Investment & installations

ProCo in UK large-format first

ProCo has become the first UK company to invest in an Agfa Jeti Tauro H2500 LED machine as part of a circa-£500,000 kit investment.

Printexpress brings book production in-house

Commercial printer Printexpress has invested around £40,000 in two new Konica Minolta presses and a Watkiss binder in a bid to bring book production in-house.

Midland takes 2017 spending over £1m

Midland Regional Printers has invested in an Easymatrix 106 die-cutter to complement the purchase of a new Speedmaster earlier this year, along with a new label finisher, taking total 2017 spending to...

Route One initiates summer recruitment drive

Trade printer Route One has launched a summer recruitment drive that will involve the hiring of just shy of 30 new staff.

Direct Colour plumps for H-UV

Litho printer Direct Colour has installed a B2 Komori Lithrone S29 H-UV machine, its first step into UV curing as it aims to bring down lead times.

Imagink quadruples productivity after wide-format spending spree

Wide-format printer Imagink has seen its productivity quadruple after a £325,000 investment in wide-format kit that ended in the spring.

John E Wright first in UK for new EFI machine

John E Wright has become the first company in the UK to take EFI’s Pro 16h production-level wide-format printer, after a surge in work for its Hull branch picked up during the UK City of Culture...

First 4 Direct Mail takes Riso cut-sheet

Direct mail house First 4 Direct Mail (F4DM) has become one of the first UK companies to take the Riso ComColor GD9630 cut-sheet printer.

Charlesworth supports personalised book demand with Horizon buy

Commercial printer Charlesworth Press has invested in a Horizon BQ-470 four-clamp perfect binder to support increasing demand for personalised books.

Willsons installs new iGen

Commercial printer Willsons Group Services has invested in a new Xerox iGen 5 digital press for its Newark, Nottinghamshire site.