Publishing

Reach updates on trading
Reach has described print circulations as “resilient” in a trading update ahead of its year-end results, but there’s no update on its print plant rationalisation plans as yet.

S&G invests £4.5m for bright post-Covid future
Stephens & George Print Group (S&G) has signed off a £4.5m-plus investment in a highly spec’d Heidelberg long-perfector as it swaps two for one and reshapes the business for life after coronavirus.

OK! switches printer, launches beauty box
OK! magazine has become the latest high-profile title to switch from gravure to web offset printing.

Leading buyer unveils lifecycle offering
One of the UK’s highest profile print buyers has set up a new agency to support brands looking to review their print production strategies or deliver specific projects, with a focus on the full...

Reach plans to close two plants
Reach is proposing to close the newest newspaper printing facility in the UK, with two of its print sites set for the chop with the potential loss of 150 jobs.

Killer app: H&H Reeds plays a blinder and nets top Carlisle FC programme
Saturday 3 October was a momentous day for fans of EFL League Two clubs Carlisle United FC and Barrow AFC, marking the first time the teams had met since 1964. A suitably special programme was...

Stationers extends Warrants deadline
The Stationers’ Company has extended the entry deadline for the 2021 Warrant scheme.

Newspaper print plants change hands
DMG Media has acquired JPIMedia’s three newspaper printing sites ahead of an expected sale of the rest of the regional publishing group.

Walstead plays waiting game on M&A, expects more rivals will fail
Walstead group chief executive Paul Utting believes it is “inevitable” that some competitors will fail when government coronavirus support packages come to an end, with the web and gravure markets...

Word imperfect: rapid reprint required
Susie Dent’s new book, Word Perfect, is being hastily reprinted after an incorrect version of the text was used by mistake.