Finishing

Edwardthompson has bounced back from a significant restructure in 2016 with a £100,000-plus investment in a Ricoh Pro C9100 digital press and Duplo DC-645 slitter-cutter-creaser.

Muller Martini GB has appointed former Kolbus UK sales director Greg Bird as a sales manager.

Ruddocks Design & Print has taken on a Polar 92 N Plus guillotine with two stacklifts and a jogger to enhance its cutting capabilities.

Duplo has unveiled details of its second summer festival, at which live music and comedy shows are the backdrop for demos of its latest kit.

Harrier LLC is hoping to expand into new markets after installing new Horizon kit.

Italian manufacturer Elitron will use next month’s Fespa to host the global show debut of its latest Kombo TH enhancement.

Interprint has boosted its in-house lamination services after investing in a B2-plus Foliant Mercury 530SF laminator.

Philtone Litho has invested in a Polar Flowline guillotine system to increase the speed and efficiency of its operation.

Astrid Saunders, former managing director of Forward Finishing, has announced the launch of her latest venture, AS Finishing, with a £60,000 investment in new machinery.

DDL Group has taken on a Vivid Matrix MX-370P laminator with foiling and spot UV effects, and an Omni-Flow deep-pile feeder, to enhance its finishing offering.

Nationwide Print has spent £200,000 on a major expansion, taking on board four new finishing machines as well as updating its MIS and online marketing software.

GM Finishing has installed a Renz Mobi 500 wire ring-binder to extend its finishing capabilities.