Print buying

CDS wins Home Group print management contract
Print manager CDS has won a contract to provide print management services to housing specialist Home Group.

ILN to launch upmarket sports mag Podium
Customer publisher Illustrated London News (ILN) has launched upmarket sports magazine <i>Podium</i>.

Bauer launches magazine for outdoor athletes
Bauer Media is to launch a new magazine aimed at outdoor fitness fanatics.

Cenveo looks to raise B2B profile with Indycar deal
Stamford, Ct-based commercial printer Cenveo has inked a deal with auto racing's Indycar league in a move that will not only help the open-wheel racing series and its bNet sponsors with printing and...

Classic Lines Plus Signs buys Roland VersaCamm
Sign and banner printer Classic Lines Plus Signs (CLPS) has installed a Roland VersaCamm VS-640 print and cut machine, and already put it to work.

Selfridges launches Project Ocean campaign
Selfridges has handed graphics production duties for its Project Ocean campaign to London-based BAF Graphics.
Marketing students highlight role of door-drop campaigns
Royal Mail is pushing its new interactive mail service, revealing the results of research to show the next generation of marketers value door-drop campaigns.

Loveurope acquires Asset and eyes Russian expansion
Loveurope has bought fellow London-based creative production company Asset Graphics and appointed a new European business director to spearhead the group's push into Russia.

Xerox announces Morrisons PM deal, targets outsourced marcomms growth
Xerox has said it is targeting a bigger slice of the global outsourced marketing communications spend as it announced a major contract win with UK supermarket chain Morrisons.
Government 'to save billions' through buying efficiencies
Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude has said the government could save up to 3bn a year by changing its procurement methods for goods including stationery and other print products.