Investment & installations

Shipp (L): the new Bishops Stortford site is "90% ready"

Delta Group orders Lamina world’s first

The Delta Group has continued its kit megaspend with an order for the world’s first Lamina 07.10 Packline hotmelt packing line, designed to glue flat, collated corrugated packs.

The Cobalt SP 800 is priced at £49,000

IGS launches new single-pass printer; secures more Titanium sales

International Graphic Supplies (IGS) has launched a new single-pass inkjet printer aimed at the short to medium-run packaging and POS market.

Pitts: the decision to bring small-format in-house was a "no-brainer"

KGK Genix brings small format in-house, consolidates production

KGK Genix has invested in a Konica Minolta AccurioPress C12000 and five Morgana finishing machines, bringing the entirety of its small-format business in-house for the first time.

The Wakefield site is Europe’s largest soft drinks plant by volume

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners invests £42.3m into Wakefield factory

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), the world’s largest independent bottler of Coca-Cola, has revealed it is planning investment of £42.3m for a new Automated Storage Retrieval System (ASRS)...

Bakergoodchild launches new SaaS platform

Bakergoodchild is poised to go live with a new software platform to simplify production of direct mail jobs.

The Vantage 720 was installed in October

Potts Print ups capacity with Moll install

Potts Print has taken on a Vantage 720 folder gluing line from Moll to help with its capacity and reduce the company’s lead times.

The upgraded Simpele mill is expected to start up in Q4 2025. Image: Metsä Board

Metsä Board progresses with €60m mill upgrade

Metsä Board is advancing with an investment to modernise its Simpele folding boxboard mill in Finland, aimed at further enhancing product quality, production efficiency, and reducing the carbon...

Herbert Walkers' new seven-colour XL 106 will arrive on 26 November

Herbert Walkers invests £3.5m in brand-new Speedmaster

High-end packaging and greetings card specialist Herbert Walkers has invested in a brand new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-7+L press, arriving on 26 November.

Operations director Tristan Harrold: it's a proud moment to buy these machines

OPG doubles capacity with Latex and Zünd install

Scottish fleet livery and vehicle wrapping specialist OPG has doubled its operating capacity with the installation of a brand-new HP Latex 3600 printer and Zünd G3 cutting table.

Rapidity's new Speedmaster is a 2021 four-colour plus coater

Rapidity reopens litho division with a bang

Rapidity has re-entered the litho game with a new £1.5m litho division at its Sidcup site, following its transfer of digital printing to central London, printing double shifts within weeks of opening.