Investment & installations

Aura Graphics integration includes Shuttleworth MIS upgrade
As part of the integration and rebranding of its two screen-print and large-format graphics operations, SSDM and Fenn Graphics, Aura Graphics has deployed a group-wide 40-seat Shuttleworth MIS.

Contego invests in Italian operations
Contego Packaging is continuing its investment programme with new equipment installations in its two Italian plants.

Suttle-Straus opts for Vutek GS3250 LX
Madison, WI-based Suttle-Straus said it has installed a Vutek GS3250 LX flatbed and roll-to-roll LED UV-curing printer, supplied and serviced by Heidelberg, to help drive its burgeoning wide and grand...

Swiss firm Model revealed as Fujifilm packaging ink beta site
Swiss-based corrugated and carton board packaging group Model has been revealed as the beta site for Fujifilm's Uvijet OC inks for digitally printed corrugated packaging applications.

Rebranded MPG Printgroup prepares for Indigo 10000 arrival
MPG Books Group has rebranded as MPG Printgroup as it prepares for the arrival of the UK's first commercial installation of the HP Indigo 10000 and finalises its high-speed colour inkjet plans.

MTA Digital opts for EFI for MIS and W2P spend
MTA Digital has invested £60,000 in MIS and web-to-print software to improve its efficiency and expand its markets.

Star product: Ilford Omnijet Display Media Kit
High-grade backlit prints that are competitively priced and easy to work with may seem like a lot to ask for, but Ilford says it's now a reality

Ensure you're not fair game for claims of discrimination: hiring
One printer describes hiring as a "minefield", while a consulting firm says it is potentially very costly. Let us take your hand and guide the way

Ashford Colour Press in £2m investment
Hampshire-based book printer Ashford Colour Press has invested in an HP T230 colour inkjet web press with inline Hunkeler Modular Glued Book Solution in a move to short-run colour book printing.

Hasbro ups its game with XL 75
Board games giant Hasbro has added a Speedmaster XL 75 to its pressroom line up to enhance the speed and flexibility of its print operation.