Investment & installations

Cotswolds-based Vale Press has celebrated its upcoming 40th anniversary with its purchase of a brand-new SRA1 press from RMGT, due for installation in January 2025.

Impress Print Services has completed a re-equip of its sheetfed digital printing setup that has seen the award-winning business become a major customer of Fujifilm.

Skelmersdale-based Origin Sign, formerly Motion Graphix, is taking a fresh approach as it reshapes its business amid new investments.

Leicester trade printer Flexpress has overhauled its embellishment capabilities with the installation of two brand-new Duplo machines, launching it into full B2 operation.

GMD Print & Install has significantly increased its productivity after installing a Canon Colorado M5W UVgel printer.

Trade wide-format printer Venture Banners has celebrated 15 years in business with the installation of an EFI Vutek FabriVu 340i+ dye-sublimation printer and Zünd G3 3XL extended flatbed cutter.

Printed.com has bolstered its production capabilities with investment of over £1m into its printing operations, including a second Canon VarioPrint iX3200 inkjet press.

The end of one technology era and the beginning of another dominated April’s listicle, where the challenges facing some in the trade finishing sector were writ large.

Printed Easy has invested in its first inkjet press – a Durst Tau RSC-E – in a move that will increase its label production capacity by a whopping 300%.

Shropshire sheet plant Dairi-Pak has seen its short-run productivity leap after installing a brand-new Kolbus Autobox AB300.