Investment & installations

Our February and March 2025 issue features the finalists in the 2025 Printweek Awards and as if that wasn’t enough to make you warm and fuzzy, the 100pp thumper is stuffed full of thought-provoking insights and all the latest news and views…
Continuing the feel good, the knowledge bank section hosts a deep dive into tax-efficient, budget-friendly perks that can help keep staff happy and we also have a look at printers’ charitable...

Vario Press enhances bindery with Horizon install
Vario Press has invested in a Horizon BQ-500 iCE perfect binder to enhance its production and streamline digital print processes and to strengthen its offline trade service.

Raiseprint installs UK-first die-cutter from SBL
Keighley packaging and merchandise printer Raiseprint has installed the UK’s first SBL 820EF V.02 die-cutter, capable of foiling, embossing, and cutting at up to 8,000sph.

Harwood King triples flatbed capacity with Nyala 4 install
Fine art printer Harwood King Printmakers has installed a brand-new six-colour SwissQprint Nyala 4 to cope with rising demand for high-quality prints.

Graphic Warehouse overhauls new factory; adds extra firepower
Wide-format trade firm Graphic Warehouse, formerly known as Matic Media, has installed a brand new Liyu Platinum Q3 3.2m printer as it nears completion on the refurbishment of its new 1,400sqm...

Print Plus switches short runs to digital with Canon install
Bradford litho and digital house Print Plus UK has installed a brand new Canon VarioPrint iX3200, bringing new firepower to the firm’s short-run jobs.

Bluestar sharpens up production with Horizon trimmer
Bluestar Print Finishers has installed a brand-new Horizon iCE HT300 three-knife trimmer, clearing a bottleneck on its guillotine and boosting its trimming capacity by 25%.

Pincroft welcomes MPs for ribbon-cutting ceremony
Military fabric printer Pincroft today (7 February) welcomed the speaker of the House of Commons, Lindsay Hoyle, and minister for defence procurement and industry, Maria Eagle, for a ribbon-cutting...

Knockout Print ups the cut with Vivid Veloblade install
Kent-based digital and wide-format specialist Knockout Print has installed a brand-new 2.5x1.6m Vivid Veloblade Nexus 2516 at its Matfield facility, east of Tunbridge Wells.

Linney sticks with Iridesse for digital refresh
Linney has refreshed the digital printing setup at its Quadrant business with a new Xerox Iridesse.