Print buying

The Independent halves circulation as sister-title i flourishes

<i>The Independent</i>'s sister title <i>i</i>, the only daily newspaper to record a year-on-year circulation increase, showed a 52.5% hike in July compared to the same period last year, according to...

GNM restructures management for its print operations

Guardian News and Media has announced two senior promotions as part of the restructuring of its print operations.

Polestar to print new perfume magazine for River Group

River Group has appointed Polestar to produce new in-store title Scent after it won the contract from retail chain The Perfume Store.

Retail Services Group invests in wide-format kit

Retail Services Group has invested in an array of flatbed printing and cutting equipment to allow it to bring its retail display production in-house after previously outsourcing it.

Elliott Baxter expands with new Scottish base

Elliott Baxter (EBB) has opened a site in Glasgow as part of a broader plan to ensure EBB's products and services are available throughout the UK.

The Dandy to move online

Publisher DC Thomson has announced that the December issue of Britain's longest-running children's comic, <i>The Dandy</i>, will be its last printed edition after readership dwindled to less than...

Informa rebrands Northprint and eyes ambitious growth

Ipex organiser Informa has rebranded its biennial Northprint show as part of a plan to broaden the appeal of the Harrogate event.

PPA urges publishers to promote magazine wrap recycling

New Professional Publishers Association (PPA) guidance advises publishers to join a membership scheme designed to encourage better public magazine polywrap recycling.

SP Group awarded £1m Holland & Barrett contract

SP Group, the retail and POS division of St Ives, has sealed a £1m contract with Holland & Barrett's parent company NBTY Europe.

Print industry news roundup: Stationers' Company, Your Print Partner, HP, Intoprint UK, Printing.com, Pitney Bowes, Shawbrook Bank

Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: IFS' Tony Hards becomes Liveryman of Stationers' Company; Your Print Partner to double...