Print buying

St Ives plans changes at Bradford

St Ives is in consultation with the workforce at its St Ives Direct site in Bradford about outsourcing the enclosing side of the operation.

Checkprint expands mailing operation

Tall Group secure cheque printing operation Checkprint has reconfigured part of its Leicestershire facility and installed a raft of new equipment.

Polestar renews BMJ and BMA contract

Polestar has renewed its contract to print a range of journals for the British Medical Association.

CWU mulls balloting members on Royal Mail strikes

CWU reps are to decide next week if they should ballot Royal Mail workers on a national strike, in a move that will inevitably raise tensions at ongoing negotiations with the postal operator.

Last former Scorpio firm Alpha Media Solutions closes

Alpha Media Solutions (AMS), one of the two companies that emerged from the collapse of Scorpio Print Finishing in 2006, has fallen into administration with the loss of all 61 jobs.

British-made printable cardboard furniture range launched

Renowned designer David Bartlett has launched a new range of cardboard furniture blanks that can be overprinted with custom designs.

HH Global secures multimillion-pound Siemens contract

Print management firm HH Global has won a three-year contract to provide electronics giant Siemens with global end-to-end print services.

Takeover bid tabled for CPI

CPI Group could soon be under new ownership if a proposed takeover deal comes to fruition.

New ISO standard 'will be increasingly important to print buyers'

A new ISO standard has mapped out a common method for calculating the carbon footprint of printed products.

Moo.com expands luxury range

Web-to-print firm Moo.com has added three new additions to its luxury business stationery line, Luxe.