Print buying

IPC Media has produced a commemorative issue of its 116-year-old weekly magazine <i>Country Life</i>, guest edited by HRH The Prince of Wales in celebration of his 65th birthday.

Cambridgeshire-based super wide-format print specialist Macro Art has broken its own record for the World's Largest Movie Poster.

Polestar appears to have decided on the main location for its new web presses.

Paperlinx is to partner with DHL on "a number of strategic initiatives" that could potentially lead to the logistics group eventually taking over from the merchant's The Delivery Co logistics arm.

Westdale Press has reversed its high-profile order for a KBA Rapida 106, announced at last year's Drupa, and returned instead to incumbent supplier Heidelberg for two new 10-colour B1 perfectors.

Scottish smart sensor firm Insignia Technologies has secured an £865,000 investment to begin commercial trials with supermarkets on freshness indicator food labels.

Prinovis UK has made a huge write-down in the value of its assets due to the seismic changes at News UK, and with the parameters of its contract with the publisher.

Independent logistics business CM Downton has bought the Charles Gee Group subsidiary C&H (Hauliers), a major supplier to UK newspaper printers, from administrators FRP Advisory.

Johnston Press has reportedly hired the investment bank Rothschild as it prepares to enter discussion with its lenders over its £306m net debt.

The new owner of St Ives Direct Bradford is putting in place its executive team ahead of a re-branding of its print interests.