Investment & installations

DST restructures to strengthen business
As a result of a 7% year-on-year decline in its web division, DST Output has completed a restructure at its Nottingham site that will allow it to focus on growth in its DM and promotional work.

Quantum boosts capacity with new factory
West Midlands-based Quantum Print and Packaging has relocated to a larger premises in order to make room for growth.

Romax installs iGen 150 to support demand for more and faster print
Greenwich-based direct marketing services business Romax has invested in a Xerox iGen 150 to bolster its print capabilities following a “significant” contract win with a telecommunications business.

Marstan Press invests £1.4m in new XL75 10-colour perfector
Marstan Press will install a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL75 10-colour perfecting press next month as part of a £1.4m investment – the largest ever for the 60-year-old printer.

DCS unveils new premises to customers
London-based Digital Creative Services (DCS) has held the official unveiling of its new London facility and raft of new digital equipment.

Regal takes first steps into digital with Xerox C75
Milton Keynes-based print and publishing business Regal Litho has invested in a Xerox Color C75 digital press to enable it to produce high-quality, fast-turnaround jobs in short runs.

Ultimate Kelmscott adds PUR binding capability
Ultimate Kelmscott has added PUR binding to its range of trade finishing services after taking delivery of a Eurobind 600 machine from Heidelberg.

Kingfisher boosts digital capability with Nexpress
Family firm Kingfisher Print & Design is to install a Kodak NexPress SX 3300 press in February to “close the gap between digital and litho”.

Improving outlook tempts printers to re-equip and diversify
Positivity is in the air. Unemployment is at a four-year low, the economy is beginning to gain traction (the Office for Budget Responsibility expects economic growth to reach 2.4% this year) and with...

PCL Digital invests in HP Indigo 5500 and Enfocus Switch
Birmingham-based PCL Digital has invested £250,000 in an HP Indigo upgrade and new Enfocus Switch workflow.