Investment & installations

Visual Print & Design has invested in a Mutoh ValueJet VJ-626UF flatbed ahead of a recruitment drive that will see the merchandise printer’s business grow.

Printed paper cup specialist Scyphus has taken on a five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 74 perfector to bring printing in-house for the first time.

Commercial printer NB Colour Print has upgraded its digital capability after investing in an HP Series 3 Indigo 7R press.

Accent Commercial Resources has invested in a Vivid Matrix MX-530s laminator which brings the firm’s foil-blocking capabilities in-house for the first time.

Booths Print has increased its finishing productivity after investing in a 2.5x1.6m Titanium 2516 cutting table.

YPP Group is set to launch its new licensed personalised merchandise business following a £1m investment from a local business fund.

Hart Label Solutions has expanded its digital capabilities with a Dantex PicoColour UV inkjet label press.

Superior Creative Services has installed a digital finishing line from MBO, at a cost of around £400,000, which will make operations on its Muller Martini Concepta press more efficient.

Fretwell Print & Design is eyeing continued growth following an MBO with the installation of a new Versafire EV digital printer from Heidelberg.

Richard and Julie Bennett have acquired Atkinson Print as the second step in the buy-and-build of their own print group after the couple bought Newcastle Print Solutions (NPS) last summer.