Print buying

Cabinet Office awards 150m print framework
A public sector print framework worth up to 150m has been awarded to 10 UK print suppliers, including 3M, Xerox UK, Office Depot and Corporate Document Services (CDS).
Print industry news roundup: Sun Chemicals; Kodak; PBL; Paperlinx; Gmund
Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Sun Chemicals launches inks for wide-format print, licensees file objections to proposed...

Sotheby's Imprint adds X-Rite/Pantone colour management
Sotheby's Imprint (SI) has further strengthened its industry alliance by exclusively sourcing print suppliers that are Pantone/X-Rite-certified.

Tangent backs Printed.com to drive growth
Tangent will put its Printed.com business at the heart of its growth strategy after chief executive Timothy Green hailed the success of the business at yesterday's AGM.

Killer app: Stone Roses re-resurrected
East London-based specialist photographic print and design business Metro Imaging has been commissioned to commemorate the reunion of indie band The Stone Roses with a two-month exhibition at...

James Cropper profits halve after restructuring charge
The paper manufacturer has recorded a 50% drop in pre-tax profit for the year to 31 March 2012 after booking an 800,000 redundancy provision for an anticipated 40 job cuts.

Digital colour is 'an opportunity' for book printers
Digital colour printing is an opportunity for book printers to win back work that is currently being offshored, according to speakers at last week's annual London Digital Book Printing Forum.

Printed mags trump digital editions in YouGov survey
Printed magazines have a healthy future, according to recent research from YouGov SixthSense, which found that 40% of UK magazine buyers prefer print to digital.

Holmen Paper targets fashion magazines
Holmen Paper has added Holmen TRND uncoated papers to its product line.

Redundancies on the cards at GNM, report claims
Guardian News & Media (GNM) could be forced to make compulsory redundancies as early as this autumn to stem losses of nearly 1m a week, according to a <i>Sunday Times</i> report.