Print buying

Priest brings on-demand expertise to elasticStage
Solopress co-founder Aron Priest has joined the advisory board of vinyl-on-demand firm elasticStage and will share his manufacturing expertise with the business.

Shock at Royal Mail plans to axe up to 10,000 jobs
Royal Mail is planning to slash up to 10,000 jobs in the face of ballooning losses and the damaging industrial relations dispute, while union the CWU has described the firm’s strategy as...

UPM and Mondi achieve bumper Q3 results
Paper groups UPM and Mondi have both released strong financial results for their respective Q3 periods.

Power and effectiveness of mail laid bare in new whitepaper
JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, launched its inaugural whitepaper at the JICMail Measurement Matters Conference yesterday (12 October), with its findings largely positive news for...

KP Services renews contracts
Digital newspaper printer KP Services has described its Kodak Prosper inkjet presses as “robust workhorses” after winning fresh contracts to print national newspapers in Jersey.

Purcell Branding scores top football contract in first quarter
David Purcell won official print partner status for Wolverhampton Wanderers just months after setting out on his own under the Purcell Branding name.

Whistl teams with Deliveroo for new sampling service
Whistl’s product sampling business Relish has teamed up with Deliveroo to “transform” in-home sampling.

Print shops confident in 2022 revenues despite tricky 2021
Nearly half of European print shops were confident they would see their revenues grow in 2022, according to a newly released survey.

Communisis parent rebrands
Communisis owner OSG Group has rebranded as EverView.

HeiQ sues over antiviral coatings
Materials science firm HeiQ is suing its printing industry partner for breach of contract.