Print buying

Polestar celebrates Express success
Polestar has won back the Express Newspapers supplements that were previously printed on the continent in a deal that encompasses some 125m magazines a year.

Proventus team join Polestar board
Proventus Capital Partners has appointed four directors to Polestar Print Holdings, including a former Quebecor executive.

Dunstall censured by Insolvency Service
The Insolvency Service has taken action against Kevin Dunstall over “unexplained payments” of more than £200,000 he made to himself, to the detriment of creditors, while running Prospect Mailing...

Positive trading update from Communisis
Communisis has reported improvement across all of its performance metrics in a trading update released today (21 January) for the financial year to 31 December 2015.

Walstead makes 'steady progress' despite contract loss
Wyndeham Group owner Walstead Investments has filed its first set of full-year results since the group lost its largest-single contract, with chairman Mark Scanlon stating that the firm “will not...

HP teams with brand experts for print inspiration
HP aims to inspire brand owners about the possibilities of digital printing with a new large-format book, printed by FE Burman.

A1 celebrates 25th Anniversary
A1 Security Print celebrated its 25th anniversary under the A1 name last week.

GI Solutions Group restructures to reflect growing data-led services
GI Solutions Group has restructured its business and senior management to expand its data-driven communications services.

Polestar appoints new CFO
Polestar has found a new chief financial officer with a long track record in working for private equity companies on business turnarounds and profit improvement programmes.

Industry colleagues mourn Jurkschat
Tributes have been paid to CirclePrinters’ UK sales director Angus Jurkschat, who died just before Christmas.

New year predictions: Emma Zakka, TalkTalk
Sadly it looks like 2015 will end up as a bit of disappointment for TalkTalk senior production manager Emma Zakka; with the odds on her Christmas wish coming true only marginally better than those for...

Cimpress to acquire German W2P company WirMachenDruck
Global print-on-demand giant Cimpress has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire German web-to-print company WirMachenDruck.