Publishing

60 seconds with Blissetts

Blissett Bookbinders was established in London in 1920, and today the fourth generation is in charge.

Print farming companies struck off

Two companies connected to a controversial print farmer specialising in books have been wound up by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.

GD Web Offset boss speaks out

The former co-owners of GD Web Offset have split, but director Paul Mursell has insisted the business is in good shape and will benefit from a new joint-venture involving waste paper recycling at its...

Michael Passmore passes away

Michael Passmore, former managing director and chairman of Alabaster Passmore & Sons, has passed away.

Bumper Man Booker winner reprint for CPI

CPI is facilitating an immediate 45,000-copy reprint of Anna Burns' novel Milkman, which won the Man Booker prize on Tuesday (16 October).

Christmas comes early for bookworms

Christmas is coming – regardless of any protests that autumn has barely begun. The retail sector is revving up for the festive season already. For print, this means production will step up on all...

Material concerns: what can take the place of polywrap?

It started with single-use carrier bags, then progressed to plastic straws, water bottles and food packaging.

Clays makes first investment under new owner

Clays has expanded its print facilities for the first time since it was bought earlier this year with the investment in an HP PageWide T490HD web press that is set to begin production in mid November.

PCP doubles stitching productivity

Precision Colour Printing (PCP) has invested more than £1.2m in a new Primera MC stitching line from Muller Martini to boost productivity and flexibility.

Minor fire at Clays

Workers at Clays successfully extinguished a small fire that broke out on one of its Timson web presses in the early hours of yesterday morning.