Investment & installations

Pepper in £1.6m kit spend

Pepper Communications has invested £1.6m in litho and digital technology to enhance its press efficiency and automation.

Birtwells updates collation with Horizon buy

Birtwells has taken three Horizon VAC-600H collators in order to improve the efficiency of its carbonless books and pads output.

Discount Displays speeds up with new Latex

Discount Displays has brought in an HP Latex R2000 Plus to do the work of two machines as it looks to speed up its display graphics capabilities.

CSDPrint eyes growth through new clients and kit

Wide-format specialist CSDPrint is on track to report a record turnover after a 28% increase year-on-year in the first six month of 2019, largely down to new customers and kit investments.

W&G Baird modernises folding with Stahlfolder double

W&G Baird has invested in two new Stahlfolders from Heidelberg to revamp its folding capabilities and boost its output.

Healeys upgrades Ricoh Pro ahead of Drupa drive

Healeys is set to take on a second Ricoh Pro C9200 in order to bring “commonality and quality” to its digital print services.

Typecraft to absorb Mark Latchford two years after acquisition

Typecraft is set to bring all its services under one roof, two years on from the acquisition of Mark Latchford, and has bought a new Esko Kongsberg X24 cutter as part of the move.

YPP launches personalisation brand with help of DGI printer

YPP Group has taken on a DGI HSFT III sublimation printer in order to support a variety of personalised textiles applications for its newest subsidiary brand.

Business Continuity enhances colour offering with Océ buy

Business Continuity has taken on a Canon Océ ColorStream 3900 high-speed inkjet web press to increase the colour capacity of its trade disaster recovery service.

JMF Group gets green heaters with council eco grant

JMF Group has received a grant of more than £7,000 from its local council in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and edge closer to carbon neutrality.