Investment & installations

Philtone managing director Neil Mercer (left) and Steve Spencer by the new foiler

Philtone expands offering with new foiling option

Philtone Litho has expanded its range of in-house services with the addition of inline cold foiling.

Reynolds with the PFi Blade B2+

Solent Design Studio diversifies with Duplo installs

Investment in Duplo’s PFi Blade B2+ digital cutting table and DC-618 slitter/cutter/creaser has helped Solent Design Studio break into new markets.

The Mailmaster Compact encloses up to 5,000 envelopes per hour

EveryPage brings envelope insertion in-house with KAS spend

Digital printer EveryPage has invested in a Mailmaster Compact envelope inserter from KAS Paper Systems to bring the process in-house.

The machine can produce booklets up to 10.4mm thick

Pelican Print ups capacity with Morgana install

Pelican Print has taken on a new Morgana PowerSquare 224 bookletmaker to increase capacity and speed up production.

Compass team: David Bunker, Mark Nelson, Jamie Nelson

Compass gains further £15m to support SME investment

Compass Business Finance has secured an additional £15m in funding from the British Business Bank to help SME firms invest in new equipment to take their businesses forward.

Haddad: "We were spending a fair bit on outsourcing lamination"

Apprintable continues kit investment drive

London-based print and design specialist Apprintable has added a Morgana laminator 450 Pro to bring laminating in-house and expand capabilities.

(L-R) FaberExposize UK's Luke Barraclough and Iain Clasper-Cotte

FaberExposize UK ups capabilities with latest Agfa install

Wide-format display specialist FaberExposize UK has taken on a new Agfa Jeti Tauro H3300 printer to support the further expansion of the business and its sister company Northern Flags.

(L-R) FabriVu technician Keith Brickland with MX Display's Adrian Rushton

MX Display expands textiles offering with latest investment

MX Display has invested in an EFI Vutek FabriVu 340i textile printer and a CMYUK High Roller Carousel storage system to enhance its textiles offering.

Halesworth undertakes a wide range of specialist finishing work

Business grant supports £40,000 investment for Halesworth

Halesworth Print Finishers has invested £40,000 in kit and premises upgrades after winning a £20,000 grant from the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership.

(L-R) ProPrint Group sales director Graham Bonus and linerless sales manager Andy Clark

ProPrint Group boosts linerless labels capacity

ProPrint Group has expanded its linerless labels division after taking on a Ravenwood Packaging Com500 Coater, with an Edale FL3 flexo press set to follow.