Print buying

Medical research charity UK Biobank has awarded Stralfors UK a contract to supply print and mail services for a targeted recruitment programme.

T-Mobile has achieved results "above and beyond expectations" for its point-of-sale (PoS) work thanks to a new system set to save it 600,000 in print, collation and transport.

The UK looks to be safe from a potentially powerful patent that could affect print management and other similar electronic procurement systems.

German smart card manufacturer Giesecke & Devrient(G&D) is printing a range of scented credit cards after winning a contract with Commerzbank.

Condé Nast has awarded a 12-month pre-press contract to London-based Altaimage for the UK launch of specialist technology magazine Wired.

Sanctuary Spa has teamed up with its long-term packaging supplier Boxes Prestige to produce the cartons for its newly launched anti-cellulite treatment.

Macmillan Publishing took home three trophies to be crowned the big winner of last night's British Book Design and Production Awards 2008.

Mercury Envelopes, a subsidiary of Mercury Print and Packaging, has signed a 180,000 renewal of its printing contract with the University of Leeds.

The biggest challenge facing procurement teams globally is raising the profile of the profession, according to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS).

UK disability charity Scope is using a direct mail pack containing paper chains as part of a drive to integrate the lives of disabled and non-disabled people.