Finishing

Johnsons Printers has invested £750,000 in a new wide-format division, including a £350,000 Agfa spend.

Printer and publisher Maypole Press streamlined workflow and increased production speeds to improve its bottom line after beefing up its finishing department.

Digital printer Telford Reprographics is hoping to break the £1m-turnover barrier after buying foiling company Telford Foil Print.

Commercial printer Expert Print has continued its rapid expansion after taking on a range of assets and 10 staff from GTEC, which fell into liquidation last week.

Binding Store has been appointed as the sole UK agent for the PaperFox finishing machinery range.

ABC Print has followed up the recent purchase of the UK's first Ryobi 924 SRA1 press with LED-UV drying with a host of finishing kit investments at its base in Hereford.

Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) has launched what it calls a highly automated, all-in-one multi-finishing system from Horizon for both digital and litho work.

Qualvis Print & Packaging has eliminated bottlenecks and streamlined its throughput after investing in a CCM Premier 115 guillotine.

Kluge International has partnered up with Eagle Systems to sell and support Eagle cold foil-systems in the UK and Ireland.

Watkiss Automation is targeting printers wanting to break into short-run packaging and display work with the UK launch of a new digital flatbed cutting machine.

Trade print finisher and book binder Cliftons is targeting double-digit year-on-year growth after investing more than £1m in a range of new equipment.

Print finishing specialist Celloglas is set to launch a gloss spot trade service after installing a Scodix Ultra digital press.