Victory Lighting (www.victorylighting.co.uk), an industrial lamp manufacturer based in Hemel Hempstead, has bought fellow UK company Blue UV of Wokingham, as it looks to confirm its place as a global manufacturer of UV lamps for the print industry.

Blue UV was formed in 2002 to supply UV lamps to the printing and photochemical industries.

With both UK and Far East production facilities, Victory says it can respond quickly to customers’ requirements, wherever they are located.

Managing director Alan Penman says: "We’ve established a strong reputation in the UV lamp market and, with manufacturing facilities in the UK as well as the Far East, we are building on that.

“It means that our print customers, anywhere in the world, can expect a much faster response — especially with urgent orders.

“Nobody wants machines lying idle, waiting for replacement parts.”

Mike Piercy, one of Blue UV’s founders, said: “Victory’s international sales and marketing resources, combined with our technical facilities, will mean that the printing industry is now served by a business that can respond quickly with high-quality products."