Investment & installations

Biopax continues Heidelberg investment drive
Sustainable packaging and labels firm Biopax has invested in a second Heidelberg XL 106, following the company’s public launch in June, taking the company up to a £20m total investment in Heidelberg...

Sketches Int in UK Konica Minolta first
Sketches Int has become the first UK company to install the Konica Minolta AccurioShine 3600 inkjet spot UV coater with iFoil One in-line hot foil stamping module.

Stylo puts on stylish SwissQ celebration
Stylo Graphics celebrated its purchase of a brand-new SwissQprint Kudu flatbed press with a party in a trendy ping pong bar.

Swanline Group expands packaging lineup
Trade-only printer and converter Swanline Group has expanded its finishing lineup for printed packaging with a pair of installations from Bobst.

Digiprint Nettl brings cutting in-house with Veloblade Nexus
Chippenham-based independent printer Digiprint Nettl has brought its cutting and routing in-house with a Veloblade Nexus digital cutting table.

Dayfold examines emissions with CarbonQuota
Dayfold has signed up with CarbonQuota to measure the carbon footprint of its products as they are produced.

Sunny days for Wallace Print after solar install
Family-run large-format printer Wallace Print has installed 245 solar panels at its 1,200sqm Rochester factory.

The Lux Group finds B2B growth with Mimaki install
Wedding and bespoke gifting company The Lux Group has begun offering trade services to local printers after installing a new Mimaki JFX200-2513 EX flatbed printer.

Meliora Group gets up close with Diana Easy gluer
The Meliora Group has invested in a new Heidelberg Diana Easy folder-gluer for its Delga Press packaging business, allowing it to produce smaller cartons.

Browns claims world first with Heidelberg spend
Manchester brochure specialist Browns Print has installed a brand-new Heidelberg XL-75 ten-colour press, the first in the world to be fitted with a fourth-generation Cutstar sheeter.