Print buying

Both Wyndeham owner Walstead Group and Prinovis have confirmed their potential interest in parts of stricken print group Polestar.

Polestar’s unsecured creditors from the period prior to the pre-pack sale of the business in March were owed more than £235m by the group.

Mimaki’s UK distributor Hybrid Services has announced the launch of a new Mimaki stretchable ink, to go on sale this year.

Unite the Union has expressed its fears for UK print jobs if DMG Media moves its supplements to the continent in the wake of the Polestar pre-pack sale and administration.

St Ives shares almost halved to a new 52-week low after the group warned on profits for this financial year and next.

Italian web-to-print specialist Pixartprinting has launched a book to accompany its blog, Pixarthinking.

Speculation is mounting over the future for Polestar’s single-biggest contract.

Polestar UK Print and Polestar Stones-Wheatons have gone into administration, a month after the pre-pack sale of the group to Proventus.

Polestar claims to have secured more than 90% of its key customer contracts, while a former senior director is back at the business on an interim basis.