Investment & installations

Micropress installs latest solar tech

Micropress has invested £500,000 in a new solar panel installation that harnesses the latest technology to generate power from the north side of its building.

The Foliant Taurus 530 NG operates at up to 40m/min

Mayfield Press boosts bottom line with laminator install

Mayfield Press has improved margins by bringing much of its lamination work back in-house, after installing a Foliant Taurus 530 NG laminator from Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS).

Pincroft supplies materials to over 80 countries - and counts the Dutch armed forces among its customers

Camouflage printer’s ambition plain to see in £1m+ press investment

Specialist fabric printer Pincroft has invested over £1m in a new rotary screen press, increasing the firm’s camouflage print capacity to more than eight million metres annually.

LG Davis managing director Liz Smith and production manager Alan Gibson with the Comet encapsulation machine

LG Davis supports growth with new encapsulation kit

LG Davis has increased its capacity and speed of production after taking on a Comet Modular Encapsulation machine.

The UKAEA C7500 has been fitted with Plockmatic and Duplo finishing kit

UK Atomic Energy Authority powers up print with Ricoh upgrade

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has powered up its print and finishing capabilities by installing a Ricoh Pro C7500 with online Plockmatic bookletmaker in spring 2024.

New equipment was installed while managing the General Election demand spike

Solopress completes major investment round

Solopress has topped off a major £3m-plus litho and digital investment round with new digital embellishment capacity.

Coveris' new Miraflex II is capable of up to 500m/min

Coveris brings in new HD Miraflex press

Sustainable packaging company Coveris has taken delivery of a brand-new Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) Miraflex II eight-colour press at its Burnley factory, just months after buying a new 10-colour...

Monks: "We can manage a lot more short-run work"

Printworks enhances finishing with Horizon folder buy

Printworks has taken on a Horizon AFC-564AKT folder to ensure its finishing remains fast and responsive.

(L-R) Agfa's James Argent and Freestyle Designs' Jayson Godridge

Freestyle Designs in Agfa UK first install

Freestyle Designs has become the first UK customer of the new Agfa Anapurna Ciervo H3200, which was launched at Fespa in Amsterdam earlier this year.

QPS Print has picked up two secondhand Colorado 1650s, and expects it may buy another next year

QPS Print picks up second Colorado

Stoke-on-Trent wide-format firm QPS Print has installed a second Canon Colorado 1650 roll-to-roll printer, with director Russ Fairweather calling the decision a “no-brainer”.