Investment & installations

Foremost Print has invested nearly £20,000 in a Rhin-O-Tuff Tornado Autopunch system to increase its productivity.

John E Wright has invested more than £400,000 in an EFI Vutek h5 UV roll-to-roll/flatbed hybrid to extend its capabilities, building on its previous positive experiences with the manufacturer.

Classic Print has once again renewed its decades-long relationship with Roland DG by investing in a Soljet Pro 4 XF-640 system, its 17th Roland machine.

ECM Print Finishers has taken on a secondhand Watkiss SpineMaster to add square-back book production to its service offering.

Ludlow Bookbinders has invested around £30,000 in a new Polar N78 Plus guillotine less than a year after buying a secondhand Polar 92.

IPS Printed has invested in two Horizon post-press machines from Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) to both strengthen its PUR binding capabilities and introduce three-knife trimming.

Positive Images UK and Colouration have partnered to form a new larger print group.

Direct mail fulfilment specialist The Mailshop (TMS) has invested £650,000 in new paper wrapping and inkjet machinery and appointed former Sunline Direct Mail chairman Nigel Maybury as its new...

Ainsley Signs has taken on a Bubble Free Pro Applicator from Josero to improve its production and finishing efficiency.

Latcham Direct has installed a Canon Océ VarioPrint i300 sheetfed inkjet and an imagePress C850 to take on the work of five machines as it steps up to the increasing expectations of print-on-demand.