Investment & installations

'Walmart of packaging' invests £500,000 in manufacturing
One of Scotland's fastest growing label makers and printers has bought a Mark Andy LP3000 to improve speed and print quality to further target premium brands.

Photobox boosts capacity with Epson investment
Photobox has invested in five Epson SureColor SC-S60600 wide-format printers to meet its ongoing increasing demand for personalised photo canvases.

Central Mailing Services invests £500k in new kit and premises
Central Mailing Services (CMS) has invested around half a million pounds in new machinery and a new unit in a move that is expected to increase its turnover by more than 50%.

Firstan invests £6m in double Komori purchase
Firstan Quality Packaging has invested £6m in two Komori 18,000sph presses - a six-colour Lithrone GX40 with coater and a multi-unit Lithrone GX40RP with reverse printing and coating.

Bluetree buys Horizon binder following Route One demand
Bluetree Design & Print has added perfect binding to its service offering after enjoying success with its online print operation.

CitySprint focuses on growth with Imprint-MIS investment
CitySprint Document Solutions is this week booting up a new management information system (MIS) to help streamline digital, mailing and distribution work.

Atlas Packaging chooses Zünd for prototyping
Corrugated packaging specialist Atlas Packaging has installed a new Zünd G3 L2500 digital cutting table to prototype new design at its site, which rolls out millions of square metres of packaging a...

3B Design rounds off £250,000 spend with Versant 2100
A 100%-digital “one-stop shop” printer has bought a Xerox Versant 2100 to capitalise on business opportunities.

CMP upgrades capabilities with Ricoh buy
A growing digital print company that installed a Ricoh Pro C9110 machine in December hopes it will boost its total annual turnover by £500,000.

McAllister Litho switches to Komori in £3m investment
McAllister Litho has switched from Heidelberg to Komori in a £3m investment in new presses, pre-press and a substantial Tharstern MIS upgrade.