Print buying
New ownership for Barnard & Westwood
Barnard & Westwood is the latest print business to become employee-owned via an Employee Ownership Trust.
Make sure your bona fides can be found
Jo Francis finds some points of note in the unfortunate case of a long-distance print buyer.
UCI seeks hot metal typesetters
Calling all hot metal typesetters – Urban Cottage Industries (UCI) is looking for skilled operators as it takes its ‘Juggernaut’ mobile typesetting system on the road.
Woodford Litho confirms closure
Woodford Litho has officially gone into administration.
BPIF accolade for John Roberts
Roberts Mart chairman John Roberts has been lauded with the BPIF’s Outstanding Contribution to the UK Printing Industry Award.
Vail Simon Fox
Jo Francis reflects on recent events in Witham.
Gravure decline hits Polestar results
Sales at Polestar declined by almost £1m a month last year, with the continuing fall-off in newspaper circulations hitting its contract gravure supplement printing business.
Woodford Litho plans administration process
Woodford Litho is poised to go into administration in what is being described as a “managed process”.
Artisan Press shortfall tops £7m
The family owners behind Artisan Press are facing an investigation into the legal ownership of some associated farmland as part of the administration process, as it emerged the firm had an estimated...
'People are returning to print because it achieves results’
As one of the biggest brand-side print spenders in the UK, Sky’s head of print management Mark Cruise in many ways bears a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.