Print buying
Specle.net 'could be the Google of ad specs'
Free online advertising specification database Specle.net could be set to become "the Google of ad specs" after it heralded its upcoming UK launch with a raft of big name sign-ups.
WWF calls on publishers to use FSC or recycled stock
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has called on publishers to sign up exclusively to the FSC standard for paper, or to use recycled stock.
Creative Environmental Networks awards OTM mailing contract
OTM has secured a three-year contract to supply Creative Environmental Networks (CEN) with mailing packs for its clients.
Dates confirmed for Royal Mail strikes
The first nationwide postal strikes are set to take place starting next week after a "genuine offer" from the Communications Workers Union (CWU) was rejected by the Royal Mail.
BT&D launches marque to promote UK book printing
Book printer Butler Tanner and Dennis (BT&D) has launched a Great British Books marque, aimed at promoting UK-printed books to consumers.
ICSM praises prompt and decisive printers for cutting bad debt
Credit-checking agency ICSM has cited the prompt and decisive action of printers, after reporting that only 250,000 of bad debt was written off in September, the lowest figure in 2009 so far.
Union sets date for strikes but offers last-ditch deal to Royal Mail
A national postal strike action could begin as early as next Thursday (22 October) if an agreement with Royal Mail cannot be reached, the deputy general secretary of the Communication Workers Union...
Xerox unveils tools to show ROI of printed marketing materials
Xerox has launched a pair of software tools to show brand owners and agencies the value of using digital print to communicate.
Sun Chemical signs 'taste advertising' deal
Consumables manufacturer Sun Chemical has signed a partnership deal with First Flavor that could see an innovative new advertising method brought to the UK.
Datum CP first to use Designthing SME online design tool
Datum Colour Print (Datum CP) has become the first printer to take up online design portal Designthing's web-to-print service.