Print buying

St Ives hit by contract loss
St Ives has been dealt another blow with the loss of its contract to produce monochrome books for HarperCollins, which will result in a multimillion-pound hit to the group’s sales and profits.

Imprimus in partnership with Vital Communications
Imprimus, the recently rebranded Stralfors UK, is developing a partnership with Office Depot subsidiary, Vital Communications.

Custom Gateway signs up to PrintWeekLive!
Cloud-based software platform provider Custom Gateway has taken a stand at the inaugural PrintWeekLive! show in March.

Headley Brothers put up for sale
Long-established family-owned magazine printer Headley Brothers has been put up for sale and has filed for protection from its creditors while the sale process is executed.

Garnett Dickinson sold out of administration
Nick Alexander has thrown in the towel at Garnett Dickinson and the web offset printer has been sold in a pre-pack deal.

Alexander speaks out on GD sale
Nick Alexander, the former owner of Garnett Dickinson Print, has spoken out about the reasons behind the pre-pack sale of the business.
What next for St Ives?
In the wake of its latest profits warning, Jo Francis ponders the future for St Ives's remaining print operations.

Buxton buys Excel out of administration
Buxton Press, the PrintWeek 2016 Company of the Year, has acquired Excel Publishing out of administration.

Communisis full-year trading “in line with expectations”
In a trading update released today (19 January), Communisis has said its trading for the year to 31 December 2016 finished in line with expectations.

Systematic secures £1m Suez contract
Lincolnshire-based print management firm Systematic Print has won a three-year, £1m contract to provide all printed materials for recycling giant Suez.