Print buying

CPI to cut back after contract loss
CPI plans to shut one factory and cut around 10% of its UK workforce following the loss of its Penguin Random House contract.

Clays in major contract win
St Ives Clays is to become the sole UK supplier of monochrome books to publishing giant Penguin Random House and is poised to double its digital book production capability, in a move that has major...

Overmatter: Wehrle’s whirl
Immediate Media paper buying supremo Steve Wehrle recently celebrated 50 years at the business (and at the BBC before that) with a ‘dress through the decades’ themed party.

Donnelley boss on customer care and cock-ups
RR Donnelley chief executive Tom Quinlan said the firm was able to survive the 2012 error when it released Google's quarterly earnings early - wiping $20bn off the value of the search giant - because...

Company bosses jailed in £750,000 fraud trial
The owners of failed south Wales business services company MJL Group were jailed last Friday along with two other people involved in a £750,000 fraud.

ECB’s €1.1tr QE programme could cut paper costs for UK printers
A €1.1tr (£834bn) asset purchase scheme announced by European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi this morning could cut the cost of key imports such as paper and ink for UK printers.

Government brings forward plain cigarette packaging vote
A parliamentary vote on the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes and other tobacco products has been bumped up and will now take place before the general election.

Webmart boss offers free mentoring to budding print entrepreneurs
Webmart chief executive Simon Biltcliffe is offering free mentoring and advice to print start-ups in the form of 10-minute sessions via Skype.

Charterhouse PM acquires customer engagement agency Indicia
Charterhouse PM has acquired the £10m-turnover Bristol-based customer engagement agency Indicia for an undisclosed amount.

Baker Goodchild expands plant list with new investments
Direct mail fulfilment and print management services provider Baker Goodchild has added to its growing production capabilities by making a raft of investments in new equipment.