Print buying

HH Global wins five-year Lloyds print contract
HH Global has won a five-year contract to provide all of Lloyds Banking Group’s non-transactional print and marketing as an “end-to-end outsourced solution” provider.

De La Rue shares rise on trading statement
Shares in De La Rue rose sharply after the security printer announced that its operating profits are likely to be higher than expected.

Grafenia 'makes further progress'
Grafenia has described its new Printing.com subscription model as producing “encouraging” results, while its Marqetspace trade printing service is running ahead of target.

Walstead in major continental buy
Wyndeham owner Walstead has turned its sights on central Europe with a further continental acquisition that will propel the group’s total sales to almost £400m and make it the largest independent...

Question mark over Polestar gravure client
Polestar appears to have lost its second multimillion-pound contract in the space of a week.

Polestar loses Immediate Media titles
Polestar has lost major publishing client Immediate Media to arch-rival Wyndeham Group as a result of its recent pre-pack.

Thirlby leaves Pureprint for new challenge
Pureprint and Anthony Thirlby have parted company in what has been described as an amicable split.

Not everything that looks like a duck is a duck
Even if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, you should not, according to Fraser Church, head of creative development at DST Output, automatically assume – contrary to what...

PwC details Polestar pre-pack
Polestar’s owner Proventus Capital Partners injected a further £11m into the group in December after Sun Capital declined to provide further funding for the business, according to the first...

Polestar enters new phase
Polestar is in a critical post-pre-pack period as it strives to convert customers and suppliers into dealing with the new company. Meanwhile, PwC filings have revealed that Proventus acquired the...