Print buying

New digital boss at Rhapsody says print is here to stay
Pre-media business Rhapsody has appointed digital marketing and media consultant John Rahim into a newly created role of head of digital.

Paperlinx opens Shanghai office and mulls China imports
Paperlinx has opened an office in Shanghai, China to serve as its Asia sales office and also offer a route to expand its European portfolio of products manufactured in Asia.

Tall Security Print scoops 2013 supplier award
The UK security print specialist was awarded the 2013 Management Supplier Award by Santander.

Inc Direct revamps print offering
Inc Direct has upgraded its digital print production facilities as a result of the company's successful embrace of cross-media, which it said was now "pulling like a train".

Government's Royal Mail float heightens strike threat
Business secretary Vince Cable finally confirmed yesterday that the government is to privatise the Royal Mail, drawing an angry response from the CWU, which once again raised the spectre of industrial...

Communisis wins huge deal with bank
Communisis will effectively double the size of its transactional printing business as part of a deal to take over the in-house print operations of Lloyds TSB.

Woodford Web in publishing push
Woodford Web managing director Michael Tame has urged small- and medium-sized publishers to "keep their wits about them" in the face of major changes in the web offset printing landscape.

Wyndeham extends Spectator deal, adds mailing
Wyndeham Group is bringing mailing in-house at its Heron facility with a £300,000 spend. The Essex web offset site has also just extended its print contract with The Spectator for a further three...

Major book printer in talks with banks over debt
CPI Group is in negotiations with its bankers to restructure its debt.

Blue Mushroom uses Xerox to drive growth
Blue Mushroom has spent more than 200,000 on its production facilities to boost competitiveness and drive growth.