Investment & installations

Print platform Cloudprinter.com has raised a further €7m (£5.9m) in funding to help grow its global presence.

Mail Solutions Group’s Intrinsic Paper Straws business has expanded its production site and facilities as part of a major investment to support the long-term growth ambitions of the division.

Kolbus has taken on the agency for German bookbinding machinery specialist Schmedt, and has already added a fresh installation at CPI Group.

West London print group Penrose has brought perfect binding in-house after investing in a Horizon BQ-270V single-clamp perfect binder.

MacroArt has installed the UK’s first Durst P5 TEX iSUB dye-sublimation device, which prints direct-to-fabric in one step.

Pineapple Express has invested in a Canon Colorado 1630 printer, a year after it took on a Colorado 1650.

Oakdene Services has installed the first four-colour RMGT 920 LED-UV litho press in Northern Ireland as it looks to enhance its trade print offering.

Manchester Printers Group has acquired Chester-based business Signature Printing, the third acquisition it has made since April – with more set to follow.

UPAC has become a sponsor of Scottish Premiership team Hibernian FC.

Specialist label printer Silver Fox has completed bringing its production entirely in-house with a bespoke 10 metre long Nilpeter FB-350S flexo press.