Investment & installations

There's been a frenzy of M&A activity across the print industry this week, with no fewer than three deals splashed across the front pages of this issue.

Print-Leeds has invested around 3m in a Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102-7+L and CTP system as part of its expansion following the acquisition of S&C Labels in February.

Bournemouth Colour Press has installed a Technotrans Alpha.r3 reverse osmosis system to standardise water pH and conductivity for its dampening solution in its new Speedmaster XL 75-5.

Dulles, VA-based Copy General this week announced the install of a 32-feet long, four-ton Xerox iGen 150 press as it looks to extend its exclusively digital offerings into larger formats.

Glossop Cartons has spent "hundreds of thousands" on a secondhand four-colour Mitsubishi D3000LX press, for its premises in Glossop, Derbyshire.

Clifford Press, the point of sale, point of purchase and packaging printer, has invested 3m in its fourth KBA Rapida 162a six-colour large format litho press, it will be the first time it has run two...

Berforts Group has invested in the UK's first Komori Enthrone 529 Perfector as part of a raft of investments in litho and digital kit at its Hastings print site.

Drayton Press, has acquired the order book and customer list of former Kall Kwik outlet, Gaia Services and invested 100,000 in equipment.

HP has sold four high-speed HP Indigo 7600 colour digital presses to Italian trade web-to-print firm Pixartprinting.

Contego Packaging is selling its food and beverage cartons business to US food specialist Graphic Packaging in a deal worth 81m.