Print buying

Liberty produces promotional newspaper

Fashion store Liberty of London has demonstrated its love for traditional print by producing a hand-drawn and manipulated customer newspaper in order to celebrate its range of menswear.

GNM hands London commuters 'mini Guardian' sampler

Guardian News & Media (GNM) has launched a free, miniature version of its flagship paper, which it has dubbed "the mini Guardian".

Polestar Colchester loses TV Quick

Polestar Colchester is set to lose the long-running job of printing TV Quick, after its publisher announced the magazine could close this summer.

AccessPlus scoops three-year contract from The Children's Society

AccessPlus has won a three-year print management contract worth about 1.5m from charity The Children's Society.

Code breakers - the QR code revolution

Printers with an eye for an opportunity are finding ways to profit from the QR code revolution, finds Simon Creasey

Mann leaves Economist after 22 years

Michael Mann, international production and pre-press manager at The Economist, has left the publisher after 22 years at the group.

Wallpaper* enables readers to personalise front cover

IPC's Wallpaper* magazine is to allow its readers to create a personalised cover for the 'handmade' theme of its August issue, using an online design application.

Law firm signs deal with Williams Lea to automate document processing

Commercial law firm Beachcroft has signed a five-year contract with Williams Lea to remodel its document processes.

Altaimage wins new magazine contracts

Magazine publisher ILN Group has made Altaimage its sole pre-press supplier for all seven of its titles, including Orient Express and Island Visitor.

Mellow Colour's LinkSpec to make print 'more profitable'

A software system that enables remote approval of colour-critical printing could make printing more profitable, its developer has claimed.