Print buying

Brewery John Smith's has marked its sponsorship of the annual Grand National horse race with an outdoor advertising blitz in Liverpool.

Williams Lea has won the contract to take on the mailing operations of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in a deal that will involve 275 RBS staff transferring to Williams Lea later this year.

Plans to produce a print version of a community magazine in Salford have been canned after the local council denied funding.

FMG has broken into the national daily newspaper repro market after winning a contract with Associated Newspapers to provide cut-out services for titles including Metro.

Age UK is to launch as the new organisation combining Help the Aged and Age Concern with a direct mail pack sent to 2.5m people.

Tyre manufacturer Michelin has used a 3D special build on Clear Channel's flagship poster site on London's Cromwell Road as part of a campaign to promote its new fuel-efficient technology.

Thomson Local is to introduce vouchers to its directories, which are expected to add at least 12 pages to each edition.

Yorkshire beer company Ossett Brewery has undergone a rebrand that has seen the reprinting of its beer bottle labels, pump clips, beer mats and corporate stationery.

Independent News and Media (INM) has announced the sale of its loss-making title The Independent and The Independent on Sunday to Alexander Lebedev.

Bauer Media's Grazia magazine has introduced an augmented reality issue this week.