Investment & installations

Oldfield: "The Impala is revolutionising our large-format production processes"

Print On quintuples print speed with SwissQprint install

Print On has installed a SwissQprint Impala to transform its large-format operations, in the process speeding up its print output by five times.

Bates (R): the Lamina's accuracy was a key selling point

MRP invests £1.8m in new press and mounter

Midland Regional Printers (MRP) has invested £1.8m in new kit, including a two-year-old Heidelberg XL 106 and a brand-new Lamina Fasline laminator.

Ruddocks' composition room in May 1956 - a date closer to today than to Ruddocks' foundation

Ruddocks celebrates 140 years

Lincoln-based commercial printer and creative agency Ruddocks celebrated its 140th anniversary in October, with managing director Paul Banton saying the team was “incredibly excited about the...

Royal Mail in IoT first for real-time tracking

Royal Mail has partnered with an internet of things (IoT) tech firm to track the real-time whereabouts of nearly one million containers used to transport letters and parcels around the country.

MD Joe de Wykerslooth: “We evaluated other pieces of kit and the Horizon system looked to be the best"

Ashwyk brings perfect binding in-house with Horizon buy

Ashwyk has invested in a Horizon BQ-270V single-clamp perfect binder to bring perfect binding in-house.

Green: The DBM-700 is a big help with work scheduling, helping cut lead times

Chapel Press tightens up finishing with upgraded Duplo

Stockport commercial printer Chapel Press has taken delivery of a new Duplo DBM-700S Booklet System with square spine attachment, replacing a DBM-600.

Linney boosts fulfilment offering with automated warehouse

Linney has “revolutionised” its fulfilment offering with a major investment in robotic AutoStore warehouse automation technology and a CMC Genesys box-on-demand system.  

Haldane (L): "As soon as a machine became available, I agreed immediately to purchase it"

Cardel cuts bottleneck with Titanium install

Cardel has eliminated a bottleneck in its production process and increased its production capacity after taking on a Titanium 1816 cutting table from International Graphics Supplies (IGS).

Chouhan: I think the industry is in a really good place at the moment

CMS signs for fifth CMC paper wrap line

Central Mailing Services (CMS) has signed for its fifth paper wrap machine from CMC as demand for the service continues to grow for the company.

Prontaprint London had to fit the new machines through the front door rather than take out the historic windows

Prontaprint London refreshes Xerox lineup after MBO

Prontaprint London, the Marylebone branch of the B2B and retail print provider, has installed a pair of new Xerox digital printers following a recent MBO.