Print buying

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.

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...

Bidco prepares to take Tangent private
Tangent is set to be de-listed from AIM next month.

Donnelley names new leaders
RR Donnelley has put in place the leadership teams for the three new businesses that will be created when the business is broken up later this year.

Landa takes on foiling, delays presses until 2017
Benny Landa is taking his nano know-how into a different area and aims to revolutionise foiling with a new metallisation system that promises zero waste. But customers wanting to get their hands on...

Polestar "in advanced talks" on pre-pack
Polestar could pre-pack again according to a Sky News report.

Stephens & George in high-tech bindery spend
Stephens & George is making a multimillion-pound investment in new Muller Martini equipment for its bindery in what is believed to be the UK’s biggest finishing spend for a decade.

Tangent takeover bid now unconditional
The Michael Green-backed bid for Tangent Communications has been declared unconditional, meaning the PLC will soon revert to being a family-owned business.

Lettershop boosts inline formats with new web
YM Group is adding to the capabilities of its Lettershop operation with a Goss Sunday 4000 web.