Print buying

Keep the wheels moving in a changing environment
For our special issue, PrintWeek talks to three very different buyers to ask how their marcomms print requirements are changing and evolving. Their answers throw up some interesting issues and some...

Valuing the unique needs of your clients
The buzzword 'added-value' is bandied about so much these days that you could be forgiven for switching off to its meaning, seeing it as no more than a PR clich. But with printers vying for fewer and...

Hearst-Rodale to launch Women's Health magazine
Publisher Hearst-Rodale is to launch <i>Women's Health</i> magazine in February with an initial print run of 200,000.

EcoPrint reveals HP as headline partner for 2012 event
The organisers of EcoPrint Europe Live 2012 have praised HP's commitment to "sustainability in print" after revealing the digital giant as its headline partner for the 2012 trade event.

St Ives Direct announces Westerham Press and Blackburn closures
St Ives Direct has announced the proposed closure of the award-winning report and accounts and fine art printer St Ives Westerham Press and its Blackburn multimedia print site.

Good Food magazine offers cover choices for Christmas
The BBC Good Food magazine is publishing its December issue with a choice of covers for the first time to add newsstand "standout".

Peecho adds CeWe to boost european photobook production network
Startup Peecho has signed up European photobook specialist printer CeWe to its production network.

City of Glasgow college installs Duplo hydraulic guillotine
City of Glasgow College has become the 50th organisation to install a Duplo Ideal 5222 Digicut 520cm hydraulic guillotine in its print department.

Printing.com profits dip as investment in new channels ramps up
Printing.com has posted a 19.4% drop in pre-tax profit to 500,000 for the six months to 30 September 2011 on turnover of 10.7m (2010: 7.1m), partly due to the cost of launching its new FlyerZone,...

Vistaprint acquires Albumprinter in 51m deal
Vistaprint has expanded into the photobook production sector after acquiring Dutch business Albumprinter for an initial 60m (51.5m).