Print buying

Rotherham-based Hine Labels has field-upgraded its Xeikon 3030 web-fed digital label press, more than doubling the speed at a “fraction of the cost of a new machine”.

1st Byte officially launched its ‘Sensory Printing’ service yesterday (16 January) and has already undertaken a number of projects for high-profile clients.

Chris Cowley has joined York Mailing as sales director at the group’s York site.

BskyB head of print management Mark Cruise might be a fierce advocate of print, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t worry about the future or firmly believe that we need to act now and embrace change.

BIC, the book industry supply chain organisation, has set up a new suite of book production training courses that will commence next year.

The Website Leeds is gearing up for growth and has strengthened its team with four new employees joining from the former St Ives Direct Bradford business.

A former marketing director of Webmart has set up a commission-free online trade-only marketplace for printers to place and win business.

The Timsons T-Print from MPG’s King’s Lynn site has been sold to a large American book printer.

Paperlinx has logged a complaint against a major paper manufacturer claiming anticompetitive behaviour regarding indent sales and hinted that formal complaints against other manufacturers could be on...

HH Global has been appointed to a government taskforce of 100 SMEs from the creative industries to target £500m of overseas contracts in the next three years.

Amid “intensive talks” Royal Mail has once again agreed to extend the ballot deadline of the Communication Workers Union’s industrial action, for a “final” time.

St Ives Bradford has been re-branded as Global Media Production under new owner Cogent B2B.