Investment & installations

Weedon invests £1m in new die-cutter and corrugator upgrade

Weedon Group has invested £1m in an Enko ES2200 large format die-cutter and a corrugator upgrade to support its expansion into the high-end retail ready packaging (RRP) market.

Adare invests £250,000 in new Xerox kit as part of wider technology upgrade

Adare has installed two new Xerox presses as part of a digital printing, enclosing and software technology refresh at its Park Mill headquarters in Huddersfield.

Budget 2014: Osborne unveils raft of business support measures

George Osborne billed his fifth budget yesterday as one for "the makers, the doers and the savers" as he unveiled a raft of new measures designed to support British businesses.

Darwin Print brings binding in-house

Commercial printer Darwin Print Solutions has expanded its offering with the installation of a Horizon BQ-160 single-clamp perfect binder.

GJ Plastics eyes new roll-to-roll kit following Summa install

GJ Plastics is looking to buy a new roll-to-roll wide format printer following the installation of a Summa F1612 cutter at the end of last year.

Tamar Organics selects Encore for seed pack printing line

Cornwall-based organic seed and vegetable company Tamar Organics has upgraded its seed pack printing and feeding system with equipment supplied by Encore Machinery.

Screaming Colour orders first UK Motioncutter

Screaming Colour has become the first UK printer to buy a Motioncutter high-speed digital laser cutter.

First half of £6.5m investment arrives at S&G

Stephens & George has taken delivery of a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 eight-colour perfector, which was ordered in November along with a second identical model due for delivery in 2015.

Polar installs support Superior's digital growth

Design, print and fulfilment business Superior has bolstered its finishing department with the installation of a new Polar 78 N Plus guillotine, which replaces an EBA guillotine, and the addition of a...

Hull printer targets expansion

Digital print firm Ditto 4 Design has invested around £40,000 in its wide-format and finishing departments in response to steady growth.