Print buying

APS scoops three-year Midlands Co-op PM deal
APS Group has won a three-year contract to supply print and point-of-sale material to one of the UK's largest independent retailers, the Midlands Co-operative Society.

Royal Mail secures High Court DSA boycott reprieve
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has agreed not to urge its members to boycott downstream access providers for at least a week after the Royal Mail went to the High Court to prevent them taking...

MPG rescue plan fails
An attempt to rescue book printer MPG Printgroup has failed, and the group will now definitely go into administration.

Paperlinx closes technical services department
Paperlinx has closed its technical services department as part of the merchanting group's "ongoing review of costs".

Communisis targets £4m cost savings with Manchester closure
Communisis is to transfer its Trafford Wharf cheque printing division to the company's Leeds facility, as part of an ongoing cost reduction strategy.

Inkjet world first for Bell & Bain
Bell & Bain has made a landmark order for the world's first Fujifilm Jet Press 540W.

Printing.com pre-tax profits fall by almost 29%
Printing.com pre-tax profits fell 28.8% to 890,000 (2012: 1.25m) on turnover of 20.66m in the 12 months to 31 March 2013, down 5.1%.

Graphic Packaging to close former Contego Gillingham site
Graphic Packaging International (GPI) is to close its GPI Gillingham site six months after buying it from Contego Packaging, putting 170 jobs at risk.

Express KCS expands offer with new marketing appointment
Creative production service provider Express KCS has created a global business development role as it looks to offer brand and creative marketing services to a broader client base.

Innovation and service top list of customers' demands
Here's a riddle for you: what can look like molten metal, be applied to floors, and be written on and have magnets stuck to it? We'll give you a clue: not a digital billboard.