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First-time Fespa exhibitor British Converting Solutions (BCS) has reported major interest in its custom box-making systems, with two walk-up customers ordering at the show.

Route One Print has embarked on the latest stage of a £4m investment programme by booting up wire-binding kit for calendars and books.

Kama has introduced a tool that can slash finishing makeready times from around two hours to about five minutes.

Plastic Card Services (PCS) has doubled production capacity after a £1m strategic investment plan in new equipment and extended manufacturing space.

One of Europe’s largest capacity card manufacturers has invested over £300,000 in unique Sakurai technology to enhance special finishes.

Warwick Printing Company has become one of the first printers to purchase Ashgate Automation’s KF640 bookletmaker and trimmer with a squarefold in-line unit.

Print and design company Sherwin Rivers has invested around £60,000 in a Horizon SPF-200A bookletmaker with two Horizon VAC-1000 collating towers to boost its capacity and efficiency.

Emmerson Press has installed a Foliant Mercury 530SF laminator from Intelligent Finishing Systems as it looks to expand into new markets.

It’s been 21 years since the brothers Ash and Krit Patel set up their own printing company in Leicester.

Up until a couple of years ago laser cutting was considered a niche part of the print market. Most printers would send out this intricate finishing work to a handful of specialist laser companies that...