Investment & installations

As the curtain falls on the decade, the printing industry will be hoping that the next 10 years bring better fortune than the last. In a two-part look at events since the turn of the millennium,...

Manor Creative has brought digital printing in-house with an investment in a Xerox iGen4 and the launch of a new division.

Printforms has taken on three new members of staff following the installation of its second Ryobi 524HE as it positions itself to capitalise on the upturn.

Paragon Group UK has boosted its capacity by 50m images a month following the investment in three new presses for its Sunderland production facility.

Dragons' Den star Theo Paphitis has teamed up with the Carbon Trust to launch an initiative aimed at giving businesses in the manufacturing sector support to replace old machinery.

Century-old printer Purbrooks has secured a loan for strategic investment from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) as the company looks to take advantage of the current climate.

Almost 60% of print companies have cut prices and half anticipate further cuts, the latest BPIF Directions survey has found.

Heidelberg has hit back at concerns that its 800m euro (682m) bailout from the German government will give it a 'competitive advantage' over rivals.