Investment & installations

April showered with price rises and exits

While the reopening of non-essential retail and outdoor hospitality was warmly received as a keystone in the industry’s ongoing recovery, April’s headlines were largely dominated by less welcome news.

The Kornit Presto will be installed at the end of May

Asos and Fashion-Enter partner with Kornit on Presto install

Online fashion retailer Asos and its UK supplier Fashion-Enter are set to implement a Presto printer from Kornit Digital to enable them to explore the future opportunities presented by on-demand...

Canon VarioPrint iX3200, centrepiece of strategic spend

Halstan in multimillion strategic spend for book growth

Halstan has upgraded its production firepower with a circa £2.5m spend to be "best in class”, with a new sheetfed inkjet press and automated book line taking centre stage in its diversification...

McGuigan (left) with fellow Pyramid director Jonathan Smith

Pyramid to revamp B1 offering

Pyramid Press has signed off a circa £2m spend to install a highly automated RMGT B1 press later this year after reevaluating its business during the pandemic.

The P5 TEX iSUB combines efficiency, quality and productivity, according to Durst

Durst unveils one-step dye-sub

Durst has unveiled a new version its P5 hybrid platform souped-up specifically for soft signage applications that will benefit from inline, one-step sublimation.

Hobbs (L) with Watts: "We believe this is a smart business move"

TJ Books & Hobbs form alliance

Cornish book printer TJ Books and Southampton-based printer Hobbs the Printers have entered into a new alliance.

Brady: It wasn’t the cheapest, but you can’t always go on price

4UK's diversification drives UK first

4UK Group has secured a UK first for its core Print4UK business as it looks to capitalise on the success of its pandemic-driven diversification into branded products and digital marketing.

Our April and May 21 ‘jabs, jobs and inkjet' issue is out now and as usual it’s stuffed with thought-provoking insights, business critical info and all the latest news and views from the UK print industry...

As life and the economy take further faltering steps towards normality, the new issue of Printweek looks at two hot, post-pandemic topics: do you need a vaccine policy for your teams and how to update...

The Benford UV drying system has been installed onto a refurbished Rotopress printer

Aztec boosts sustainability with Benford UV LED install

Aztec Label has installed its first LED UV drying system to further boost its sustainability.

Summers (L) with joint director Mark Gillard: "We put it to work as soon as it was installed"

Dorset Digital Print enhances creasing with Morgana spend

Dorset Digital Print has upped its finishing capabilities after investing in a Morgana AutoCreaser Pro 50.