Investment & installations

Rob Cross with the Autobond

Micropress in UK embellishment first

Micropress has invested around £250,000 to bring the lion’s share of its spot UV work in-house with a UK digital embellishment first following the closure of a local supplier.

Swallow: wanted to automate soft cover book production

ExaClair automates bookletmaking

Stationery and arts and crafts consumables manufacturer and wholesaler ExaClair has updated its binding offering with a new Horizon bookletmaker.

Tillen: "Improved productivity is helping us cut delivery times"

StickerGizmo invests in used Xeikon

Redditch-based StickerGizmo has installed a refurbished Xeikon 3030 digital label press to help drive growth.

Cottee: in today’s climate you need to operate in niche areas

BCA pushes forward with UK first

BCA Group has installed the UK’s first PFi Blade B3+ digital cutting table from Duplo as it looks to reshape the business.

Rutlidge: growth drove the decision

Signs Express branch expands with new site and kit

Signs Express (Central Lancashire) has completed a move to a bigger site and completed a wholesale reequip of its print kit as it looks to continue its pre-Covid growth trajectory.

In the Agfa scheme, 80% of the loan value must be used to finance its wide-format products

Wide-format manufacturers launch 0% loan schemes

Agfa UK and HP have both independently launched in-house 0% finance packages to support the sign and display market.

Kennett with Rising: Our policy has always been continual investment

Henry Ling eyes digital growth

Book and journal specialist Henry Ling has installed the UK’s first Canon ProStream 1000 high-speed inkjet in a £1.5m spend targeted at driving digital growth across its trade book business.

CMS: third big spend this summer

CMS rounds off £500k summer spend

Central Mailing Services (CMS) has completed a £500,000-plus summer investment spree with a fully loaded Sitma polywrapping line.

The BQ-270V can handle books up to 50mm thick

Podds brings binding inhouse

Podds Print & Signage has brought perfect binding inhouse with a circa £30,000 spend to boost quality and turnarounds.

Herd: continued investment is especially important in the current climate

Adare SEC invests in digital future

Adare SEC has launched what it described as a “multi-million pound, three year investment programme” to ramp up its multi-channel digital communications offering.