Print buying

The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) has set up a printing framework worth up to 40m.

The University of Westminster has announced its intention to appoint a framework of printers to produce its full range of printed items.

Asda has become the first company to use Bezier Group's recyclable alternative to foam board in a bid to eliminate its landfill by 2010.

Essex-based Pitney Bowes Management Services (PBMS) has bagged a five-year contract worth 1.2m to print and design items for Buckinghamshire County Council.

Drinks company Energizer Brands has become one of the first firms to print on the ends of beverage cans for the packaging of its newly launched Attitude energy drink.

A study into direct marketing has found that unaddressed direct mail is more likely to be considered environmentally damaging than personalised marketing.

Total outdoor advertising revenue has fallen for the fourth consecutive quarter, although ad sales for outdoor digital screens shot up by 48% to become "the fastest growing medium in the UK".

Nearly a quarter of UK businesses plan to increase the amount they spend on print next year - a higher figure than those planning to increase budgets for online developments or networking.

Medical research charity UK Biobank has awarded Stralfors UK a contract to supply print and mail services for a targeted recruitment programme.

T-Mobile has achieved results "above and beyond expectations" for its point-of-sale (PoS) work thanks to a new system set to save it 600,000 in print, collation and transport.