Investment & installations

Westdale Press has closed its remote finishing plant Western Print Finishing in Bristol, with these processes moved to Westdale’s East Moors, Cardiff site.

Bluetree Design & Print has installed a new Heidelberg Suprasetter A75 to boost efficiency at its new web-to-print arm Route One Print (www.route1print.co.uk).

Craftprint has cranked up its digital output by installing a new Konica Minolta C6000 digital printer.

Agency Synkcreative has invested £200,000 in a new Edale Beta six-colour UV flexo label-press to boost its production firepower.

London-based production agency Altaimage has invested £150,000 in an Océ Arizona 460GT from Canon and an Esko Kongsberg XN cutting table.

Service Graphics has installed a Mastercut Multi-Tech high-speed, wide-format automated flatbed cutting machine to boost speed and efficiency for production of digitally printed display materials.

One of Scotland’s oldest printing firms, Bell & Bain, has bought a warehouse for almost £500,000 and is looking to buy £4m of equipment on top of a £5m spending blitz over the last year.

John Baxter & Sons has taken delivery of a Heidelberg Linoprint C 751 this week to boost the company's high-quality digital work.

Transactional print and mailing house FCS LaserMail has bought a host of new kit as part of an ongoing investment that is likely to hit £750,000.

Digital Wordcrafts has installed a new Mimaki JV5-320S 3.2m-wide solvent printer to help the Leicester-based company bring more work in-house.