Presses

Lincolnshire-based Cupit Print has seen an increase in business after investing in its largest press to date, a B2 Ryobi 785E installed in December 2012.

CRP Print & Packaging has rounded off a 500,000 upgrade of its pre-printed liner business with the installation of a web inspection system.

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.

A raft of kit from the defunct Newsfax International business is set to go under the hammer next week, with its high-value presses being sold separately by private treaty.

KBA has announced the launch of a new sheetfed offset press, the Rapida 164, which has replaced the Rapida 162 and 162a models in its large format line-up.

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.

Langley Holdings has claimed that while rivals may struggle to turn a profit on sheetfed press sales at current pricing, Manroland Sheetfed is now structured to do so.

This "file to final product" machine has stepped up output and quality at Alpha Colour Printers and kept the business on the move

Howard Hunt is testing the new, upgraded version of Kodak's Prosper 5000 inkjet web press.

UK manufacturer Benford UV has claimed to have "broken" Canada with a triple installation for its first customers in the country.

Newcastle-based commercial printer Statex has boosted its print capability with a double installation including both litho and digital kit.

Wyndeham Group has invested 300,000 to upgrade the printing and bindery equipment at its Gait operation in Grimsby.