Investment & installations

Precision Printing is the first site to beta test a Technotrans chilling system in combination with a digital press, signposting a move on the ancillary vendors part into the digital printing sector.

St Ives has taken another significant step in its evolution to become a fully fledged marketing services provider with its latest major investment in the arena.

Deltor Communications has bought a B2 Komori Lithrone S429 with coater as part of a £2m investment to push it into short-run work.

Warwick Printing Company is to be the first business in the UK with a Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 102 following a 2m investment.

Trade print finishing company Professional Print Finishing Services (PPFS) has bought a machine billed as the world's largest flatbed die cutter.

Point-of-sale designer and manufacturer MJD is bedding in at its new facility in Corby, after expanding out of its Rutland headquarters.

Bishops Printers has hit the switch on its 70th B2 Heidelberg Speedmaster unit as part of an investment of almost 1.5m.

Flexpress is beefing up its B3-format work after installing a four-colour Ryobi 524GX litho press to free up its larger B2 machine.

CPI UK has become the first UK printer to install an MGI JetVarnish 3D spot UV coater as part of a three-year 20m spending strategy unveiled last night.

Hickling & Squires has opened a new wide-format suite to make room for two new printers to boost its banners, posters and point-of-sale material.