Investment & installations

Industry veterans open new Sheffield print firm
Two former directors of Sheffield-based ProCo have set up a new commercial print operation in the city.

De Montfort University targets commercial work after £1m spend
De Montfort University Leicester has completed a £1m investment in its in-house Printing Centre.

CPI follows digital spend with new hardback book line
CPI UK has boosted its trade hardback book capacity by 50% with the installation of a new Kolbus casing-in line at its CPI Mackays site in Chatham, Kent.

DENA upgrades to Polar guillotine
Scottish screen printing firm DENA Screenprint has invested in a Heidelberg Polar 78 ECO guillotine to bring its technology up to date.

Resource future proofs business with £3m spend
Leeds-based Resource has rounded off a £3m investment in a relocation and upgrading its production facilities with a five-colour SRA1 Ryobi 925 press.

Zen Direct Mail buys Canon imagePRESS 1135+
Direct mail company Zen Direct Mail Solutions has invested in a Canon imagePRESS 1135+ to increase its capacity and productivity.

CPI ramps up digital book production with third Quantum
CPI UK is to boost its high-speed inkjet web book printing firepower by more than 60% with the installation of a third ‘Quantum’ line this summer – its largest to date.

Eclipse tests market with hybrid inkjet spend
Eclipse Colour has begun installation of Kodak Prosper S5 inkjet overprinting heads on its 12-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster 102.

H&H Reed Printers updates cutting kit
H&H Reed Printers is set to boost the cutting firepower at its Cumbrian commercial print operation with a new Polar guillotine.

Severn refreshes litho side with Komori Lithrone B2 install
Gloucester-based printer Severn has bought a B2 four-colour Komori Lithrone S29 with H-UV curing to update its litho operation and increase its productivity.