Investment & installations

Vale Press is run and owned by the three Stowe brothers, Oliver, Tom, and Edward (L-R)

Vale Press celebrates 40 years with RMGT purchase

Cotswolds-based Vale Press has celebrated its upcoming 40th anniversary with its purchase of a brand-new SRA1 press from RMGT, due for installation in January 2025.

Impress boosts digital firepower with Fujifilm trio

Impress Print Services has completed a re-equip of its sheetfed digital printing setup that has seen the award-winning business become a major customer of Fujifilm.

Joe Clark with the Graphtec Cutting Pro FC9000-160

New name and new investments for North West sign company

Skelmersdale-based Origin Sign, formerly Motion Graphix, is taking a fresh approach as it reshapes its business amid new investments.

Wenlock: The upgrade offered plenty of advantages

Flexpress shines with new Duplo embellisher

Leicester trade printer Flexpress has overhauled its embellishment capabilities with the installation of two brand-new Duplo machines, launching it into full B2 operation.

Gadliauskas: we needed a workhorse printer

GMD Print & Install steps up with Colorado install

GMD Print & Install has significantly increased its productivity after installing a Canon Colorado M5W UVgel printer.

Venture Banners' Vutek 340i+ has helped it reduce lead times

Venture Banners celebrates 15 years with EFI and Zünd install

Trade wide-format printer Venture Banners has celebrated 15 years in business with the installation of an EFI Vutek FabriVu 340i+ dye-sublimation printer and Zünd G3 3XL extended flatbed cutter.

The additional kit has gone into Printed.com’s main Northumberland site

Printed.com invests over £1m in kit as growth continues

Printed.com has bolstered its production capabilities with investment of over £1m into its printing operations, including a second Canon VarioPrint iX3200 inkjet press.

In case you missed them, April’s most read stories

The end of one technology era and the beginning of another dominated April’s listicle, where the challenges facing some in the trade finishing sector were writ large.

Digital print manager Paul Street (centre), with digital print operators Robertas Vaitkevicius (L) and Julius Mhuka (R)

Printed Easy boosts labels firepower with first inkjet

Printed Easy has invested in its first inkjet press – a Durst Tau RSC-E – in a move that will increase its label production capacity by a whopping 300%.

Dairi-Pak's new Autobox has in-built flexo printing capability, allowing it to upsell print to large box customers

Dairi-Pak makes productivity leap with new Autobox

Shropshire sheet plant Dairi-Pak has seen its short-run productivity leap after installing a brand-new Kolbus Autobox AB300.