29 May 2012
We bring you the buzz from the wider media sphere, across the world and across the web. This week: Hello! creates 3D Gary Barlow cover; Lottery promotes its Olympic support; kellogg kicks off global rebrand; Brazen handed McVitie's contract; DDB rival claims it needs help
29 May 2012
Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: DS Smith closes on SCA deal; McLays buys XL 106; MBA announces £3m spend; Beecroft wins print support; API Foils facing strike action
Materials manufacturer Ahlstrom has announced price increases which will affect label printers globally.
Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) saw profits rise in its struggling regional division Northcliffe for the first time in four years, according to its half-year results to 1 April.
Service Graphics has produced what is claimed to be the UK's largest ever PVC print job, a 100mx37m banner commemorating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Book printer CPI UK has produced its first trade title with fully integrated colour on its HP T350-powered book line, which it has dubbed "Quantum", marking the official launch of the machine in the UK.
Bookbinder Sangorski & Sutcliffe is producing the commemorative Diamond Jubilee Bible 60 years after creating the Coronation Bible on which Elizabeth II swore her oath as queen.
Royal Mail will apply the postage mark within the existing Printed Postage Impression (PPI) area, situated on the top right hand corner of letters and parcels, in a bid to differentiate its service offering.
US book publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) has moved quickly to secure funding after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy early this week. This means that many of its unsecured creditors - including printer RR Donnelley and print manager Williams Lea - will likely be paid some, if not all, of the...
Advertising company Ocean Outdoor has been sold by initial investors Smedvig Capital to mid-market private equity house LDC for £35m.