Print buying
Media roundup: w/e 10 October 2008
Our round up of the top news in the world of media agencies
Guinness World Records ups print run to meet demand
Spanish printer Industria Grafica has increased its print run of the <i>Guinness World Records 2009</i> following increased demand from retailers.
Scottish government tenders 25m Scottish university contract
Printers have been encouraged to apply for a 25m tender to produce work for up to 62 Scottish universities.
Adare seals multi-million pound deal with Whitbread
Adare has signed a multi-million pound print management deal with hotel and restaurant business Whitbread.
Merlin Entertainments extends TPF contract
Merlin Entertainments Group (MEG) has confirmed TPF Group as its pan-European print management supplier.
Polestar Applied appoints new execs ahead of Census dry run
Polestar Applied Solutions, the BPO arm that will spearhead Polestar's involvement in the Lockheed Martin-led 2011 Census delivery consortium, has appointed two new executives ahead of a dry run...
Polestar wins share of £150m 2011 Census bumper contract
A consortium including commercial print giant Polestar has won a £150m contract to support the delivery of the 2011 Census for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
CCB produces Glenmuir's golf and clothing brochure
Glasgow-based Creative Colour Bureau (CCB) has produced a new look trade brochure for its long-standing client Glenmuir.
Polestar signs contract worth 100m
Polestar has renewed its agreement with IPC Media after the signing of a five-year deal worth more than 100m following the recent tender process conducted by the publisher.
Transcontinental seals major deal with Canadian newspaper
North American print giant Transcontinental has landed a major contract with a Canadian national newspaper <i>The Globe and Mail</i> worth around $1.7bn (900m).