Print buying

The Guardian had to pulp a supplement with a print run of more than 160,000 at the weekend, according to reports.

Cosmopolitan magazine has moved from web offset to gravure in its new midi-format, in a move that could have a far-reaching impact if the new size sets a publishing trend.

Shares in Communisis fell to a year low after the group warned that profits would be lower than expectations after a disappointing performance by its latest acquisition, shopper marketing agency...

Heat-reactive ink, which reveals hidden images when warmed, has been used to enhance the latest issue of Future Publishing’s graphic design magazine Computer Arts.

Springfield Solutions has marked its 40th anniversary with a complete rebrand of the business and the launch of a new website.

Printers have until the end of the month to register with HMRC if they have inadvertently treated elements of direct marketing projects as zero-rated for VAT in the past, and want to avoid...

Half-year sales and margins are down at Grafenia although there was continued positive news for its trade printing service, Marqetspace, and its new Brambl website creation offering.

CPI is set to invest in a second Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 and a pre-press upgrade as part of a strategy to grow its commercial printing division.

High quality stationery specialist Benwells has upgraded its litho print setup with a two-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster 52.

Bertelsmann is to create Europe’s biggest printing group by putting all its print operations under one umbrella.

Polestar owner Sun Capital Partners has put a further £10m into the group by way of new equity.

KCS Trade Print aims to capitalise on the burgeoning ‘returns logistics’ market for e-tailers with its new 2D barcoding capability.