Print buying

De La Rue has scored something of a coup after securing a share of the polymer supply deal for the Bank of England’s new £20 note.

Immediate Media production director Mal Skelton has retired after 37 years in the publishing business.

Bottom line losses at St Ives have ballooned to £44.1m, and the group has reported a collapse in the profitability of its up-for-sale printing operations.

A high-profile investor has quietly increased his stake in Communisis to more than 22%.

St Ives’ Marketing Activation segment has lost its contract to produce in-store marketing materials for Sainsbury’s.

Landa Digital Printing has confounded the sceptics by achieving what some had deemed impossible – it now has a press up and running at a customer site, and the firm’s initial tranche of users has...

Trinity Mirror has confirmed that it could potentially acquire ALL of Northern & Shell’s publishing assets.

John Charnock has made a surprise return to print management, and has been appointed as the new managing director of Nicholson Bass, one of the oldest printing companies in Northern Ireland.

Private equity house Foresight Group has invested almost £2m in specialist printer Regency Design & Print and has ambitious plans to scale the business.

Tim Moscow has been appointed as managing director of Rhapsody following Les Pipe’s decision to step down.

Trinity Mirror will close four free local weekly newspaper titles later this month.

Former MarketReach media specialist Lance Hill has joined The Lettershop Group (TLG) as the firm’s new sales director.