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