Print buying

NGS acquires PBC
Perivale-based NGS Finishing Solutions has taken over Purfect Binding Company (PBC) and moved into its Wembley site.

York Mailing 'poised to buy web offset printer'
Speculation is mounting that York Mailing is close to confirming its first acquisition since securing 10m in new funding last month.

The Sun goes cross media with huge hybrid inkjet install
Newsprinters has made a massive investment in high-speed inkjet print heads for cross-media content, ahead of The Sun's paywall going live today.

CPI acquired in €21m deal
Pan-European book printing group CPI has been acquired by new owners.

Print promo launch as Yorkshire prepares for Le Tour
Evolution Print is helping Welcome to Yorkshire 'turn Yorkshire yellow' ahead of next year's Tour de France, which will start in the county.

Lads mags must cover up or go
Retail chain the Co-operative will withdraw lads' mags from its shelves after 9 September unless publishers place the titles in 'modesty bags'.

St Ives plans changes at Bradford
St Ives is in consultation with the workforce at its St Ives Direct site in Bradford about outsourcing the enclosing side of the operation.

Checkprint expands mailing operation
Tall Group secure cheque printing operation Checkprint has reconfigured part of its Leicestershire facility and installed a raft of new equipment.

Polestar renews BMJ and BMA contract
Polestar has renewed its contract to print a range of journals for the British Medical Association.

CWU mulls balloting members on Royal Mail strikes
CWU reps are to decide next week if they should ballot Royal Mail workers on a national strike, in a move that will inevitably raise tensions at ongoing negotiations with the postal operator.