OUP arm begins 1m investment

Oxuniprint has bought a new stitcher as part of its plan to double turnover within the next three years through 1m of investments.

The company, a division of the Oxford University Press group, has signed a deal with Muller Martini for a Valore saddlestitcher, which is scheduled to be installed at its central Oxford plant in June.

Oxuniprint director of print services George Thomas said that additional B2 machinery would be central to the programme of investment, but added that no definite shopping list had yet been drawn up.

"Rather than be specific, we want to match the investment with the development of the business," said Thomas. "We're looking at opportunities to expand and to enter into new markets. At the moment we're interested in investing in digital kit."

In addition, Oxuniprint has been pouring resources into staff training for its 24 employees. As a result, the company won the BPIF Excellence Award, National Training and Development at the BPIF Awards held at Ipex last month.