Investment & installations

Xeikon announces world's first Trillium order at Ipex 2014

Xeikon announced the first worldwide install of its new Trillium press at Ipex yesterday as chief executive Wim Maes stressed his commitment to Ipex and the UK market.

Harrisons Signs invests in Mimaki JV400 SUV

York-based signmaker Harrisons Signs has bought it's first UV roll-fed printer, a Mimaki JV400-160 SUV, from UK reseller Paperlinx.

Me & my: Antalis MagneCote

Imagine you’re a marketer. You have the choice of a piece of promotional print that may be looked at but then stuck in a drawer somewhere, never again to see the light of day. Or you can choose...

Imagery UK cuts finishing bottleneck with Muller Martini BravoPlus saddle stitcher

Kings Norton, Birmingham-based print business Imagery UK has bought a secondhand six-station plus cover feed Muller Martini Bravo Plus saddle stitcher as a replacement for an almost 25-year-old...

Diamond Print installs first Muller MC Ventura with Tween option

Diamond Print Services has become the first UK printer to buy a Muller Martini Ventura MC book sewing machine with the capability to sew in sections that are smaller than the book format.

Weedon invests £1m in new die-cutter and corrugator upgrade

Weedon Group has invested £1m in an Enko ES2200 large format die-cutter and a corrugator upgrade to support its expansion into the high-end retail ready packaging (RRP) market.

Adare invests £250,000 in new Xerox kit as part of wider technology upgrade

Adare has installed two new Xerox presses as part of a digital printing, enclosing and software technology refresh at its Park Mill headquarters in Huddersfield.

Budget 2014: Osborne unveils raft of business support measures

George Osborne billed his fifth budget yesterday as one for "the makers, the doers and the savers" as he unveiled a raft of new measures designed to support British businesses.

Darwin Print brings binding in-house

Commercial printer Darwin Print Solutions has expanded its offering with the installation of a Horizon BQ-160 single-clamp perfect binder.

GJ Plastics eyes new roll-to-roll kit following Summa install

GJ Plastics is looking to buy a new roll-to-roll wide format printer following the installation of a Summa F1612 cutter at the end of last year.