Print buying

South London web start-up The Croydon Citizen has launched a crowd-funded print version of its local news publication, 12 months after the launch of the online title.

DMG Media’s commercial managing director Marcus Rich is to become the new chief executive of magazine and digital publisher IPC Media.

Pantone describes its latest Colour of the Year, Pantone 18-3224 Radiant Orchid, as “a captivating, magical, enigmatic purple” that exudes confidence.

Print management firm Cubiquity Media has edged in to the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 list of Britain’s top 100 private firms with the fastest growing sales over the past three years.

BIC, the book industry supply chain organisation, has set up a new suite of book production training courses that will commence next year.

The Website Leeds is gearing up for growth and has strengthened its team with four new employees joining from the former St Ives Direct Bradford business.

Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror has announced that the 19 December edition of its weekly business newspaper The Liverpool Post, launched in 1855, will be its last.

The Communication Workers Union has backed what it and Royal Mail have termed a groundbreaking new agreement in their long-running dispute over pay and contractual terms.

Ipex organiser Informa Exhibitions has officially launched its new event Cross Media Production, which will run for three days during Ipex 2014 from 25-27 March.