Print buying

St Ives adds to consultancy offering

St Ives has added a different type of retail expertise to its portfolio with its latest acquisition.

Jersey newspaper to become inkjet pioneer

Kodak and Jersey’s Guiton Group have teamed up to set up an inkjet newspaper printing operation that will be the first of its kind worldwide.

RR Donnelley plans three-way split

Bigger is no longer better for RR Donnelley – the giant printing and communications conglomerate has decided to break itself up into three separate businesses.

Tradeprint acquired by Cimpress

Global print-on-demand giant Cimpress has established its first UK manufacturing base with the acquisition of PrintWeek Company of the Year Tradeprint.

Trinity Mirror wields cost-cutting axe

Trinity Mirror has doubled its cost reduction target for this year from £10m to £20m, but said it has no immediate plans to close any more print sites.

DST wins Bupa print deal

DST has secured a multimillion-pound, three-year print deal with private healthcare provider Bupa.

Book charts Butler & Tanner story

A new book celebrates the history of once-mighty British book printer Butler & Tanner.

New ownership for Barnard & Westwood

Barnard & Westwood is the latest print business to become employee-owned via an Employee Ownership Trust.

Make sure your bona fides can be found

Jo Francis finds some points of note in the unfortunate case of a long-distance print buyer.

UCI seeks hot metal typesetters

Calling all hot metal typesetters – Urban Cottage Industries (UCI) is looking for skilled operators as it takes its ‘Juggernaut’ mobile typesetting system on the road.