Contracts

Bumper electoral and print and post tenders now live

Three new tenders requiring electoral or other print and post services are currently live via the government’s Find a Tender service, the biggest worth up to £2m.

Datagraphic secures place on G-Cloud 14 government framework

Digital mailing specialist Datagraphic has been named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud 14 (lot 2) UK government framework, meaning its document automation and digital...

Aluminium coils at ECO3's Wiesbaden plate manufacturing site

Stephens & George and ECO3 seal fresh plates deal

Stephens & George Print Group, one of the biggest users of printing plates in the UK, has extended its relationship with ECO3 with a fresh contract for the supply of chemistry-free plates.

Electoral, signage and design and print tenders open

A trio of new tenders are currently live via the government’s Contracts Finder service, including for electoral printing, signage production and design and print services.

(L-R) Koenig & Bauer's Dirk Winkler and Actega's Jan Franz Allerkamp commit to extending their development partnership

Koenig & Bauer and Actega renew partnership

The development partnership between Koenig & Bauer and Actega will continue into the future after the two companies agreed to extend their partnership for another three years.

Forster: privilege to be working on this landmark project

FDM secures ongoing Grand Union Housing Group contract

Print and mailing company FDM Document Solutions has secured an ongoing contract with Grand Union Housing Group, becoming the preferred print and mail partner to the business.

Ordnance Survey goes live with tender worth up to £25m

A tender with a value that could reach around £25m to produce Ordnance Survey (OS) paper maps has gone live.

Bumper Kew magazine tender goes live

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has opened a seven-figure tender to procure a supplier to manage the design and production of Kew magazine.

Anti-competitive activities; UK exits, and insolvency shortfalls – but not all bad news

Our roundup of September’s biggest stories makes for a tough read in parts, but rest assured there was a smattering of good news to lighten the industry’s mood.

Your latest issue of Printweek opens by garnering opinion on the thorny and, sadly, perennial problem of how the sector can attract fresh blood and ensure it retains a bright future...

The Knowledge Bank section of our ‘reassuringly confident’ issue then takes a peek at the complementary topic of industry confidence, where we ask a range of readers to share their thoughts on the...