Print buying

Baker Goodchild buys Buhrs BB300 envelope inserter
Direct mail fulfilment and print management services provider Baker Goodchild has invested in a new Buhrs BB300 envelope inserting system to boost its productivity and increase its direct mail service...

PCS eyes IP tax benefits as revenues soar
Plastic Card Services (PCS) has recorded its best ever start to a financial year after revenues for the first five months soared almost 43%.

Brilliant Media in automated cutting spend
Brilliant Media has added automated cutting to its facilities after buying an Esko Kongsberg cutting table at Duplo’s London Calling event this week.

No retrospective VAT bill for DM single sourcing
Printers who have incorrectly treated the postal element of ad mailings as VAT zero-rated are unlikely to be hit with a retrospective bill but could face charges from 1 October, according to the...

60 seconds with Brio Design & Print Management
Managing director Tim Vernon began Brio after winning a contract to design, print and distribute a trade magazine for the direct selling Industry, which resulted in something of a specialism in the...

ERA accolade for Prinovis UK
Prinovis UK was among the winners at the recent European Rotogravure Association (ERA) awards.

Creditsafe's new ratings model slashes print credit scores
The launch of a new ratings model by credit information supplier Creditsafe has resulted in a widespread downgrade of UK printers' credit scores.

Grafenia signs up third master licence
Grafenia’s new initiatives, including cross-media studio Nettl, are “making progress” according to an update from the PLC.

St Ives hails successful acquisitions strategy
Marketing services is now a near-£100m business for St Ives, while like-for-like print sales have nudged up after the group’s exit from commodity print markets.

Wyndeham signals end of the line for Heron
Wyndeham Group has begun a 45-day consultation at its loss-making Heron site that could mean the end of print production at the factory.