Print buying

Bluetree invests in second superwide-format HP Scitex printer
Bluetree Design & Print has invested in a second HP Scitex FB7500 flatbed printer in a bid to increase its digital capacity.

BSkyB axes two magazines, Sky Magazine to go quarterly
BSkyB is to make dramatic reductions to its magazine work, dropping its bi-monthly Sky Movies and Sports magazines and cutting its monthly Sky Magazine to a quarterly frequency.

Paperhat snaps up former O2O CEO to execute 'buy-and-build' strategy
Print management firm Paperhat is on the hunt for acquisitions following the appointment of former Office2office (O2O) chief executive Ray Peck as its chairman.

'Jobs at risk' at FST as firm loses Sky printing contract
Scottish printer FST Technologies has lost a contract to print transactional mail for satellite television company Sky.

Ice loyalty scheme chooses PCS for first UK project
Sustainable loyalty card scheme Ice has chosen Plastic Card Services (PCS) to produce cards for its inaugural UK project.

Optichrome prints brochures and artwork for MI6 exhibition
Woking printer Optichrome has been given a taste of the world of espionage after producing a fine art brochure and prints for MI6.

Blockbuster redesigns ice cream containers
Nottingham design consultancy We Are Pure has helped movie rental company Blockbuster redesign the packaging for its range of ice cream as it moves from plastics to cardboard.
Gilchrist ensures consistency for Heinz European baby food relaunch
Brand and design agency Gilchrist has worked with Heinz on the relaunch of its entire baby food range, to be rolled out across the first half of this year.

Speakers unveiled for free PrintWeek event on publishing's digital opportunity
The speakers for <i>PrintWeek</i>'s Oxford breakfast briefing on the digital opportunity in publishing have been unveiled.

Fiat's tiny 500 takes 50m ad space
Media agency Maxus has used four of Clear Channel's 96-sheet sites on London's Cromwell Road to create one of the UK's longest advertising faces for Fiat.