Investment & installations

Northern Flags has invested around £500,000 in Agfa wide-format kit as it looks to leverage the FaberExposize UK brand to expand its presence in the POS and exhibition graphics markets.

Frip Finishing has invested £550,000 to increase its foiling and embossing capacity by taking on a new Brausse Signa 1060Fi and refurbishing a Bobst BMA 102.

Bradley Group has bought the 10-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 that previously belonged to collapsed sheetfed printer Henry Stone.

Baker Labels has invested around £40,000 to expand the capabilities of its high-end Print Bureau with the addition of a Roland DG VersaUV LEF-300 flatbed and a Vivid Matrix 370 laminator.

Fantasy Prints has installed an Esko Kongsberg X24 cutting table to support the increased speed of its EFI Vutek GS2000LX Pro digital press.

GB Mail has taken on a Konica Minolta bizhub Press 1052 mono production line in order to boost its production capacity.

Macroart is targeting significant growth after rolling out a £1m-plus spend on two Dursts and site expansion.

Glossop Cartons has invested in the UK’s first Brausse Forza 900 C3 folder-gluer as part of a “six-figure” investment, the final part of a significant reequip.

Jaguar Design & Print will extend its capabilities early next month when it takes delivery of a Fujifilm Acuity LED 3200R UV roll-to-roll printer.

Crescent Press has invested £1.5m to bolster its digital printing and finishing facilities, which included the installation of an HP Indigo 12000 and five Horizon systems.