Investment & installations

Prior to the Kongsberg X46's arrival, samples were made at a sister plant

Abercarn goes large with new prototyping facility

Smurfit Kappa has installed a Kongsberg cutting table at its Abercarn factory as the centrepiece of its new ‘Big Box’ design suite, which offers a next day XXL packaging prototyping service.

GP Print has been a Duplo customer since 2009

GP Print in bumper Duplo install

Commercial printer GP Print has installed a range of new finishing kit from Duplo to increase its capacity and automation.

(L-R) Petratto’s Fulvio Petratto and Ivanhoe operations director Iain Little

Ivanhoe Caledonian invests big in packaging

Scottish general commercial printer Ivanhoe Caledonian is set to install a raft of new finishing kit as part of a wider £1.6m investment to drive its smooth operational transition into packaging.

Cole: "We’re pleased to have increased our capacity in this area"

Go Inspire supports demand with mega enclosing investment

Go Inspire has invested in a raft of new, additional enclosing equipment in a £2m spend to support its growth trajectory and develop both transactional and marketing communications services for its...

Surface Print has bought two additional Latex 3600 printers

Surface Print in double install

Wallpaper manufacturing business Surface Print has increased its production efficiency and opened up a range of new markets after investing in two new HP Latex 3600 printers.

Beese: the secret in diversifying is in the finishing

DecTek diversifies again with finishing spend

DecTek has significantly expanded its small-format finishing and embellishment capabilities as it looks to lean heavily into more new growth areas as it reaps the rewards of post-pandemic...

The Kyro mill has a production capacity of 190,000 tonnes per year

Metsä Board starts up modernised finishing line

Metsä Board has completed the modernisation of the finishing area at its Kyro mill in Finland after starting up its upgraded finishing line.

Arizona takes centre stage in First Colour's wide-format ‘showroom’

First Colour lives up to its name

As it looks to capitalise on bounce-back growth, on-demand specialist First Colour has secured a UK first with its first significant spend since merging with a London rival last year.

The R1000 has various speed settings from 11sqm/hr for white overflood and 15sqm/hr for high quality indoor to 56sqm/hr for outdoor

Humphreys adds R1000 to HP battery

Humphreys Signs has boosted its green credentials and flatbed firepower with a new HP Latex R1000.

The XL106 at Clays has been in partial production for two weeks

Clays adds first Heidelberg to press hall

Clays has installed its first Heidelberg sheetfed press with a highly-specified XL106 model sourced by Exel Printing Machinery.