Print buying

Haymarket contract renewal seals 50-year partnership with Wyndeham
Wyndeham Group has renewed a printing contract with its longest standing client, Haymarket Media Group, until December 2017, taking the relationship between printer and publisher to 50 years.

Printers speed date buyers at IPIA event
Print was hailed as a "crucial part of the mix" again and no longer the "poor relation" of e-comms at last week's conference of the Independent Print Industries Association (IPIA).

Communisis director Singh leaves in reshuffle
Communisis group business development director Gurdev Singh has left the company amid a reshuffle of its senior sales staff.

Aspenlink hit with prohibition notices following accident
Essex-based paper converter and flexographic printer Aspenlink has been ordered to stop work on three of its machines by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Archant chairman Richard Jewson to retire
Archant chairman Richard Jewson will retire at the end of 2013.

Manroland Sheetfed gets first UK press order from fashion in-plant
Manroland Sheetfed has taken its first UK press order since its administration and sale to Langley Holdings in March 2012, from Derbyshire-based fashion house David Nieper.

Artisan Books combines craft with cutting-edge
Hurtwood Press has officially launched its Artisan Books service, combining digital printing with craft bookmaking techniques.

Clays adds further digital firepower
St Ives Clays will up its digital printing capacity to 20m books a year with the installation of a fifth production line.

St Ives Direct Bradford sold to Cogent B2B
St Ives has announced the sale of its Bradford-based direct mail business, St Ives Direct Bradford, to Cogent B2B for 8m.

Faret selects Trucard for premium drinks carton
Tullis Russell's Trucard board is said to be benefiting from premium drinks brand owners' attempts to differentiate their brands through the appearance and appeal of their packaging.