Publishing
Digitally printed art book wins Book of the Year
A large-format limited edition artist’s book has picked up the top prize at the British Book Design & Production Awards.
Abrupt closure at Stones Ashford
Stones Ashford has been shut down abruptly after the company's power was cut off by its energy supplier.
Q&A: Chris Narayan Bindery manager, Rapidity
Chris has worked for 37 years as a hand bookbinder, and his expert skills have been called upon to give demonstrations and teach classes in the art. He loves music and football, his wife, and his...
Walstead snaps up ex-Polestar 96pp
Walstead Group has bought one of the giant 96pp web offset presses previously installed at Polestar Sheffield.
Rebel shareholder demands installation of Salmond as Johnston chairman
The war of words between Johnston Press and one of its major shareholders has escalated after Johnston received a formal demand that former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond is installed as...
Polestar admins pursued publisher over debt
Polestar’s administrators were forced to take legal action against one of the failed print group’s biggest publishing clients in order to recoup a seven-figure sum.
New guard recognises print’s value
As digital technologies continue to make their evolutionary impact on everything from news and advertising consumption to data storage, analysts and onlookers seem to declare print to be dead with...
Fairytale machines are rewriting bedtime reading
Once upon a time, the personalisation of a children’s book simply meant having a particular child’s name appear on the cover. At the time, it was mind-boggling, like something out of, well, a...
Xerox rolls out High Fusion Inks
Xerox has initiated the beta user rollout of its new High Fusion Inks (HFI) for its Trivor digital inkjet press.
Bindery qualification for veterans funded by Printing Charity
Six wounded, injured or sick (WIS) armed forces veterans will be taught traditional and modern bindery techniques as part of a collaborative project between the Printing Charity and Bound by Veterans.