Print buying

Southernprint scores another coup with Egmont

The Wyndeham Group subsidiary has signed a deal with Egmont Publishing Group after it won the contract to produce new Disney Pixar magazine, <i>Brave</i>.

News Corp posts $1.6bn loss as NOTW costs soar

The multi-billion dollar costs of the investigation into the closure of the <i>News of the World</i> (NOTW) last July have restricted financial growth at News Corporation.

Guardian Media Group records 76m operating loss

Guardian Media Group's (GMG) accounts for the year ending 1 April 2012 reveal pre-tax losses of 75.6m, a stark contrast to the pre-tax profit of 9m recorded a year earlier.

BSS invests 200,000 following contract wins

BSS has bought an array of folding and wrapping equipment following a string of client wins, including one of Scotland's "leading broadsheet Sunday newspapers".

Quad/Graphics posts Q2 sales decline

Sussex WI-based Quad/Graphics reported a $20.8m Q2 net loss following a 4.4% year-on-year sales decline to $934m.

Stora Enso launches Medialiner

Stora Enso has launched bright white graphic liner Medialiner for point-of-sale display and packaging.

Print industry news roundup: Paperlinx, BGP, Arjowiggins, S&G, Metsa Board, Whittington Press

Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Paperlinx management reshuffle continues; Arjowiggins to balance UK recycled supply...

Kindle book sales surpass print at Amazon.co.uk

E-books are outselling printed books in the UK at Amazon just two years after it introduced the Kindle in this country.

Me & my: Xeikon 3300

Having acquired a taste for Xeikons, not to mention the toner, Mercian Labels is using its latest press to push the boundaries of label print

Tipa launches 100% biodegradable flexible packaging film

Tipa, an Israeli start-up focussed on the development of green packaging, has announced a 100% biodegradable, multi-layered film designed to produce liquid-carrying pouches.