Print buying

VariJet 106 beta site to start printing this month
Koenig & Bauer Durst has reached a significant landmark in the commercialisation of its B1 sheetfed inkjet press with the first beta installations.

Service please: MRP print featured on Gordon Ramsay show
Midland Regional Printers (MRP) saw its own printwork featured on BBC1 over the bank holiday, after nearly a year of anticipation.

North-West News Group acquires NI publisher
North-West News Group (NWNG) has acquired fellow Northern Ireland-based magazine publisher and events company 4SM (NI).

Walstead appoints new CFO
Walstead Group has appointed a new group CFO as the business targets growth and aims for a landmark turnover figure.

Print remains robust for Reach as digital sees heavier drop
Reach has reported a year-on-year print revenue decline of 3% in its latest trading update – although print outpaced a much larger 14.5% fall in its digital revenue.

CWU outlines Royal Mail ballot plans
The CWU has laid out the timetable for the ballot on the Business Recovery, Transformation and Growth Agreement the union reached with Royal Mail.

Latest listicle features a variety of goodbyes
While April heralded more than its fair share of swansongs, not all were unwelcome. Most notably inventor Graham Harris’s deserved retirement and, fingers crossed, the end of the Royal Mail strife...

Macfarlane acquires protective packaging distributor Gottlieb
Macfarlane Group has acquired A & G Holdings Ltd, owner of protective packaging distributor Gottlieb Packaging Materials.

Iconic Printworks venue closes
Printworks, a South-East London nightclub held in the old Harmsworth Quays printing house, has said goodbye to its iconic venue with a three-day celebration.

Marketreach study assesses full carbon lifecycle of mail
Royal Mail Marketreach has unveiled a new study into the environmental impact of commercial mail.