mailing has boosted its productivity by purchasing a Sitma SM10 envelope enclosing machine.

Hammond announces infrastructure investment amid slowing growth

Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a number of measures to boost UK infrastructure, including a £23bn National Productivity Investment fund.

SAS eases finishing with Acuity purchase

Fine art and photographic printer SAS Graphics has installed a Fujifilm Acuity Select X28 flatbed to take the strain off its finishing department.

WO Jones boosts large-format offering with Roland buy

Commercial printer WO Jones has installed a Roland TrueVis VG540 printer-cutter to bring all its wide-format work in-house.

Adverset embraces B2 in £1m spend

Commercial printer Adverset Media Solutions has spent £1m in a strategic step up to B2.



Grayson revamps digital line-up

Grayson Design & Print has invested £155,000 on two new printers and finishing equipment.