Print buying

Williams Lea is understood to have found a new figurehead for Tag Worldwide following the departure of chief executive Steve Parish, who leaves at the end of this calendar year.

Rhapsody teamed up with publisher Thames & Hudson as the pre-media partner for a 224-page book charting Kylie Minogue's 25 years in music, called <i>Kylie/Fashion</i>.

Cheltenham-based print manager Brightsource has invested in a new web-based document editor, Aproove, in an effort to improve its client experience and speed approval cycles.

Magazine publisher Bauer has launched an iPad version of weekly glossy women's magazine Grazia, claiming it is a 'game changer' in digital publishing.

Océ has partnered with enterprise content management provider Top Image Systems (TIS) to win a 3.5m-a-year print management contract for life insurance provider Aegon.

Favini has added Satin coated papers to the Metallics line of its Majestics fine paper range, which is aimed at design and print companies.

Advertising data research service WARC has scaled down earlier predictions for global ad spend growth in 2012 and 2013 to 4.3% and 4% respectively.

Gemini Group's operating profit rose more than 150% in the year to 30 June 2012 following the management reorganisation and restructuring of the previous year.

Print procurement consultancy Blue Buffalo has been awarded the contract to tender the print of UK healthcare giant Bupa, a long-standing client of print management company RR Donnelley GDS.

InnerWorkings CEO Eric Belcher has predicted growth for the company's managed print services in the year ahead as more large corporations look for a single vendor to handle their global brand and...

Goodhead Group creditors have expressed alarm about the potential pre-pack sale of the group, with the situation still unresolved at the time of writing.

Paper manufacturer James Cropper has recorded a double digit increase in its operating profit for the first half of 2012 despite falling sales in its speciality paper business.