Print buying

Print finisher Celloglas has produced Empire magazine's May issue by using the original technique of printing full colour print on holographic foil.

A panel of leading international publishers will discuss the changing face of the Indian book printing industry at the "Indian Noon" conference at next week's London Book Fair.

Auction house Sotheby's has licensed its name to 'luxury' print management company, Spire, which will now be known as Sotheby's Imprint (SI).

Keynote speaker Mike Ferrari is to drive home the benefits of digital printing for the packaging industry at Drupa 2012.

GF Smith is hosting a free five-day event about creativity, to be held in London later this month.

Bungay-based print company CPC has produced the bid document backing Norwich's attempt to become England's first UNESCO City of Literature.

Visual display specialist Prismaflex UK has created a 96-sheet mesh poster, the biggest standard format available, for the Territorial Army to erect on top of a mountain in the Brecon Beacons.

London-based print and design co-operative Calverts has been chosen as the first UK printer to produce clothing company Wrangler's European seasonal Look Book.

While the industry continues its long road to recovery, only the most optimistic would claim that UK print is back to full health.

At Drupas gone by, talk of reducing alcohol consumption probably meant something very different to what it means today. Of course, there'll still be many resolving - and probably failing - to forgo...

Contenders for the Conqueror Typographic Games contest have one month left to enter the competition.