Print buying

Global Media Production (Global MP) has won a £6m print contract for UK made-to-measure window blinds supplier Hillarys Blinds, following a competitive tender.

The trading status of The Website (Leeds) is unclear, with speculation that a pre-pack of the business is imminent.

Polestar has confirmed that it has entered a 30-day consultation with a number of staff at its Colchester web offset site.

North Plains has continued its evolution from print's biggest DAM provider to a specialist in the production, management and leveraging of any visual asset by signing a strategic partnership with SDL.

South London web start-up The Croydon Citizen has launched a crowd-funded print version of its local news publication, 12 months after the launch of the online title.

DMG Media’s commercial managing director Marcus Rich is to become the new chief executive of magazine and digital publisher IPC Media.

Pantone describes its latest Colour of the Year, Pantone 18-3224 Radiant Orchid, as “a captivating, magical, enigmatic purple” that exudes confidence.

Print management firm Cubiquity Media has edged in to the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 list of Britain’s top 100 private firms with the fastest growing sales over the past three years.

BIC, the book industry supply chain organisation, has set up a new suite of book production training courses that will commence next year.