Finishing

W&G Baird has made a bumper £4m investment – backed by the Bank of Ireland - that includes a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-8-P with Inpress Control 2 and a Kolbus KM600 perfect binding line.

Heidelberg is set to show new Stahlfolder models at Drupa, which are said to offer up to 50% higher productivity than existing models.

Mirri, a division of Reading-based print finishing specialist Celloglas, has launched Mirri Blanco, a board with a holographic shimmer and high quality white board base.

Duplo has brewed up an innovative marketing strategy to promote its forthcoming Northern Lights event.

Terry Cooper Services (TCS) has signed an exclusive two-year UK agreement to supply two new Grafcut guillotines.

Rosehill Press has invested in a range of new machinery from Heidelberg – including a Speedmaster XL 75-5+L press – to increase capacity and reduce lead times.

Packaging producer The Sherwood Group has bought a new Heiber & Schröder window patching machine and is looking to take on a new managing director as part of its long-term succession plan.

Duplo UK has launched the iSaddle Pro Digital System, which is targeted at commercial printers with high print volumes.

Digitalprinting.co.uk has invested in HP’s SmartStream Production Centre for its new Series 3 Indigo 7R press and two existing Indigo machines as it prepares for a push into trade printing.

C&T Channel Matrix is targeting corrugated convertors, carton producers and print finishers with a new consumables range.

General commercial printer Lion FPG has used a recent contract win to splash out on a new perfect binder.

Anytech Print has invested in a DYSS X5-1310T twin-head digital cutter to boost its in-house capabilities after seeing increasing demand.