Investment & installations

Canon VarioPrint iX3200, centrepiece of strategic spend

Halstan in multimillion strategic spend for book growth

Halstan has upgraded its production firepower with a circa £2.5m spend to be "best in class”, with a new sheetfed inkjet press and automated book line taking centre stage in its diversification...

McGuigan (left) with fellow Pyramid director Jonathan Smith

Pyramid to revamp B1 offering

Pyramid Press has signed off a circa £2m spend to install a highly automated RMGT B1 press later this year after reevaluating its business during the pandemic.

The P5 TEX iSUB combines efficiency, quality and productivity, according to Durst

Durst unveils one-step dye-sub

Durst has unveiled a new version its P5 hybrid platform souped-up specifically for soft signage applications that will benefit from inline, one-step sublimation.

Hobbs (L) with Watts: "We believe this is a smart business move"

TJ Books & Hobbs form alliance

Cornish book printer TJ Books and Southampton-based printer Hobbs the Printers have entered into a new alliance.

Brady: It wasn’t the cheapest, but you can’t always go on price

4UK's diversification drives UK first

4UK Group has secured a UK first for its core Print4UK business as it looks to capitalise on the success of its pandemic-driven diversification into branded products and digital marketing.

Our April and May 21 ‘jabs, jobs and inkjet' issue is out now and as usual it’s stuffed with thought-provoking insights, business critical info and all the latest news and views from the UK print industry...

As life and the economy take further faltering steps towards normality, the new issue of Printweek looks at two hot, post-pandemic topics: do you need a vaccine policy for your teams and how to update...

The Benford UV drying system has been installed onto a refurbished Rotopress printer

Aztec boosts sustainability with Benford UV LED install

Aztec Label has installed its first LED UV drying system to further boost its sustainability.

Summers (L) with joint director Mark Gillard: "We put it to work as soon as it was installed"

Dorset Digital Print enhances creasing with Morgana spend

Dorset Digital Print has upped its finishing capabilities after investing in a Morgana AutoCreaser Pro 50.

The Lasercomb CMS 1613 was installed last month

Die-Set Formes eyes growth following Lasercomb install

Cutting formes manufacturer and provider Die-Set Formes is targeting significant growth after purchasing a Lasercomb CMS 1613 digital cutting system.

The business is set to take an additional site near to its main facility

CMS targets unlimited growth

Central Mailing Services (CMS) has laid the next plank in its ambitious investment strategy to support and drive growth, taking an additional unit and signing for a high-speed digital web press.