St Ives answers printers' prayers. St Ives is one of the largest commercial printing firms in the UK and prints such items as books (through its Clays unit), magazines, direct mail pieces, brochures, and catalogs (through divisions including Romford and Direct Mail Leeds), as well as packaging for videocassettes, CDs, and CD-ROMs. The St Ives US Division offers printing on web and sheet-fed presses to such customers as Royal Caribbean, General Motors, and Avon. St Ives operates in the UK (majority of sales), as well as in France, Germany, Luxembourg, Japan, and the US.