Print buying

Blunt milks praise for Ben & Jerry's cow float
Commercial printer Blunt produces banners to adorn a milk float for Ben & Jerry's campaign for the better treatment of cows.

BMC secures multi-million pound contract with Friends Life
Banner Managed Communication has signed a three-year deal to provide marketing print and warehousing services for pension provider Friends Life.
Print industry news roundup: BCC, Quark, DST, Premier Paper, Printing Charity, Communisis
Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Declining trust in banks; Quark launches new enterprise publishing plartform; DST orders...

St Ives share price jumps on 2011/12 results
Shares in St Ives have risen by more than 17% in the past week, after the group announced better than expected results on Tuesday (2 October).

Books 'not dead' although changing mix hits margins at Clays
St Ives' book printing subsidiary Clays increased its output by around half a million books in 2011/12, but while the number of orders was "up significantly", average print runs were "down...

James Stewart & Co (Printers) to appoint administrators
James Stewart & Co (Printers), which traded as James Stewart Creative Print, has filed a notice of intent to appoint administrators at the Companies Court.

Video becomes reality for Stuprint.com
Print broker Stuprint.com claims it is the first UK company to offer augmented reality (AR) across its entire printed product range.

Polestar Chantry prints Cath Kidston guides
Polestar Chantry was responsible for printing two exclusive booklets from Cath Kidston for the Telegraph Group.

Egmont revamps 'tween' title
Magazine publisher Egmont has relaunched it girls' title Go Girl adding extra pages and a more vibrant colour palette.

Labelsprint sold to production manager in pre-pack deal
Wales-based digital label producer Labelsprint has been sold in a pre-pack deal after Leonard Curtis Recovery was called in as administrators.