Investment & installations

Bristol signage printer increases quality with Mimaki buy
Bristol-based Create Signs has improved its quality of output after investing in a Mimaki CJV300-160 print-and-cut machine.

J Thomson invests in Technotrans barrel ink pumping
J Thomson Colour Printers has made its first move into barrel ink pumping after fitting a Technotrans system to a recently installed KBA Rapida 106-10 SW5 SPC litho press.

Customark upgrades bindery division
Label printer Customark has upgraded its bindery department with the installation of a CCM Premier 78 guillotine.

Nationwide first to use new Ricoh digital marketing tool
Nationwide Print has become the first printer in the UK to use Ricoh’s MarcomCentral marketing asset management software.

TBPC invests in Canon and partners with Contra Vision
Large-format specialist The Bigger Printing Company (TBPC) has officially partnered with printable window film manufacturer Contra Vision and has installed a new Canon large-format printer for...

Whitehall Printing ups digital capabilities on 40th birthday
Whitehall Printing has bought a Ricoh Pro C9100 digital printer and is marking its 40th anniversary by teaming up with a local charity to plant trees in the surrounding area.

Kent printer takes UK's first Versant 180
Smart Print Services has become the first UK printer to install the new Xerox Versant 180 digital press.

Foxpak targets big brands with £1.3m digital spend
Irish FMCG packaging specialist Foxpak signed for an HP Indigo 20000 at Dscoop earlier this month, rounding off a €2.5m (£2.2m) capex in the past 12 months.

First Colour opts for digital upgrade
Central London-based printer First Colour has upgraded its digital facility with the purchase of a Heidelberg Versafire CP digital press.

Quantum bolsters digital division with Foliant buy
Quantum Print & Packaging has invested in Foliant laminating equipment to satisfy increasing demand for embellished digitally printed packaging.