The firm was looking at three possible locations for its factory. "It's coming down to two main sites, we are starting hone in on that," said NJP sales and marketing director Ian Thorpe.

"We're working to a date when we can give people more news but it's a complex thing," said Thorpe.

A decision, however, may still be announced in the next few weeks. Meanwhile, a decision on the web presses for the new site has also yet to be reached.

Technical press assessments on Heidelberg and KBA installations in Finland, France and Germany have been completed.

"We're looking at cut-offs, will it have a delta-fold, will it have A5 capability, that sort of thing now," said Thorpe. Partly in anticipation of the new presses, NJP has purchased its second six-station Muller Martini Tempo, which will increase stitching capacity by about  30%.

"It gives us a lot more firepower," said Thorpe.

Other bindery investments are expected to follow, but not until the firm has moved to the new site. The future investment is most likely to focus on perfect binding.