Print buying

A fragile truce binds printers and managers in partnership

Around a decade or so ago PrintWeek published its inaugural print management league table. The table ranked the UK’s 20 biggest print managers by turnover and was headed by corporate behemoths like...

KCS targets e-tailers with 2D barcode facility

KCS Trade Print aims to capitalise on the burgeoning ‘returns logistics’ market for e-tailers with its new 2D barcoding capability.

Moo and Arjo team up to offer smart business cards

Web-to-print company Moo has launched its long-touted NFC-enabled business cards after partnering with Arjowiggins Creative Papers on the venture.

Polestar exec departs as group de-centralises

Polestar is parting company with a second main board director as the group moves to a de-centralised structure.

Webmart creates 'future of print' mural

Printers or people using print are being urged to share their thoughts on the future of the industry to help an artist create a wall-sized mural.

Lloyds Banking Group reviews print supply

Lloyds Banking Group is reviewing its marketing print services, which represents around 100 million printed items a year.

Polestar calls time on Stones site

Polestar is proposing to close its Polestar Stones sheetfed site, after nearly two centuries in business, as the company’s chief financial officer departs for pastures new.

Landa appoints new CEO

Landa has appointed a new chief executive as the firm gears up for the roll-out of its Nanographic digital presses – but founder and former CEO Benny Landa remains firmly on board as “active...

Mixed picture for St Ives print ops

Sales at St Ives’ Strategic Marketing operation have topped £100m as the group reported year-end results under its new structure.

Rafferty steps down at Grafenia

Printing.com founder and Grafenia chief executive Tony Rafferty has stepped down from the business “by mutual consent” at the same time as it announced the sale of its Dutch business and warned on...