Print buying

Age UK launch involves DM piece sent to 2.5m
Age UK is to launch as the new organisation combining Help the Aged and Age Concern with a direct mail pack sent to 2.5m people.

Hi Resolution adds extra dimension to Michelin poster
Tyre manufacturer Michelin has used a 3D special build on Clear Channel's flagship poster site on London's Cromwell Road as part of a campaign to promote its new fuel-efficient technology.

Thomson Local directories to boost pages with voucher initiative
Thomson Local is to introduce vouchers to its directories, which are expected to add at least 12 pages to each edition.

Brewery rebrand creates print work
Yorkshire beer company Ossett Brewery has undergone a rebrand that has seen the reprinting of its beer bottle labels, pump clips, beer mats and corporate stationery.

Lebedev buys INM's Independent titles for 1
Independent News and Media (INM) has announced the sale of its loss-making title The Independent and The Independent on Sunday to Alexander Lebedev.

Bauer's Grazia mag receives 3D augmented reality makeover
Bauer Media's Grazia magazine has introduced an augmented reality issue this week.

Cumbrian Newspapers sticks with Garnett Dickinson for mag work
Cumbrian Newspapers (CN Group) has renewed its contract with Garnett Dickinson to print three lifestyle magazines in a deal worth around 500,000 over two years.
COI to renew press production framework
The Central Office of Information (COI) is set to renew its framework roster for press production services, worth up to 1m per annum.
OFT clears potential sale of Independent titles to Evening Standard owner
Russian media mogul Alexander Lebedev has moved a step closer to completing a purchase of The Independent and The Independent on Sunday after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) ruled that the deal would...

Polestar scoops NatMags DM contract
Polestar has been awarded The National Magazine Company's (NatMags) annual direct mail campaign for 2010.