Print buying

Unilever and Tesco tie up for mini magazine Dove promotion

Multinational corporation Unilever has teamed up with supermarket giant Tesco to add in a 17-page flip cover 'mini magazine' to Tesco's bi-monthly customer magazine.

DMA survey highlights poor perception of DM's green credentials

Direct mail continues to suffer from a poor environmental reputation in comparison with email, which is considered the "greenest" means of communication, according to a recent study.

APS Group to manage 130m print contract

Print manager APS Group has pledged its support to local SME printers after picking up a major contract with the Scottish government.

St Ives slams 'sub-economic prices' following IPC loss

St Ives has said that it will "not chase volumes at sub-economic prices" following the loss of its IPC contract to web offset rival Wyndeham Press Group.

Boden takes catalogues to the nationals

Clothing company Boden has launched a customer recruitment drive with a mini catalogue campaign.

Live Event Branding creates Six Nations opener banners

Live Event Branding, the specialist fabric branding company, produced more than 2,000sqm of banners for the Six Nations opener between England and Wales at Twickenham (6 February).

Independent sale nears conclusion following print contract agreement

A deal for Alexander Lebedev to purchase The Independent and The Independent on Sunday is all but complete after Independent News and Media (INM) agreed to back the existing print contract.

Council accused by local firms of competing for print business

Two Worcestershire SME printers have accused Malvern Hills District Council (MHDC) of undermining their market by offering non-profit printing services for commercial work.

Wyndeham Press Group wins IPC print tender

Wyndeham Press Group has won IPC Media's print tender for the bulk of its Southbank and Inspire titles, picking up 45 monthly and weekly magazines at the expense of rival web offset printer St Ives.

SFX front cover goes 3D for Doctor Who special

Future Publishing's monthly sci-fi magazine SFX, which is printed by William Gibbons, is celebrating the return of the Doctor Who television series by featuring the Time Lord in HD3D on its front...