Publishing

Healeys targets enviro 'gold standard' after becoming carbon balanced
Healeys Print Group has become one of only a dozen Carbon Balanced Publication Printers in the UK after carbon offsetting its entire operation via the World Land Trust.

Goodhead Group halves losses, gains market share
Cost reduction measures have helped Goodhead Group halve its losses in its latest financial year, with web offset wing BGP reducing its operating loss by 57%, to 2.8m.

Oxuniprint completes three-year upgrade with 150,000 finishing spend
Oxford University Press printer Oxuniprint has cut its outsourcing bills by spending 150,000 in its finishing department.

Gomer Press union members threaten legal action
Unite members at Gomer Press have vowed to continue a planned series of walk-outs and to take legal action against the firm and its managing director.

Industry event rebrands as Publishing & Media Expo
Publishing Expo has extended its name to acknowledge the multimedia nature of the media industry.

Ajrowiggins launches EBS wheel to demonstrate recycling benefits
Arjowiggins Graphic is extending its 'It feels good' campaign with the launch of an Environmental Benefits Statements (EBS) wheel.

Johnston Press sees mobile visitors double as newspaper sales fall
Johnston Press saw the number of monthly visits to its mobile platforms increase by 100% in the six months to 30 June, although it posted declines in group turnover and operating and pre-tax profits.

The Independent halves circulation as sister-title i flourishes
<i>The Independent</i>'s sister title <i>i</i>, the only daily newspaper to record a year-on-year circulation increase, showed a 52.5% hike in July compared to the same period last year, according to...

Polestar to print new perfume magazine for River Group
River Group has appointed Polestar to produce new in-store title Scent after it won the contract from retail chain The Perfume Store.

The Dandy to move online
Publisher DC Thomson has announced that the December issue of Britain's longest-running children's comic, <i>The Dandy</i>, will be its last printed edition after readership dwindled to less than...