Investment & installations

Active Brand Concepts brings short runs in-house with Afinia buy

Brand development company Active Brand Concepts has become the first UK business to purchase an Afinia Label DLP-2000 digital label press.

Service Graphics digs deep for 'state-of-the-art' Dursts

Service Graphics has boosted production by investing in three Durst Rho P10 wide-format printers for its sites in Chessington and Glasgow.

Printdesigns hopes second Zünd will help sew up fabric display market

Printdesigns is meeting increasing demand for portable fabric-based display stands by ordering a second Zünd G3 digital cutter.

Ronset upgrades bindery with Morgana investment

Large-format and digital print specialist Ronset has bought a Morgana BM2000S bookletmaker with AC510 collator and FTR2000 trimmer to boost its efficiency.

Willsons invests in post-press as orders grow

Willsons Group Services has bought a laminator to eliminate outsourcing costs and expand its service portfolio.

Mail Solutions Group buys Dobson & Crowther assets from admins

Envelope manufacturer Mail Solutions Group has bought the plant and most of the machinery that belonged to Dobson & Crowther, the North Wales-based litho printer that fell into administration last...

Rocket fuels growth with dye-sub investment

Exhibition and event project management specialist Rocket has expanded its dye-sublimation capabilities by investing in an MTEX 5032 3.2m-wide direct-to-textile printer.

Printer makes smart move with Lightbar choice

A print and sign business hopes to double its turnover after upgrading its print and cutting technology to offer customers a same-day service.

Ditto 4 Design presses ahead with £100,000 kit investment

Ditto 4 Design has doubled its capacity and won new work after investing around £100,000 in new Ricoh and Ideal machines.

A&M Ellis expands in-house services with Horizon buys

Trade finisher A&M Ellis has added perfect binding to its in-house service offering following investment in a Horizon BQ-470 four-clamp perfect binder and an HT-30 three-side trimmer.