Print buying

FPB calls on public sector to maintain 10-day payment target following EU legislation shift

UK small businesses could be at risk of losing the benefits of the public sector's 10-day payment promise following the introduction of new legislation amending the EU late payments directive.

Pensord unveils half-price PPA membership offer

Welsh sheetfed magazine printer Pensord is offering its publisher clients half-price membership of the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA).

Polestar Chantry prints Haymarket-published X-Factor magazine

Polestar Chantry is printing the newly-launched X Magazine, which features news and features covering the latest series of hit TV show The X Factor.

Brightsource boosts charity client base with contract wins

Print management group Brightsource has secured raffle contracts with three new clients, YMCA, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home and National Deaf Children's Society.

Egmont launches publisher safety initiative

Proposals from UK publisher Egmont regarding an industry-wide approach to EU legislation on the safe use of chemicals in the production of books and periodicals have been backed by 10 fellow...

Pureprint picked to produce BP's Deepwater Horizon report

Pureprint Group has printed the high-profile report on the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which was published last week, to a challenging timetable.

Mayence Print Management re-signs 15m contract with GlaxoSmithKline

Mayence Print Management (MPM) has re-signed a three-year contract worth 15m to produce GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) printed products, claiming its prices are 25% cheaper than rival bids.

BT&D awarded map contract as Ordnance Survey bows out of print

Book and catalogue printer Butler Tanner & Dennis (BT&D) has been awarded a four-year contract worth 8m-10m to print Ordnance Survey (OS) maps.

John Lewis confirms 'difficulties' over printed gift vouchers

John Lewis has been hit by a shortage of printed gift vouchers after its printer BemroseBooth went into administration earlier this year.

Printed adverts trump new media in YouGov survey

Printed advertising is more effective than new media alternatives, according to research by YouGov and Deloitte.