Investment & installations

A near-doubling of customer numbers triggered by investing in the UK's first KBA B1 LED UV press has prompted Blackmore to buy a second saddle-stitching line.

Northern Print has replaced an ageing Wohlenberg guillotine with a Polar N115 from Heidelberg.

Encore Packaging Solutions has spent £250,000 to give itself a big production boost with new kit from Bobst.

Artworks Solutions has invested in an Agfa Jeti Mira wide-format printer in a bid to increase its print quality and efficiency.

London-based POS specialist SMP Group has invested in a second Diecut Goldline manual die-cutter to further increase its safety and productivity.

Industrial Inkjet (IIJ) is to open a customer centre as part of an investment that could be as much as £2m to cope with a jump in demand for training for its print engines from across the world.

KJB Print UK has invested around £250,000 in new machinery from Duplo and Horizon to boost its in-house service offering.

PBL Print is undertaking a production “metamorphosis” costing £2.3m and involving a clear-out of five Heidelberg presses to be replaced by two newer versions and three digital machines.

Family business Print On has moved to larger open-plan premises to house three recently acquired wide-format machines.

Commercial printer Abbotsgate Hull is saving thousands of pounds and boasting higher quality print at faster speeds after installing a used Presstek 34DI direct imaging press.