Investment & installations

Mercian Labels to install world’s first Xeikon Cheetah
Label printer Mercian Labels will next month become the first printer in the world to install the Xeikon Cheetah digital label press.

Heidelberg unveils first Jetmaster Dimension customers
Heidelberg has announced the first two installations of its Jetmaster Dimension '4D printing system' for printing onto three-dimensional objects.

Screentec boosts in-house finishing services with DYSS buy
Welsh printer Screentec has invested in a DYSS X7-1325C digital cutting table with Superhead to increase its in-house service offerings.

Micropress invests over £2m in new kit as turnover grows by 10%
Commercial printer Micropress has invested £2.25m in new equipment including a Xerox iGen 150 and a five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 to cope with increased demand following turnover growth of...

Kaps Finishing invests £100,000 in kit update
Trade finisher Kaps Finishing has invested in three new Robatech and Stahl machines to enable it to boost its in-house service offerings.

Healeys invests £350k in digital following strong growth
Healeys Print Group has invested £350,000 in a complete refurbishment of its digital print department on the back of 40% digital revenue growth in the past 13 months.

Greenhouse Graphics goes greener with 'game-changing' press
Commercial printer Greenhouse Graphics has invested around £500,000 in a Komori Lithrone S429 with H-UV curing to benefit from its production efficiencies and environmental credentials.

Quad/Graphics to buy 20 HP web presses to drive on-demand books strategy
Quad/Graphics has announced a strategic investment plan that includes the installation of "20 or more" HP inkjet web presses in the next three-years as it looks to transform its book printing...

Herts & Essex installs second B3 Anicolor
Herts & Essex Printers has installed an 18-month-old five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 52 with coater as part of an £800,000 plant upgrade.

Billingham Press brings perfect binding in-house with Morgana investment
Family-run commercial printer Billingham Press has installed a Morgana DigiBook 200 PUR perfect binding machine to enable it to bring perfect binding in-house.