Investment & installations

Star product: Pageflex 8.0

For printers looking to break into or expand their high-margin web-to-print work, the latest version of this package has a lot to offer

Westdale continues Drupa spend with Polar 115N guillotine

Westdale Printing Group's East Moors Bindery has taken delivery of a Polar 115N Pro Autotrim guillotine with lift, jogger and Transomat downloader.

Flowprint equips itself to target folding carton market

Flowprint has spent around 750,000 finishing its folding box department with the arrival of an SBL STS-1050 cutting and creasing platen and Sakurai Oliver offset press.

CRP Print & Packaging invests in Pre-Print operation

Speciality products group CRP Print & Packaging is continuing its investment programme with the installation of a Rexson ColourPoint ink dispensing facility and laboratory and a customer suite.

Reinvestment: preparing for a rainy day in the monsoon season

Tricky business conditions can make it seem impossible to create a financial life jacket, while risible interest rates make it seem pointless. However, it can be done and will help you steer a steady...

Geoff Neal Litho opens 600,000 short run department

Direct mail printer Geoff Neal Litho has invested around 600,000 in a Heidelberg Anicolor press and finishing machinery to offer short run services.

To beta or not to beta, that is the question

There is more to beta testing than many would at first realise but, while there are many hidden pitfalls, there are just as many advantages to being a manufacturer's real-life test laboratory

The Print Centre makes 95,000 triple finishing investment

DS Repro, trading as The Print Centre, has invested 95,000 in finishing equipment to enhance its envelope inserting capabilities.

Ancient House Press invests 2.5m in new Komori 10-colour perfector

The Ipswich-based web and sheetfed printer has bought a Komori GL1040P as part of an investment programme that the company hopes will increase turnover by up to 2m.

Manchester Printers increases turnover with online store

Manchester Printers has increased its annual turnover to 1.2m in 2011/2012 from 940,000 in 2010/2011, following the launch of its online store.