Print buying

GBBO's Michelle swaps canvas prints for baking tent

This year’s Great British Bake Off has a print connection with contestant Michelle Evans-Fecci swapping the printroom for the famous tent in the new series.

Print still key for Edinburgh Fringe despite volume reduction

Print “still has an important role to play” in the promotion of the Edinburgh Fringe according to the festival’s Fringe Society, despite its ongoing drive to reduce the volume of printed material...

Magazine ABCs highlight growth titles bucking downward trend

The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) has released the latest consumer magazine reports, highlighting a downward trend in circulation across the industry but with a number of bright spots.

Lecta's Condat plans hit EC snag

Lecta’s conversion plans for its Condat mill have been thrown into question after the European Commission flagged a potential objection to the mill receiving tens of millions of euros in French...

Hearst rolls out personalised print ads

Publisher Hearst is using tracking technology to serve USA readers with targeted ads – in subscriber copies of its printed magazines.

Industry figures talk Brexit on national news

Directors from Clifton Packaging and Blackman & White have appeared on national news programmes to discuss their thoughts on Brexit.

Record sales for Walstead at half-year amid 'maelstrom'

Walstead chairman Mark Scanlon believes insolvency “remains a real threat” for some competitors, but said his own group’s position was very different as the business announced its highest sales yet at...

Landa lands at Route One

Route One Print has now taken delivery and begun construction of the UK’s first Landa Nanographic printing press.

Adare SEC makes eco-envelope switch

Adare SEC is claiming a first after moving its entire Adare Post business of more than 100m window envelopes a year to a product that is recyclable and biodegradable.

New boss at Communisis Brand Deployment wing

Communisis has appointed a procurement expert from outside the industry to head up its Brand Deployment business.

Howard Hunt financial mire revealed

Losses at Howard Hunt’s main print operation had ballooned and the business owed unsecured creditors nearly £30m at the time of its collapse, while administration documents have revealed a complex web...

Emergency services magazine publisher shut down

A Wirral-based magazine publisher that falsely claimed to produce magazines supporting the emergency services has been wound up in court.