Investment & installations

Printworks, Falkirk Council's print facility, has installed a Perfecta 76 HTVC guillotine as the final part of its 460,000 long-term investment project.

Arjowiggins Graphic's Greenfield Mill has increased its capacity by 10,000 tonnes of pulp since the beginning of the year, following completion of the first phase of a 1.5m investment.

Property board printer Kremer Signs has employed five production staff to man a round-the-clock digital print service following a surge in demand from the housing market.

Glynn Print Finishers (GPF) is making the most of the recession after finding market niches in long perfecting and perfect binding following rival closures.

MTA Digital claims it has seen an increase in turnover following the installation of a double-glue tank Tecnograf perfect binding machine.

Online trade printer Pixartprinting is continuing to expand its range of services, following owner Matteo Rigamonti selling a majority stake in the Italian company to private equity firm Alcedo.

MBA Group has bought two Pitney Bowes APS inserters and an FX10 encloser to kick off an investment programme that is expected to top £3m over the next nine months.

Buxton Press has installed a further Friedheim MBO K800 folding machine and Palamides Alpha 700plus stacker as part of its 20m investment programme.

Anton Group has ordered an additional eight Kodak Prosper S5 Imprinting Systems, taking its total to 14, and two new NexPress SX3900s at Drupa.

Global printing group Elanders has signed up for three Landa Nanography presses at Drupa.