Publishing
Desmond opens Luton newspaper plant
Media mogul Richard Desmond officially launched the Express Group's purpose-built print facility in Luton last night (28 November).
OFT decision on Kent newspaper merger costs 45 jobs
The OFT's decision not to give KM Group (KMG) the all clear to purchase seven Kent-based newspapers from Northcliffe Media has begun to cost jobs.
UPDATE 2: Manroland confirms insolvency
Manroland has today filed for insolvency protection with the German district court in Augsburg after negotiations with a potential investor "failed on the home stretch".
Manroland North America promises 'business as usual'
Manroland North America has said the division is operating in a "business as usual" environment, although expects to issue further information on the status of the parent company, which filed for...
St Ives acquires minority stake in Evolved e-book business
St Ives has continued its spending spree with the purchase of a 1.5m, 15.75% stake in Evolved Group, a developer of e-book conversion software for the publishing industry.
Trinity to switch Liverpool Daily Post to weekly title
Trinity Mirror will switch the Liverpool Daily Post to a weekly title in 2012, bumping it up to a 100-page edition.
Nutech ups the ante with book factory in Faridabad
Nutech has created an ultra modern book manufacturing plant at Faridabad, Haryana. The inauguration ceremony was recently held at the Indian Habitat Centre which had over hundred guests that included...
Manugraph Cityline Express web-offset presses installed in Brazil
Manugraph, a popular Indian manufacturer of web-offset presses in the country, has strengthened its position in the overseas market with installations of its Cityline Express at Brazil-based print...
"National Book Printer's Conference was a great success," says Anand Limaye of India Printing Works
"An initiative from Welbound, PrintWeek India and Henkel saw more than 330 delegates attend the 1st National Book Printers Conference in Trivandrum on 17 and 18 November 2011."
Unite would back GMG contracting to Trinity, but preference is for printing to stay put
Unite has said that it would support Guardian Media Group's (GMG) move to contract print if Trinity Mirror became the contractor, but would prefer it to continue printing itself.