Following a significant number of contract wins, BGP is investing in a second Ferag rotative gathering & stitching system for installation by November 2011, following its previous successful installation in December 2010.

Unlike the first installed machine which was designed solely for A4 products, the second machine will have the flexibility to also process tabloid and A5 specifications and brings investment in Ferag equipment to circa £6m over the last 9 months.

CEO David Holland commented, "This investment is once again based on minimising unit costs of manufacture through the application of the best available technology. Any alternative route would have necessitated the acquisition of 2 new binding lines rather than one. We have found Ferag to be an excellent partner over this year and are happy to increase our commitment to them."

To add to this expenditure BGP is also investing in soft proofing technology, more details of which will be announced shortly.