Print buying

Premier League football club Manchester City have commissioned Digital Imaging Services to install a huge vinyl installation on the brick exterior of the city centre Printworks development.

Online print company Diginate has installed a custom version of Designthing, which includes contour-cut and spot varnish options.

Orange is set to move a 7m-a-year print management contract from Paperhat to Charterhouse in the new year after 12 years with its incumbent supplier.

Waitrose is to launch a direct marketing campaign to encourage customer loyalty in the run-up to Christmas.

Country Life's 25 November issue will sport a collector's issue advent calendar cover.

Future Publishing's Classic Rock magazine has used a high definition lenticular cover to promote its special issue celebrating the 30th anniversary of Pink Floyd's classic album The Wall.

Fashion house Lacoste used Madico's vision control film Lumisty for a recent window display at London's Selfridges.

IPC Media will begin a consultation with staff tomorrow as a result of a corporate restructure that has already led to the departure of IPC Ignite managing director Eric Fuller.

The majority of direct mail customers have escaped a possible price hike despite Royal Mail being told that it will soon have to start charging VAT on some of its services.

Ordnance Survey is to put its print work up for competitive tender as it prepares to move sites.