Print buying

Commercial printers NB Colour Print has invested over half a million in a Heidelberg five-colour Speedmaster SM 74 B2 press with perfector and coater, to replace three aging Komori presses.

Belgian pre-press and brand management company DSN Group has bought multinational packaging design consultant Design Board International for an undisclosed sum.

The major overhaul at Johnston Press has resulted in the group's first increase in like-for-like operating profits in seven years.

Platinum Print is looking to spend up to 1m on equipment to keep ahead of competition following a 27,000 investment in new GMG software.

Kate Russell, global business development and partnerships manager for augmented reality platform Layar, will join key speakers at this autumn's Two Sides and Print Power seminar.

Paperlinx has recorded a loss of A$90.2m (52m) in its full-year results, a significant improvement on the loss of A$266.7m in 2011/2012.

St Ives' POS and POP division, SP Group, has invested in an HP Scitex FB10000 and three Xerox iGen110 Diamond Editions as it bolsters its digital firepower.

Almost all printed paid-for women's lifestyle magazines experienced a year-on-year circulation decline of more than 10% in the six months to June 2013.

More than 96% of newspapers are still read in their physical form rather than online, but decline is inevitable, a study from City University has reported.

York Mailing has ended weeks of speculation and acquired The Lettershop Group in a deal signed last Friday (9 August).

All bar one of the national newspaper sectors recorded an increase in circulation compared to June 2013, according to the latest ABC figures.

Polestar has won a contract renewal for Private Eye and a deal to print millions of catalogues for German firm Hella.