Investment & installations

Carton maker Firstan Packaging has purchased a Bobst Expertcut 106 LER die-cutter, as it celebrates 40 years of trading.

Ditto 4 Design in Hull believes it has become the first UK print company to obtain a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approved license to operate a drone.

Large-format and finishing specialist KSP Group is on course to add 50% to its turnover and round off a host of recent investments with a new flatbed wide-format press.

Point-of-sale specialist Wilmot-Budgen has ordered a Zünd D3 digital cutting table for its Surrey base.

Pagefast Print & Publishing has purchased a Komori Lithrone S29 and returned all production in-house, after experiencing heavy flooding damage to its premises in December 2015.

Salisbury Printing has invested in a Horizon SPF-FC/200L bookletmaker, its third Horizon purchase in the past 15 years.

Wide-format printer Sign Build has become the first company in the UK to take delivery of a flatbed from the new Canon Océ Arizona 1200 series, a 1280GT.

West Yorkshire-based POS specialist Kolorcraft has purchased an Inca Onset X3 wide-format digital printer as part of its ongoing investment programme.

Mirri, the supplier of metallic paper and board for point-of-sale (POS), packaging and commercial print applications, has widened its POS offering on thicker substrates after buying a new laminator.

Trade printer Route One Print has converted its eight-colour B1 Speedmaster SX 102 to LE-UV, in a bid to reduce turnaround times and further boost turnover.