Commercial print

Claremon has taken on the assets of its Bradford neighbour Wheelden Print as the latter went into voluntary liquidation due to a shortage of funds.

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

Liverpool-based printer Printfine is poised to enter liquidation after 50 years in business.

Commercial and digital printer Hickling & Squires has initiated a £1m 2018 investment programme with the installation of an eight-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 press.

Social enterprise Commercial Foundation has invested in a Xerox Versant 180 for its We Do Print trading arm.

Riso has launched two new A3 digital duplicators, one of which it is referring to as the fastest of its kind.

Raiseprint Group has invested around £750,000 and taken delivery of a five-colour Komori Lithrone GL29 with coater to handle an upsurge in carton work.

Central London-based Rapidity has installed a Canon Océ Colorado, as part of a £1.75m large-format and digital reequip.

NHS printer and print manager Harlow Printing has invested around £200,000 in a range of finishing kit, including the UK’s third Horizon StitchLiner Mark III.

Taylor Bloxham Group has ramped up its commercial print operation with a circa-£2m investment in a Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106 litho press.

Welsh commercial printer Harcourt Print has invested around £70,000 in an MBO B26 buckle folder.

Commercial printer Hartgraph has doubled its litho capacity with the installation of a second Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75, comprising an overall £1.8m investment.