Printvision grows with multi-million-pound investments

Leicester-based trade printer, Printvision, has completed a series of investments, including the purchase of a swissQprint Kudu in order to support clients with high-end, wide-format and fabric prints.

Installed in September, the press is part of just one of Printvision’s recently acquired production sites in Leicester where it is looking to increase the speed, quality, and flexibility of its work.

Recent investments by the company include expansion into 60,000 sq ft of space across four production sites, as well as a new MIS System, and a customer-focused website due for launch at the beginning of 2026.

Operating as a trade-only supplier and fabric print specialist, Printvision provides a range of solutions to resellers, print management companies, and agencies across the UK. The Kudu installation will help the firm in supplying large-format print, exhibition, and display solutions, especially more complex and creative applications thanks to the machine’s white and varnish options.

Krit Patel, managing director of the company, comments: “This is an altogether different machine in our line-up. The Kudu will give a wider offering to our customers as we are exploring printing on many more substrates with even greater creativity.

"SwissQprint has a reputation for making the best machines in the world and we saw that from the very first demonstration," says Patel, who adds: "It is brilliant to have the best machine on the market at Printvision – it adds real prestige to our business.”

The Kudu is configured with roll-to-roll and dual-roll options and can undertake multilayer prints as well as textured effects and work on rigid substrates like acrylic, glass, and wood.

“Growth is so important, and investment in new technology is crucial to our strategy,” says Patel, who concludes: “We are showing our customers that we can do so much more for them, and the Kudu is at the heart of this.”