Investment & installations
CAFRE invests in Mimaki packaging set-up
Food production students are honing their skills on food packaging after their college bought a Mimaki CF2 flatbed cutter and JV300-160 solvent printer.
Saxon boosts laminating capacity with Lamina spend
Saxon Packaging has brought large-format litho lamination in-house with a new Lamina Blackline 1620.
Manor invests in H-UV Komori Lithrone G40
Manor Group last week started production on a new five-colour H-UV-equipped Komori Lithrone G40 using power generated from 400 solar roof panels.
Whittington Moor invests in Speedmaster
A Chesterfield print company is looking to save £10,000 a month in wasted paper when it goes live next week with a new five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 with coater.
Matrix laminator will boost profits, says John Brailsford
John Brailsford Printers is bringing work back in-house to make big savings after installing a new Matrix Duplex Pneumatic double-sided B2 laminator.
Community print studio awarded £200k, considers wide-format spend
A printmaking studio has more reason to celebrate its 21st anniversary after being awarded £200,000 of capital investment to buy digital kit and extend its premises.
Platinum aims to boost turnover with 200k Ricoh/KAS spend
Commercial printer Platinum Print has made a £200,000 investment in new machinery to boost its digital turnover and help it with complex mailing work.
Allen Signs acquires Double Red printing division
Vehicle livery and signmaking specialist Allen Signs has acquired the printing division of photographic agency Double Red, for an undisclosed sum.
Bluetree trebles building size after online success
Design and print company Bluetree has trebled its factory size after expanding rapidly through its trade web-to-print operation, Route One.
DXG Media boosts efficiency with Horizon install
Commercial printer DXG Media has purchased a Horizon SPF/FC-200A stitch-fold-trim line to boost its capacity and efficiency.