Investment & installations

Stewart Signs has bought its first UV wide-format printer, an EFI Vutek GS3250LXr Pro, following a partnership with EFI and 3M to develop a new range of flexible UV inks suitable for vehicle wrapping...

Glasgow printer Bell & Bain has become the first UK printer to install a Muller Martini Diamant MC case binding line.

Book manufacturer TJ International has upgraded its post-press facilities with a £3.5m investment in Kolbus bindery equipment.

Kingsdown Printing has invested close to £500,000 in two new Ricoh presses and Duplo finishing equipment to enhance its digital and web-to-print capabilities.

Scottish label manufacturer CV Labels has invested in a second Nilpeter FB-2500 UV-flexo press to keep up with increased demand for pressure-sensitive labels.

Midlands-based MX Display has ordered the UK's first EFI Vutek GS3250LX with the manufacturer's "cool cure" LED curing and 7pL UltraDrop technology.

Kingswood Steele has purchased a DB-280 perfect binder, DPB-500 perfect binder and Challenge CMT-130 book trimmer from Duplo to improve its speed and efficiency.

Book manufacturer TJ International has bought a Polar N 137 Plus guillotine to increase its capacity, process flow and efficiency.

Kall Kwik Peterborough has bought a Fastbind Elite XT perfect binder and Casematic H46 Pro casemaker to improve its customer offerings.

Capita has invested £17m in a new 'white paper' print and distribution facility in Mansfield that will house the first two Impika inkjet web presses in the UK.