Investment & installations

Cooper: "Investment in best-in-class machinery and technologies has become crucial"

Encore in Bobst UK first

Print and packaging specialist The Encore Group is set to take on a Bobst Expertfold 110 A2 alongside automatic packer Cartonpack 4, making it the first independent group in the UK to operate the...

The Mimaki was installed at Hampshire Flag in December

Hampshire Flag eyes expansion with Mimaki install

Hampshire Flag has taken on a Mimaki JFX 200-2513 EX UV LED flatbed printer to enhance its signage offering and enable it to diversify into new markets.

The investment encompasses six new HP PageWide presses

Communisis in mega HP PageWide install

Communisis has invested £14m in six new HP PageWide presses to maintain its high service levels and flexibility.

Hobbs: "We are seeing a real increase in business"

Brightside adds finishing to support growth

Brightside Print & Design has upgraded its finishing capabilities by investing in a Morgana System AF2000S bookletmaker and a DigiFold Pro.

Peeling (L, with Clifton): "Books are a very important growth area for us"

Precision Proco in Cliftons acquisition and HP Indigo 100K install

Precision Proco Group (PPG) has acquired the trade finishing arm of Cliftons Bookbinders and taken delivery of an HP Indigo 100K at its Dagenham site.

Wenlock: "We’ll still gain the coveted 50% improvement in productivity"

Flexpress switches RMGT install plans

Trade printer Flexpress has cancelled its order for an RMGT (Ryobi) 970 LED UV press due to manufacturing delays and will now instead take on a 920 ST4 CD LED UV machine from RMGT.

The Petratto Metro folder-gluer was installed in November

Futureprint brings carton gluing in-house

Futureprint has taken on a Petratto Metro folder-gluer to enable it to glue cartons in-house.

Wootten: "Our plan is to grow our business further"

Brunswick Press supports growth with Duplo install

Brunswick Press has taken on a Duplo DBM-350 twin tower booklet system to support its growth coming out of the pandemic.

Walker: The investment made a lot of sense for us

Harlow Printing expands format with RMGT install

Harlow Printing has installed an RMGT (Ryobi) 920 offset press equipped with LED UV curing to take advantage of the larger sheet size and quick drying offered by the machine.

The iGen5 was installed in December

Aquatint upgrades with Xerox investment

Aquatint has taken on a Xerox iGen5 with FreeFlow Core software to increase its productivity and quality and improve and automate its workflows.