Print buying

Industry exceeds expectations in worst Q4 for seven years
The fourth quarter of 2019 was the worst in years for the UK print industry, but nevertheless saw it outperform expectations in terms of both output and orders.

DS Smith CFO to move on
DS Smith chief financial officer Adrian Marsh is set to leave the group to take on the same role at bookmaker William Hill.

Printers hit by storm double whammy
Printers across the country are in recovery mode after feeling the impact of the two storms that have wreaked havoc across the UK over the past two weeks.

Full house as Cowells Arrow doubles up with Screen
Cowells Arrow has more than doubled its digital printing capacity with the installation of a duplex Screen inkjet web presses.

News titles prosper amid gloomy magazine ABCs
A raft of news, politics and specialist titles have bucked the general downward trend in the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) consumer magazine reports.

Paragon appoints new CEO as Crean changes role
Sean Shine has stepped up to the chief executive role at Paragon Group and has set his sights on taking the £1bn business to the "next level".

£200m government print tender goes live
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has opened a new print tender worth £200m as it seeks a single supplier to host and manage its new print buying platform.

Wear your heart on your print
When February rolls around it means only one thing in the world of retail: shelves and rails filled with products covered in hearts and flowers.

Charlesworth reproduces Insta’s capital hotspots in book form
An enduringly popular festive gift, book sales routinely go through the roof in the run-up to Christmas and publishers do their best to ensure that all tastes are catered for, even those that...

Sappi Paper Machine 2 future under consultation
Sappi Europe has started a consultation process with employees at its Stockstadt mill to identify viable alternatives for its Paper Machine 2, as it aims to “adjust its capacity in line with market...