Print buying

Well-dressed mail delivers the right first impression
"You wouldn’t give someone a present unwrapped, or give it to them in a carrier bag,” observes Alistair Hall, director at London design company We Made This.

CPI looks to grow CPI Colour by 50% with second XL buy
CPI is set to invest in a second Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 and a pre-press upgrade as part of a strategy to grow its commercial printing division.

Benwells upgrades litho setup
High quality stationery specialist Benwells has upgraded its litho print setup with a two-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster 52.

Bertelsmann to merge print operations
Bertelsmann is to create Europe’s biggest printing group by putting all its print operations under one umbrella.

Sun injects extra cash into Polestar
Polestar owner Sun Capital Partners has put a further £10m into the group by way of new equity.

A fragile truce binds printers and managers in partnership
Around a decade or so ago PrintWeek published its inaugural print management league table. The table ranked the UK’s 20 biggest print managers by turnover and was headed by corporate behemoths like...

KCS targets e-tailers with 2D barcode facility
KCS Trade Print aims to capitalise on the burgeoning ‘returns logistics’ market for e-tailers with its new 2D barcoding capability.

Moo and Arjo team up to offer smart business cards
Web-to-print company Moo has launched its long-touted NFC-enabled business cards after partnering with Arjowiggins Creative Papers on the venture.

Polestar exec departs as group de-centralises
Polestar is parting company with a second main board director as the group moves to a de-centralised structure.

Webmart creates 'future of print' mural
Printers or people using print are being urged to share their thoughts on the future of the industry to help an artist create a wall-sized mural.