Investment & installations

PJ Print invests in Polar jogger

Greetings cards producer PJ Print has improved production flows and reduced noise after buying a Polar RA-4 jogger.

Allison Printers hails 'cracking' Sanxin press

Allison Printers has boosted business after investing in its second “low cost” Hans Gronhi Sanxin press.

Buxton adds Kolbus binding line to finishing firepower

Sheetfed magazine printer Buxton Press is focusing on finishing as part of an ongoing £20m spend at the Derbyshire business.

CAFRE invests in Mimaki packaging set-up

Food production students are honing their skills on food packaging after their college bought a Mimaki CF2 flatbed cutter and JV300-160 solvent printer.

Saxon boosts laminating capacity with Lamina spend

Saxon Packaging has brought large-format litho lamination in-house with a new Lamina Blackline 1620.

Manor invests in H-UV Komori Lithrone G40

Manor Group last week started production on a new five-colour H-UV-equipped Komori Lithrone G40 using power generated from 400 solar roof panels.

Whittington Moor invests in Speedmaster

A Chesterfield print company is looking to save £10,000 a month in wasted paper when it goes live next week with a new five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 with coater.

Matrix laminator will boost profits, says John Brailsford

John Brailsford Printers is bringing work back in-house to make big savings after installing a new Matrix Duplex Pneumatic double-sided B2 laminator.

Community print studio awarded £200k, considers wide-format spend

A printmaking studio has more reason to celebrate its 21st anniversary after being awarded £200,000 of capital investment to buy digital kit and extend its premises.

Platinum aims to boost turnover with 200k Ricoh/KAS spend

Commercial printer Platinum Print has made a £200,000 investment in new machinery to boost its digital turnover and help it with complex mailing work.