Investment & installations

UK Feather Flags Trade in Canon Colorado install
Online trade services business UK Feather Flags Trade, the new trade-only division of flag producer UK Feather Flags, has invested in a Canon Colorado 1630 UV LED printer.

GP Print upgrades with Vivid install
Commercial printer GP Print has invested in a Matrix Metallic and Omni-Flow deep pile feeder system from Vivid Laminating Technologies.

Solopress details strategy behind its £5m move into B1
Driven by demand and an appetite to diversify, Solopress recently announced £5m in new investment. Now, the Essex-based printer shares the logic behind its strategic spend and how it changed the...

MacroArt reaps benefits of investment round
Large-format printer-installer MacroArt invested over £500,000 throughout 2022, allowing the company to achieve massive productivity gains of up to 150%.

DS Group finishes latest install round with second Kyocera
Employee-owned direct mail and marketing company DS Group took delivery of a second Kyocera TaskAlfa Pro 15000C colour inkjet printer in early November, rounding off a spate of purchases from supplier...

Marpak adds third Bobst after efficiency drive
Carton finishing specialist Marpak installed a Bobst Alpina 110 A3 folder-gluer, marking the latest step in a 20-year relationship with the finishing machine manufacturer.

S&W installs UK first Cleartech ejection rubber cutter
Nottingham die forme manufacturer S&W Cutting Formes has installed the UK’s first Cleartech X-Pro 1311 plotter-drawer-cutter.

PressOn installs fourth HP Latex to accelerate green growth
Large-format digital printer and installer PressOn has bought its fourth HP Latex printer, significantly expanding the firm’s capacity for environmentally conscious products.

Sapphire Curtains builds for growth after Vutek install
Lorry trailer curtain manufacturer Sapphire Curtains has built a new department to keep up with growth after installing a Vutek Q3r roll-to-roll printer.

Qualvis completes £1m investment spend
Bespoke packaging company Qualvis has completed a £1m investment round designed to maintain the firm’s competitive position after strong performance through the pandemic.