Print buying
Sakurai prints charity promos
Press manufacturer Sakurai has linked up with the charity Guide Dogs for the Blind to produce leaflets and promotional posters during Ipex (6/C510).

New board gets Ipex showcase
Oriam Green has teamed up with Swedish board manufacturer Design Force to produce one of the most innovative print applications at this year's show: a chair for children featuring animal designs.

IPC prints Nuts in 3D
IPC has produced what it claims is a first in the men's weekly magazine market by printing a 3D version of its lifestyle title Nuts.

KBA sheds light on its monster deal with Express Newspapers
KBA was able to reveal a little more information at Ipex about the order it has won with Express Newspapers, but only a little.

Williams Lea handles 2m free-pint mailer for Carling
Williams Lea has completed a 2m-run voucher mailing for beer brand Carling that offers consumers a free pint.

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