Contracts

There has been much grumbling about London 2012 from the print sector, but companies that saw the opportunties are reaping the benefits

Interpublic Group (IPG) subsidiary Orion Holdings has partnered with Pitney Bowes to create Orion Printing, a managed print services provider for IPG agencies and their clients worldwide.

Polestar has teamed up with Celloglas to help create a special textured cover for <i>The Amazing Spider-Man</I> issue of <i>ShortList</I> magazine, which hit the streets on 5 July.

Spiral Binding Company (SBC) has added the LAM-50 CA and LAM-502 laminators to its portfolio.

HP has chosen Global Graphics' "digital" RIP, the Harlequin Host Renderer 3 (HHR3) to power its newly-released HP Print Module imprinting stations.

The large-format print provider has produced and installed its second giant Olympic design on GlaxoSmithKline's London headquarters.

Johnston Press UK staff were informed on Friday (13 July) that all pay reviews were cancelled for 2012.

F1 Colour has been named sole pre-press supplier to contract publisher Sunday Publishing, which produces titles for clients including Sky, Vodafone and Westfield.

News International has paid 30m to Johnston Press in an agreement to terminate its long-term printing contract.

UPM has sold its Kajaani sawmill to wood processing company Plkky Oy in Finland.