Investment & installations

Severn has installed a Canon Océ Varioprint i300 sheetfed inkjet press to conclude a £1.2m, six-month reequip as it celebrates the first anniversary of becoming 100% employee owned.

Commercial print and packaging company Hartgraph has bumped up its capacity and streamlined its production after installing a new folder.

CP Arts will swap out one Agfa wide-format printer for two, in a deal that includes the UK’s first Jeti Tauro H3300 LED, as it spends the summer updating its capabilities.

VGL has become the first company in the UK and Ireland to sign for a specialised version of the first machine from Durst’s new P5 series.

Sheetfed magazine specialist Pensord is investing over £3.3m in highly automated kit as it rolls out a future-proofing strategy at the business centred on profitable capacity.

Pandaprint has expanded its kit by becoming the first Scottish printer to take on Heidelberg’s new Versafire EV digital printer.

Acorn Labels has bumped up productivity and expects to increase turnover after installing a new narrow web press.

Carly Press has boosted production capacity after installing two new pieces of kit ahead of an expansion drive that could see it hit the M&A trail as it looks to double in size.

OPM Group has begun an upgrade to its printing facilities, by spending £500,000 on automated augmentation for one of its presses, as part of a programme that will span most of 2018.

Fontain has stepped up to SRA1 after going live with its new RMGT Ryobi 928 LED-UV eight-colour perfector which features a colour management first.