Print buying

St Ives shares almost halved to a new 52-week low after the group warned on profits for this financial year and next.

Speculation is mounting over the future for Polestar’s single-biggest contract.

Polestar UK Print and Polestar Stones-Wheatons have gone into administration, a month after the pre-pack sale of the group to Proventus.

Polestar claims to have secured more than 90% of its key customer contracts, while a former senior director is back at the business on an interim basis.

Shares in De La Rue rose sharply after the security printer announced that its operating profits are likely to be higher than expected.

Grafenia has described its new Printing.com subscription model as producing “encouraging” results, while its Marqetspace trade printing service is running ahead of target.

Wyndeham owner Walstead has turned its sights on central Europe with a further continental acquisition that will propel the group’s total sales to almost £400m and make it the largest independent...

Polestar appears to have lost its second multimillion-pound contract in the space of a week.

Polestar has lost major publishing client Immediate Media to arch-rival Wyndeham Group as a result of its recent pre-pack.

Pureprint and Anthony Thirlby have parted company in what has been described as an amicable split.

Polestar’s owner Proventus Capital Partners injected a further £11m into the group in December after Sun Capital declined to provide further funding for the business, according to the first...

Polestar is in a critical post-pre-pack period as it strives to convert customers and suppliers into dealing with the new company. Meanwhile, PwC filings have revealed that Proventus acquired the...