Investment & installations

The Color Company (Cheltenham) boosts finishing side with Stahlfolder and Muller buys
Magazine and commercial printer The Color Company (Cheltenham) has invested around £300,000 in a Heidelberg Stahlfolder BH 56 and a Muller Martini stitching line.

On Demand signs five-year contract for Azura TE Plate
Commercial printer On Demand has signed a five-year contract for Agfa’s new Azura TE direct-on-press plate in an agreement that also includes a new Avalon N4 platesetter.

CFH Docmail increases personalisation with £1.3m Pitney Bowes spend
Print and mail specialist CFH Docmail has invested £1.3m in new Pitney Bowes machinery, which will enable it to increase its personalisation services to small businesses.

Design X-Press relocates and invests in new equipment
Large-format printer Design X-Press has moved to larger premises, invested in new HP and Summa machinery and won a number of new contracts.

Quinn’s Belfast continues investment drive with Speedmaster XL 75 install
Online trade printer Quinn’s Belfast has bought an eight-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 and a Muller Martini Bravo with Amrys stitching line to further increase its capacity.

My Print Partners brings stitching in-house with Horizon buy
Commercial printer My Print Partners has invested in a Horizon SPF/FC-200A stitch-fold-trim line to enable it to bring stitching in-house.

Print 2 Media eyes new work with DYSS cutting table buy
Wide-format specialist Print 2 Media has invested in a DYSS X7-1624C digital cutting table with Superhead to enable it to take on a wider range of work.

Minprint eyes new markets with XL 75 buy
Commercial printer Minprint has invested in a four-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 with coater to increase its productivity and enable it to branch into new markets.

GT4 Group acquires Creative Colour Bureau (CCB)
GT4 Group, owner of Glasgow-based labels and packaging printer Gavin Watson and creative agency GT4, has acquired fellow Scottish commercial printer Creative Colour Bureau (CCB) in an all-share deal.

Mission Labels invests £100k in UK's first ThermoFlexx CTP
Mission Labels has made the leap from film to CTP with a £100,000 investment in the UK's first ThermoFlexx flexo imager from Belgian manufacturer Xeikon.