Investment & installations

Potts Print ups capacity with Moll install
Potts Print has taken on a Vantage 720 folder gluing line from Moll to help with its capacity and reduce the company’s lead times.

Metsä Board progresses with €60m mill upgrade
Metsä Board is advancing with an investment to modernise its Simpele folding boxboard mill in Finland, aimed at further enhancing product quality, production efficiency, and reducing the carbon...

Herbert Walkers invests £3.5m in brand-new Speedmaster
High-end packaging and greetings card specialist Herbert Walkers has invested in a brand new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-7+L press, arriving on 26 November.

OPG doubles capacity with Latex and Zünd install
Scottish fleet livery and vehicle wrapping specialist OPG has doubled its operating capacity with the installation of a brand-new HP Latex 3600 printer and Zünd G3 cutting table.

Rapidity reopens litho division with a bang
Rapidity has re-entered the litho game with a new £1.5m litho division at its Sidcup site, following its transfer of digital printing to central London, printing double shifts within weeks of opening.

Image Evolution cuts finishing times with new Duplo DBM-700
Reading-based digital print house Image Evolution has upgraded its finishing capabilities with a new Duplo DBM-700 with square spine booklet attachment.

Reflex expands into US with latest buy
Reflex Group has expanded into North America with the acquisition of a Californian security label specialist, while in the UK it has increased its investment in Screen inkjet tech.

Print On quintuples print speed with SwissQprint install
Print On has installed a SwissQprint Impala to transform its large-format operations, in the process speeding up its print output by five times.

MRP invests £1.8m in new press and mounter
Midland Regional Printers (MRP) has invested £1.8m in new kit, including a two-year-old Heidelberg XL 106 and a brand-new Lamina Fasline laminator.

Ruddocks celebrates 140 years
Lincoln-based commercial printer and creative agency Ruddocks celebrated its 140th anniversary in October, with managing director Paul Banton saying the team was “incredibly excited about the...