Print buying

Polestar Colchester staff in 30-day consultation
Polestar has confirmed that it has entered a 30-day consultation with a number of staff at its Colchester web offset site.

North Plains continues to evolve with SDL deal
North Plains has continued its evolution from print's biggest DAM provider to a specialist in the production, management and leveraging of any visual asset by signing a strategic partnership with SDL.

Croydon Citizen launches free monthly print publication
South London web start-up The Croydon Citizen has launched a crowd-funded print version of its local news publication, 12 months after the launch of the online title.

IPC names new chief executive
DMG Media’s commercial managing director Marcus Rich is to become the new chief executive of magazine and digital publisher IPC Media.
Warm relations
Jo Francis thinks some printers would benefit from a divorce.

Radiant Orchid named Pantone Colour of the Year 2014
Pantone describes its latest Colour of the Year, Pantone 18-3224 Radiant Orchid, as “a captivating, magical, enigmatic purple” that exudes confidence.

Cubiquity makes number 95 in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100
Print management firm Cubiquity Media has edged in to the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 list of Britain’s top 100 private firms with the fastest growing sales over the past three years.

New book production courses via BIC
BIC, the book industry supply chain organisation, has set up a new suite of book production training courses that will commence next year.

The Website Leeds adds Bradford expertise
The Website Leeds is gearing up for growth and has strengthened its team with four new employees joining from the former St Ives Direct Bradford business.

Trinity Mirror axes Liverpool Post
Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror has announced that the 19 December edition of its weekly business newspaper The Liverpool Post, launched in 1855, will be its last.