Trinity Mirror has ordered a Goss Colorliner 70 press as part of a 17m drive to make its regional newspaper division the "biggest and best" in the industry.
The 16-unit, two-folder system hogs a major part of the spend and will be used on its Western Mail and Echo papers in Cardiff.
It has four shaftless printing towers, is capable of printing up to 96pp of broadsheet and is awash with motorised and pre-settable features. It is due to be delivered to the Trinity Mirror base in 2002.
"This facility will undoubtedly provide one of the most advanced presses anywhere in the world," said Stephen Parker, Trinity Mirrors managing director for regional newspapers.
Goss sales executive David Richardson said the demand for more regional colour was behind the big investment.
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