Print buying

Arjowiggins follows Sappi's lead on paper price rises

Arjowiggins Graphic is to implement a price increase across its woodfree coated papers from 1 April.

Print industry news roundup: Arjowiggins, Manroland Sheetfed, Benford UV, Kodak, Display Signs, Platinum Print

Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Arjowiggins follows Sappi's lead on paper price rises; Manroland Sheetfed owner unfazed...

Innovia to buy out Securency partner

UK Packaging film manufacturer Innovia Films has bought out its joint venture partner in Securency, after it failed to secure a "suitable offer" for the secure substrate business from external buyers.

Lincolnshire printer counting the cost of devastating fire

A fire which broke out at a printer in Lincolnshire over the weekend has written off millions of pounds worth of kit and brought business to standstill.

Print industry news roundup: AGI-Shorewood, MPI, UPM, Chesapeake, Display Signs

Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: AGI-Shorewood to close Swindon site; Judge slams conduct of MPI pair; UPM sells Stracel...

PBL eyes rapid growth for new digital division

PBL Print is to launch a new digital division, following the delivery of a 75,000 Heidelberg Linoprint C901 next month.

Wyndeham invests in Gait following increase in colour work

Wyndeham Group has invested 300,000 to upgrade the printing and bindery equipment at its Gait operation in Grimsby.

Pixartprinting fine-tunes UK website

Pan European web-to-print specialist Pixartprinting has revamped its UK website adding new features to improve menu visibility and purchase budgeting.

USPS move to end Saturday delivery leaves direct mail sector in limbo

This week's US Postal Service announcement that it is ending Saturday mail delivery - without the direct OK of Congress - leaves direct mail and commercial printing industries in limbo.

Rhapsody moves Emagine upstream with Edesign launch

Rhapsody, the pre-media subsidiary of Walstead Investments, has launched Edesign, an InDesign plug-in that adds editorial collaboration tools to its Emagine cross-channel production workflow.

Goodhead creditors' deficit tops 9m

Goodhead Group's unsecured trade creditors are owed more than 9m, and are likely to receive only a tiny fraction of their money, if anything at all, back.

APS secures multi-million pound RSPCA contract

Print management firm APS Group has won a three-year contract to manage all printed materials for the RSPCA.