Print buying

Former Communisis director Tom Prestwich has joined Adare SEC as its new chief operating officer.

Shortlist Media is shutting ShortList, its flagship men’s print title, and has rebranded itself as The Stylist Group.

Royal Mail has posted a big drop in profitability after what was described as a “challenging” first half of the year.

Callprint companies owed trade creditors more than £1.2m at the time of the firm’s administration, and the complex web of related firms had intra-group loans of £10.6m.

Elliott Baxter (EBB) has moved to secure future supply of woodfree coated papers through a new partnership with Sappi.

Controversial print farmer Neill John is back in action with yet another variant of his book printing service.

Cimpress has described first-quarter sales growth as “disappointing” after revenues came in below expectations.

Zanders has announced paper price increases for 2019.

The new owners of WirralCo have pledged to do their utmost to get the business back on an even keel and have urged the industry to “give us a chance”.

US group Quad/Graphics is taking over rival LSC Communications in a merger that will create a new $8bn (£6.3bn) turnover industry giant.