Investment & installations

Precision Proco has made a multimillion-pound investment with Muller Martini to automate softcover and casebound book production at its Dagenham facility.

Wide-format printer The Big Ink Tank has invested in a new VeloBlade Nexus 2516 digital die-cutter from Soyang Hardware to expand its service offering and win new customers.

Kit supplier International Graphic Supplies (IGS) has reported a very busy start to the year, already shipping six refurbished thermal CTP systems to businesses in the UK, Albania, and Sicily.

Fero Retail Marketing has become the world’s first installation of a clever new semi-automatic packing line from Lamina System, which the point-of-sale specialist helped to develop.

Robson Print has attained ISO 27001 certification for information security and upgraded its two Ricoh digital presses as part of a strategy to pursue more security print work.

Print and mail firm FCS Laser Mail has installed a brand-new BlueCrest Vantage MT5 FlexLine sorter at its Birmingham factory, allowing the company to take on trade sortation work.

MBA Group has invested in two Bowe Fusion Cross dual channel high speed inserters for its Warrington, Cheshire site.

Central Mailing Services (CMS) has invested around £1m in total on a new bespoke continuous printer and solar panel setup, as it commits to be as close to net zero as possible by 2028.

FuturePrint has taken on a Horizon CRF-362 folder creaser to ensure its operations remain smooth and streamlined.

BakPac, the flexible packaging division of independent UK label printer Bakers, has invested in an HP Indigo 200K digital press as part of a broader £3m expansion strategy.