Print buying

Price of First Class stamps to increase by 30p
The price of First Class stamps will increase by 30p next month.

Stora Enso supports growth with major funding agreement
Stora Enso has signed a new €435m (£372m) bilateral loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support growth in renewable, fibre-based consumer packaging board.

Haybrooke expands partnerships and reveals new quoting interface
Print procurement specialist Haybrooke has secured strategic partnerships with two new office sector buying groups and revealed that it will be launching a new quoting interface for its PDQ Print Hub...

National World partners with Reach on advertising sales
National World has formed two new strategic partnerships for its digital and print advertising sales.

Major Kew Gardens tender and more open for bids
A print contract worth £750,000 from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is currently live via the government’s Find a Tender service.

Reader’s Digest UK closes
Reader’s Digest UK has come to an end after 86 years, according to its editor-in-chief.

APS reveals further investment in secure print capabilities
APS Group has added a raft of additional kit and made a new senior hire to support the expansion of its secure Customer Communication Management facility in Preston Brook near Runcorn, which included...

McLaren Packaging acquires Glenhaze
McLaren Packaging has revealed its acquisition of fellow Scottish business, protective packaging specialist Glenhaze.

Mediahuis Ireland to cut jobs; parent completes acquisition
Mediahuis Ireland has laid out details of a new voluntary redundancy programme, while its parent group has also acquired the remaining 30% stake in German publisher Medienhaus Aachen.

PMG acquires JPS
PMG Print Management has acquired fellow Yorkshire print management company John Petty Services, known as JPS.

Resource director Choudry wins major marketing award
The sales and marketing director of Leeds-based full-service communications agency Resource has been named as a winner at the 2023 Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Global Marketing Excellence...

Mail effectiveness increases in Q3
JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q3 2023, which revealed that 6% of mail prompted a purchase in Q3 2023, up from 5% a year ago.