KIT & CONSUMABLES | NEWS Pureprint Group has unveiled a new wave of investment to expand its digital print and on-demand production capacity, responding to continued growth across its publishing, brand, and ecommerce client base. Pureprint’s latest kit investment includes significant upgrades to the group’s Uckfield Digital Plant facility, alongside the relocation of digital print and binding equipment to its Ashford Colour site in Gosport. The investment also includes a substantial expansion of the Group’s HP Indigo press fleet. The Uckfield site has welcomed two new HP Indigo 7K presses and one HP Indigo 18K press, while the existing two HP Indigo 100K machines at the site are set to be upgraded to 120K models in early 2026. In addition, two HP Indigo 7900 presses and a Horizon BQ-470 PUR binding line have been relocated to the Ashford Colour site, further expanding production capacity for shorter-run, high-quality digital work. This brings Pureprint’s total HP Indigo fleet to seven devices. Complementing the Indigo expansion is a suite of new finishing technology designed to enhance the Group’s on-demand and personalised product capabilities. New installations include a Horizon BQ-500 PUR binder with in-line HT1000 variable trimmer, an Autobond 76 Mini Laminator, Zeno 360 IND Case Making and Casing-In Systems, and a Duplo 648 with inline folder. As part of the project, Ashford Colour has also been linked to Pureprint Group’s connected technology platform, meaning both sites can now be utilised for on-demand production and intelligent routing of jobs. The latest round of investment follows similar commitments from Pureprint earlier in the year, including a new Durst P5 350 HS press and PLASTGrommet banner lines at Pureprint Imprint’s Newcastle plant. Another major investment in 2024 at its Uckfield plant saw the installation of a new eight-colour HEIDELBERG Speedmaster XL 106-8PL, replacing the previous four-colour model. Pureprint has also recently announced a number of new staff members, including Glenn Hylands as its group operations director, a newly created role introduced as the company enters its centennial year. Hylands joins Pureprint from CPI Books UK, where he spent two decades building expertise across the digital manufacturing sector. His experience includes leading multiple production sites, installing inkjet and bindery technologies, and championing print-on-demand (POD) within the publishing sector. In his new role, Hylands will be focusing on integrating Pureprint's expanding number of digital print sites and driving group-wide operational projects, as well as shaping the next phase of growth in Pureprint’s offering for publishers and online brands. One of the new HP Indigo 7k presses is unveiled at Pureprint’s Uckfield site Commercial printer, GD Print, has installed a Morgana EBA68 Guillotine with SpeedCut, making them the first in the UK to do so. The kit purchase is part of a company-wide £250k investment programme by GD Print, focused primarily on futureproofing operations. The online printing services specialist, which is based in New Milton on the South coast, invested in Plockmatic Group’s next-generation programmable guillotine to handle sheets from its new Konica Minolta AccurioPress C14010s, which supports long sheets up to 1300mm or 900mm in duplex. The company is already an existing Morgana Systems customer, having previously bought a Morgana PowerSquare 224 last year. GD Print also recently invested in a Konica Minolta AccurioPress 7090 ENHANCED, a recently released upgrade to the standard C7090 designed to deliver quicker turnaround times and greater media flexibility. GD Print purchases new guillotine in UK first By Jonathan Pert [L to R] Jordan Perry, head of print department, and Craig Dobbs, managing director, both from GD Print Westcolour, a paper wrapping business based in Cornwall and Bicester, has detailed its latest investments, including the purchase of a HP PageWide Advantage 2200. The press investment comes at the same time as the expansion of a new 15,000sq ft facility in Granville Way, Bicester, which the company sees as a “bold step forward” in delivering print, packaging, and fulfilment services to customers in the UK and beyond. The company’s website highlights its commitment to the environment as it credits itself as one of the first mailing companies in the UK to eradicate as much plastic from its supply chain as possible. Westcolour’s new factory unit includes 600 pallet spaces of racking, vastly increasing its fulfilment and storage capabilities. The HP investment opens up the company to new opportunities with products like stationary, direct mail, greeting cards, and direct mail – all with new personalisation and finishing capabilities. Westcolour invests in HP PageWide By David Osgar [L to R] Andrew Bowden and James Ward, directors of Westcolour with their new HP PageWide Pureprint purchases arsenal of kit amid expansion By Jonathan Pert printmonthly PrintMonthlyMagazine printmonthly_signlink 14 website: www.printmonthly.co.uk January | February 2026 - Issue 358
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