Print buying

Tallow controversy over new fiver

A petition calling on the Bank of England to remove tallow from the substrate used for the new polymer fiver has reached more than 97,000 signatures.

DCL goes live with Xerox DTO

The world’s first installation of the Xerox DTO direct-to-shape printing system is now live at DCL Print in Crawley.

PCS talks up Scandi success following major contract win

UK card manufacturer Plastic Card Services (PCS) and its Scandinavian sales agent LogoCard have continued their export success in the region after securing a new contract to produce more than 21,000...

Colombier expands with Kabel deal

Colombier UK has taken on its first agency, becoming the exclusive UK sales agent for Kabel Premium Pulp & Paper.

KBA accolade for Simply Cartons

Complexity married with high-speed production has helped Simply Cartons carry off KBA’s 1814 Production Excellence Award.

Printers get involved with Black Friday

Black Friday fever has gripped the nation today and large swathes of the UK print industry are getting involved with the annual event by offering savings and price cuts on a range of goods and...

Consumers abandoning email accounts due to irrelevant marketing

There are 19 million ‘ghost’ email accounts that are active but no longer used in the UK, many having been abandoned after being bombarded with too much irrelevant or unwanted email, according to new...

Marketing gurus front Mailmen DM campaign

Five advertising industry leaders have become the new faces of Royal Mail MarketReach’s flagship direct mail campaign, Mailmen.

Glamour revamps with larger print format

Glamour magazine, which pioneered the 'handbag-size' format is ditching the dinky edition in favour of a new, larger size that reflects today’s “more luxurious and indulgent” print experience.

Personnel changes at RRD

RR Donnelley has parted company with two senior executives alongside an unspecified number of redundancies at the group.

Apple publishes luxe photobook

Apple has published a landmark photobook charting the evolution of product design at the business, and featuring a raft of high-end print production techniques.

Integrity Print grows labels wing

Integrity Print has further expanded its labels offering with the acquisition of Cardiff’s Alliance Labels.