Investment & installations
Bluetree Group buys second B1 Landa S10P
Bluetree Group has ordered a second B1 Landa S10P press to support activity at its Route 1 Print and Kingsbury Press subsidiaries.
ESP buys Goldcrest Group
Swindon-based Handel Group, parent company to ESP Colour, has acquired the three companies of Goldcrest Group, doubling its digital business and adding wide-format and label printing to its roster.
Big Bang buys big for new business and label launch
Pontypridd’s Big Bang Print is diving into the label market with a brand-new Konica Minolta press, while simultaneously opening up massive room for growth in its digital carton production.
First post-beta installation for Ricoh Pro Z75 revealed
A French online printer has installed the world’s first post-beta Ricoh Pro Z75 B2 sheetfed inkjet press.
Micropress picks Canon for digital revamp
Micropress has put Canon inkjet technology at the centre of its £3.5m digital printing revamp.
Lesters boss makes £1m pub investment
Lesters Packaging boss Billy Hutchinson will soon add ‘pub proprietor’ to ‘packaging printer’, after investing over £1m in transforming a derelict pub.
DS Smith buys sixth Bickers Gluejet for Ely
DS Smith has installed a high-spec Bickers Gluejet gluing plotter at its Ely operation – the sixth Gluejet device at the site.
SF Taylor in Xerox FreeFlow Vision first
SF Taylor has become the first UK company to integrate Xerox FreeFlow Vision software into its print operations.
Arc takes delivery of Fujifilm Acuity Ultra Hybrid
Arc-UK Technologies has installed a Fujifilm Acuity Ultra Hybrid wide-format press at its Dartford site.
Barnet Council upgrades with KAS install
The London Borough of Barnet’s (LBB) document centre and mailroom has replaced its KAS Mailmaster 565 envelope inserter with a DL-C4 Mailmaster Compact.