Print buying

Pirelli picks Beacon Press for 2009 calendar

Pirelli has partnered with Beacon Press to print the 36th edition of its famed photographic calendar.

Scottish government tenders 25m Scottish university contract

Printers have been encouraged to apply for a 25m tender to produce work for up to 62 Scottish universities.

Polestar Applied to print marketing material for travel group

Polestar Applied Solutions has been selected as preferred supplier to produce a range of brochures and marketing material for travel group Stella Travel Services.

William Gibbons prints new monthly title for Archant

West Midlands-based printer William Gibbons is printing North East Life a new monthly title published by Archant Life.

Sharman & Company prints new weekly newspaper

Peterborough-based printer Sharman & Company has secured the print contract for the new North Lincolnshire weekly paper, the Cleethorpes Chronicle.

Royal Mail set to hand massive PM deal to St Ives, say sources

St Ives is understood to be on the verge of signing its first big-ticket print management contract after it emerged as the front-runner in Royal Mails huge print tender.

Communisis takes on Procter & Gamble PM

Communisis has signed up worldwide FMCG firm Procter & Gamble (P&G) as a new customer in a deal described by chief executive Steve Vaughan as print management as youve never seen it before.

Rail body drops print timetable

The National Railway Timetable Board has stopped the publication of its printed book of timetables.