Investment & installations

Badger sticks with Xerox for digital
Badger Print & Design has upgraded its digital print facility with the installation of a Xerox Versant 80 digital press.

European Fuji first for Milton Keynes printer sees capacity boost
Wallpaper specialist Graphics Works has benefitted from a capacity boost of 50% since becoming the first European company to take delivery of a Fujifilm Acuity LED 3200R UV inkjet printer.

Leeds Die Cutting returns to Renz
Trade finisher Leeds Die Cutting has ramped up its wire-binding capabilities with a third Renz system.

Super-Wide takes new Vutek
Wide-format printer Super-Wide has rounded off a six-month investment programme with the installation of the UK’s second 5m-wide EFI Vutek 5r printer.

Essentra launches apprenticeship programme
Global packaging giant Essentra has launched its first UK-wide National Apprenticeship Programme, which will see it take on 20 apprentices over the next year.

Filmdie boosts capacity with Horizon spend
Trade finisher Filmdie has bought new binding and trimming kit to bring PUR and EVA binding in-house as it aims to boost turnover by 25%.

Reproflex 3 brings plate finishing in-house in UK first
Packaging pre-press specialist Reproflex 3 has installed a Zünd G3 digital cutting table to automate polymer plate production and bring plate finishing in-house.

Micropress upgrades MIS to EFI suite to maintain growth
Rising volumes of work have prompted Micropress Printers to upgrade its MIS capabilities to help keep it on track for continued growth.

Swallowmax triples output with Komori spend
Swallowmax hopes to increase productivity threefold after being the first company to commission a new B2 Komori Lithrone G29 H-UV.

Parkside chooses Universal for slitting
Flexo packaging printer Parkside has bought two Universal X6 slitting machines, one of each for its factories in Normanton, West Yorkshire, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.