Print buying
GI Direct appointed to Welsh Assembly Government's framework contract.
GI Direct has been appointed to the Welsh Assembly Government's printing services framework.
HarperCollins turns to hardback print-on-demand model
Book publisher Collins, a subsidiary of publishing house HarperCollins, has moved its print-on-demand production into full-colour hardback.
PPA publishes export trends report
A new report highlighting the value and trends of UK exported magazines between 2004 and 2007 has been published by the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA).
Reader's Digest to file for Chapter 11
Reader's Digest Association (RDA) has said it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of a financial restructuring plan that includes a $1.6bn (967m) debt-for-equity swap.
NHS Trust turns to Xerox for patient record digitisation
Xerox has secured a 12.8m contract with Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust to handle both the digitisation and complete management of its health records.
Small businesses plan to increase print spend but target move in-house, survey claims
Small businesses are planning to increase their spend on marketing in the next 12 months, but many are looking at bringing the work in-house, a YouGov survey has found.
Paper price rises may be staved off for now despite tough year
Printers may have a break from the perennial autumn price increases despite declining returns across the print and paper supply chain due to reductions in volume and margins, paper merchants have...
DM printers report unseasonal upswing after dire 12 months
Direct mail printers have reported an unseasonal upturn in business that could mark the first tentative signs of the sector's emergence from the recession.
Future to close PSW
Future Publishing is to close its PlayStation 3 magazine PSW as it seeks "cost-management of the portfolio".
Blushing printers shy away from saucy women's magazine work
Women's magazine Filament is struggling to find a printer because of its racy content.