Publishing

Brands benefit from quality content and print’s power
When customer magazines (or contract publishing titles as they’re sometimes known) first appeared in the 1980s they were rather bland tomes. Editorial standards were poor to non-existent and these...

Johnston Press eases financial pressure with covenant deal
Johnston Press has gained some financial breathing room after “resetting” its banking covenants ahead of an anticipated refinancing of its debt.

North Plains continues to evolve with SDL deal
North Plains has continued its evolution from print's biggest DAM provider to a specialist in the production, management and leveraging of any visual asset by signing a strategic partnership with SDL.

Croydon Citizen launches free monthly print publication
South London web start-up The Croydon Citizen has launched a crowd-funded print version of its local news publication, 12 months after the launch of the online title.

IPC names new chief executive
DMG Media’s commercial managing director Marcus Rich is to become the new chief executive of magazine and digital publisher IPC Media.

Trinity Mirror axes Liverpool Post
Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror has announced that the 19 December edition of its weekly business newspaper The Liverpool Post, launched in 1855, will be its last.

Regent Group in consultation
Envelope and greetings cards manufacturer Regent Group is in consultation with staff over plans that it says will lead to “a significant number of redundancies”.

Johnston Press revenues continue decline but operating profit up
Total revenue was down 6.8% year-on-year although Johnston’s digital strategy is beginning to pay off, the company said in its interim management statement.

Berforts BT&D 'best ever' book wins award
One of the UK’s largest independent book printing companies, Berforts Butler Tanner & Dennis, won the best British book award at the recent British Book Design and Production Awards.

Laser-cut cover forms typography tribute
German graphic magazine Novum used a range of techniques including laser die-cutting and foil laminating to create a cover that was "a tribute to typography" for its latest issue.