Print buying

Royal Mail launches lenticular stamps for Thunderbirds anniversary

Royal Mail is launching a set of lenticular stamps featuring key characters and scenes from Gerry Anderson puppet TV shows of the 1960s.

Poetry publisher Forward Press ceases to trade with 100 staff redundant

Printer and publisher Forward Press has ceased to trade and made all of its 100 staff redundant.

History of Sun Engraving and Sun Printers celebrated in new book

A book about the iconic printer Sun Engraving and Sun Printers, <i>The Way of the Sun</i>, has been published outlining more than a hundred years of printing history.

MEN Media launches Manchester business magazine

Trinity Mirror's Manchester subsidiary MEN Media has launched a free weekly business magazine in the city.

Fespa forges greater links between creatives and printers with Eurobest sessions

Fespa will be presenting to advertisers on how large-format print can add impact and effectiveness to their campaigns next month.

Communisis unveils results of client-driven strategic review

Communisis is to cut around 80 jobs as part of a strategic review to save 4m a year and "align its business and proposition in a way that better suits the direction of its marketplace and the demands...

Printers warn planned Royal Mail price hike could turn buyers off DM

Direct mail printers have slammed Royal Mail's proposal to allow it to pass on 'final-mile' costs to downstream access (DSA) providers and business users.

2M Print targets photobook production boost following Taopix software investment

2M Print is set to ramp up its photobook production following the launch of its new consumer-facing business, Smiley Hippo, on the back of an investment in Taopix Photobook software.

Olympic Stadium wrap stunt 'unlikely to succeed'

Plans by Absolute Radio to raise funds to resurrect the ditched fabric curtain that was set to envelope the Olympic Stadium are unlikely to get off the ground, according to industry sources.

Focal decoder debuts on Egmont tween mags

Egmont is using focal decoders on two of its tween magazines to help push Microsoft's launch of its Kinect range.