Print buying

Landa appoints new CEO

Landa has appointed a new chief executive as the firm gears up for the roll-out of its Nanographic digital presses – but founder and former CEO Benny Landa remains firmly on board as “active...

Mixed picture for St Ives print ops

Sales at St Ives’ Strategic Marketing operation have topped £100m as the group reported year-end results under its new structure.

Rafferty steps down at Grafenia

Printing.com founder and Grafenia chief executive Tony Rafferty has stepped down from the business “by mutual consent” at the same time as it announced the sale of its Dutch business and warned on...

Vistaprint Cimpress trials Amazon service in US

Vistaprint Cimpress is testing out a DIY business cards service on Amazon.com in the US, but has not revealed whether or not it plans to roll out the scheme in other markets, such as the UK

Prinovis to be a 100% Bertelsmann business

Bertelsmann has taken sole ownership of pan-European gravure printer Prinovis.

RR Donnelley Flaxby Moor plant set to close

RR Donnelley’s Flaxby Moor, North Yorkshire print site is set to close at the end of the year, with an anticipated loss of around 200 jobs.

HP announces Indigo WS6000 milestone

HP announced the 1,000th installation of its HP Indigo WS6000 label press series at Labelexpo this week.

Octink backs youth employment initiative

Octink has supported Cultivate London with its latest urban farm project in west London.

Expat Franks targets UK publishers with Aussie production offering

Former Emap group production director Andy Franks is targeting his magazine management service at UK publishers keen to have print titles on sale in Australasia in a timely fashion.

Oldest co-op closes down

It’s the end of the line for Watford Printers, the UK’s oldest worker co-operative, which has closed down just a few years short of its centenary.

CPI reveals plans for NFC-powered printed energy harvester

The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) has formed part of a UK-based consortium to develop a mass-market printed energy-harvesting device powered via near-field communication.

Cross-media first for Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup – which starts today – will provide a unique opportunity to measure the effectiveness of cross-media engagement combining print and digital media.