Print buying

Buyers welcome Wyndeham's Southernprint deal, but voice concerns over consolidation
Magazine print buyers have largely welcomed the acquisition of Southernprint by Wyndeham Press Group owner Walstead Investments, although some have voiced concern over the impact of too much...

Royal Mail to reduce post costs for DM
Royal Mail has said it is to reduce its postal tariffs for its MailSort 3 service, used for posting direct mail campaigns, including its sustainability discounts, by 3% from 26 October.

Webmart mulls takeover bid for Communisis
PrintWeek understands that Webmart is seeking partners to launch a potential takeover bid for print management rival Communisis.
Etrinsic wins 250,000 a year Midland Heart contract
Etrinsic has secured a 250,000 a year contract to supply print management services to housing association Midland Heart in its third new business win in the last two months.

Inc Direct prints personalised book to lock in Nissan buyers
Inc Direct has printed a run of personalised books for car manufacturer Nissan aimed at retaining customer's pre-orders for the company's new sports car, the GT-R.

SR Print Management selects Coreprint web-to-print system
West Midlands-based print manager SR Print Management has installed a Coreprint web-to-print system from online print management software developer Vpress.

Lexus tries 'flick book' DM pack to drive interest in new IS 250C convertible
Lexus has launched a direct mail and email campaign around the its new convertible model.

COI spend grows, but body claims 50% savings from smart buying
The Central Office of Information (COI) has published its annual figures for media buying, showing that government departments and public bodies spent 540m on marketing and communications, up 43% year...
Manchester printer launches online resource for print newbies
Manchester-based printer Frederik Law has launched an online 'Print School' aimed at helping customers get the most out of the medium.

HarperCollins turns to Butler Tanner & Dennis for fast production of Michael Jackson book
Butler Tanner & Dennis has completed an initial 100,000 print run of Michael Jackson Legend Hero Icon: A Tribute to the King of Pop, for publisher HarperCollins.