Print buying

Adobe's Pantone changes to kick in this month
Adobe has confirmed that Pantone Color Libraries will be phased out from this month from Creative Cloud, although some colour books will remain available.

Walstead: results reflect relentless focus on core competencies
Walstead chairman Mark Scanlon has described the group as being “well and truly stress-tested” last year as it tackled unprecedented increases in input costs – as well as the lingering effects of the...

Situation unclear at Scots firm
The status of Scottish print firm Ivanhoe Caledonian is currently unclear, amid local reports that the business has ceased trading.

Opus Trust Communications rebrands as Adare SEC
Opus Trust Communications has rebranded as Adare SEC, taking the name and branding of the business it acquired last year, as it looks to "reimagine customer communications".

July headlines make a big deal of deals
While the passing of one of print's most polarising figures dominated July's list of most read articles, deals were undoubtedly the overarching trend. And while their successful conclusions, in terms...

Win-win for print after Women's Euros triumph
Newspapers have pulled out all the stops today to celebrate the England Women’s Euros triumph at Wembley – while the programme for the final is already being sold on eBay at a premium.

Lecta to roll out further price increases
Lecta is set to increase prices on all of its specialty paper grades by 8% to 10% in all markets for orders with delivery from 1 September.

James Cropper reports strong start to 2022
James Cropper has reported a positive start to its financial year, with its sales in Q1 up 36% year-on-year.

PG Paper head of logistics wins industry award
Scottish paper merchant PG Paper’s head of logistics has won the Freight Leader Award at the 2022 Amazon everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards.

Cimpress: the pressure is on smaller competitors
Cimpress has filed record sales and gross profit at its year-end, although its Vista brand is yet to fully bounce back as the group nears the end of a huge three-year rebuild of its technology stack.