Publishing

CirclePrinters buys Roto Smeets

Continental groups CirclePrinters and Roto Smeets are to merge, in European print’s latest consolidation play.

Headley Brothers loses N&S work

Headley Brothers has been dealt a blow with the loss of its contract to print two weekly magazines for Northern & Shell, but advisers to the company remain hopeful of finding a buyer for the...

St Ives hit by contract loss

St Ives has been dealt another blow with the loss of its contract to produce monochrome books for HarperCollins, which will result in a multimillion-pound hit to the group’s sales and profits.

The publishers who put it all together

Which part of the magazine publishing sector has a colossal advertising spend yet doesn’t sell advertising in its titles, publishes new products every year, in two tightly defined timeframes and knows...

Killer app: Celloglas ensures Computer Arts is up to scratch

Computer Arts magazine doesn’t like to hold back with the design of its covers. In 2015, the UK’s Top 30 Design Studios’ edition employed heat-sensitive inks on the cover and the year before it was...

New European still going strong

The New European, the pro-Remain pop-up newspaper that emerged from the EU Referendum, is extending its print run indefinitely.

Sport magazine to close

Sport magazine, a free weekly title that has been running since 2006, will be publishing its final issue this week (3 February).

Headley Brothers put up for sale

Long-established family-owned magazine printer Headley Brothers has been put up for sale and has filed for protection from its creditors while the sale process is executed.

Garnett Dickinson sold out of administration

Nick Alexander has thrown in the towel at Garnett Dickinson and the web offset printer has been sold in a pre-pack deal.

Alexander speaks out on GD sale

Nick Alexander, the former owner of Garnett Dickinson Print, has spoken out about the reasons behind the pre-pack sale of the business.