Post-press

Creative agency Xactive has invested 80,000 in a Petratto Metro Mini from Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) in preparation for launching a new product for its designer customers.

Commercial printer Silveredge has taken on additional staff following the installation of a Morgana DigiBook 150 PUR perfect binder.

Wyndeham Group has invested 300,000 to upgrade the printing and bindery equipment at its Gait operation in Grimsby.

Heidelberg has established a Very large Format and Postpress Packaging division, appointing company veteran Stefan Hasenzahl to head it up.

For a small signs business with just one printer-cutter machine running flat out, reliability, quality and speed are all critical components

Label printer MTM Products has opted for a Baumann Wohlenberg 1150mm guillotine for its ability to handle self-adhesive labels without removing the glue.

Sign and display company Mint Signs has launched a traditional print and design business in response to the number of printers entering the exhibition market.

Glossop Cartons is set to take on the world's first Highcon Euclid digital cutting and creasing machine.

Essex-based finishing company Finco has invested in a unit to create side seals along the vertical edges of newsstand publications.

Entrepreneur Martin Reed bought White Horse Press Newbury in December 2012 after parent company Synergie group entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement on 17 August.