Investment & installations
Taylor Bloxham in £2m litho spend
Taylor Bloxham Group has ramped up its commercial print operation with a circa-£2m investment in a Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106 litho press.
Gemini invests big in secondhand Speedmaster
Gemini Print Group has invested around £1.7m in a highly automated 10-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105, its 15th litho press.
New Polar cutting line sets Acorn Press on expansion path
Acorn Press hopes to increase its productivity by up to 60% following a £150,000 investment in a new Polar cutting line from Heidelberg.
RGL Displays upgrades HP equipment
Large-format printer RGL Displays has installed a 1.5m-wide HP DesignJet Z6800 Photo Production Printer.
Fine Print streamlines folding capabilities with Ipex deal
Fine Print (Stockport) has invested in a Horizon AFC 566FG folder after striking a deal with UK distributor Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) at Ipex.
Cepac upgrades POS offering with finishing spend
Corrugated packaging supplier Cepac has installed a Lamina GL2200 gluer at its recently upgraded Doncaster site.
Coveris nearing completion of £2m labels upgrade
Global packaging giant Coveris has delivered updates on its near-complete £2m labels division investment programme that was initiated around two years ago.
Fuller Davies rounds off £2.8m spend with finishing investment
Fuller Davies has concluded its 2016-initiated major investment programme with the installation of a Muller Martini Bravo Plus saddle-stitcher and a Duplo 600i Booklet System.
Direct CDs diversifies with Ricoh buy
CD and DVD printer Direct CDs has invested around £100,000 in a Ricoh Pro C7100 as it aims to continue to diversify its offering and double turnover.
Hartgraph doubles litho capacity in £1.8m spend
Commercial printer Hartgraph has doubled its litho capacity with the installation of a second Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75, comprising an overall £1.8m investment.