Investment & installations

Online trade printer Quinn’s Belfast has invested in a Heidelberg XL 75-4 to reduce its makeready times and increase its throughput.

Panda Press has invested in a new Hans Gronhi five-colour GH525 B3 press to save on costs and increase its productivity and quality.

Kodak has announced Minnesota, US-based commercial and direct mail printer Japs-Olson as the beta test site for the new 300m/min Prosper 6000C 4/4 inkjet web press.

API Foils has invested £5m in its Livingston manufacturing facility to keep pace with market demand and increase the quality and range of products it can produce.

Specialist print management and design service provider HOA Creative Communications has expanded its services after bringing its digital printing capabilities in-house.

Dunfermline-based Pandaprint has ordered a Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 74-5 press, which will replace its first B2 machine, a Komori Spica, later this summer.

Lexon Group has invested in Audion equipment to make its shrinkwrapping process more efficient.

Visual Print & Design has brought digital print in-house as part of plans to double in size over the next year.

Technique Print Group has branched out into digital printing after investing in a Konica Minolta C6000.

Commercial printer LF Everett & Son has installed a two-colour Hans Gronhi GH522NP press as part of a technology update that will increase its capacity, quality and productivity.