Print buying

Charlton Athletic gives two-season printing contract to Bishops Printers
Charlton Athletic has awarded the contract to print its home matchday programmes to Portsmouth-based Bishops Printers.
TNT brings back South African Times
TNT Publishing is to relaunch the South African Times after buying it from ZA Publishing last year.

The Lady makes print switch to William Gibbons & Sons
Weekly magazine The Lady is to switch printers from St Ives to William Gibbons & Sons in an ongoing contract worth more than 500,000.

Planned Royal Mail strikes set to disrupt direct mail in capital
Direct mail deliveries throughout London are set to be severely disrupted this Friday (19 June) as 10,000 Royal Mail workers are due to hold a 24-hour walkout in protest of the operator's...
Timing of direct mail campaigns is crucial, GI Direct survey shows
The timing of direct mail campaigns is often overlooked, but it is one of the key factors in gaining a response, according to direct mail company GI Direct.

De La Rue wins 400m UK passport contract
De la Rue Identity Systems has won the tender to produce the UK's new biometric passports in a 10-year 400m contract.
Direct mail 'the least effective' form of fundraising, study claims
Direct mail is one of the least effective means of communication in terms of fundraising, according to a recent study.

Personal Computer World magazine to close after 31 years
Incisive Media's consumer PC magazine Personal Computer World is to close after 31 years.
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Pensord signs deal to support smaller publishers
Pensord has become a strategic partner of the Independent Publishers Advisory Council (IPAC), an offshoot of the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA).