Investment & installations

DS Smith has installed a high-spec Bickers Gluejet gluing plotter at its Ely operation – the sixth Gluejet device at the site.

SF Taylor has become the first UK company to integrate Xerox FreeFlow Vision software into its print operations.

Arc-UK Technologies has installed a Fujifilm Acuity Ultra Hybrid wide-format press at its Dartford site.

The London Borough of Barnet’s (LBB) document centre and mailroom has replaced its KAS Mailmaster 565 envelope inserter with a DL-C4 Mailmaster Compact.

Digital commercial printer TCW Solutions has managed to bring almost all of its litho work in-house following the installation of a Canon VarioPrint iX3200 in September.

SMP Group is close to completing a major investment round that includes an EFI Nozomi single-pass inkjet and a second Kolbus Autobox box making line.   

Ipswich commercial mixed printer Healeys has begun its first major round of investment since the pandemic with two installations.

Belfast sustainable packaging and label firm Biopax has bought a brand-new Holweg Weber rotary flexo press, capable of processing 500 million units of paper wrap per year.

Hinkley-based gift manufacturer Inspire CNC ramped up its print production after buying two ColorJet Verve Mini presses in late summer, and is now considering a third purchase.

Latcham is taking on three new printers from Ricoh to boost its uptime by 10% and increase its productivity.