Publishing

Charity Arts social enterprise part of 'real return to print on paper'

A company contributing to a new social enterprise which sells screen-printed works of art to raise money for charity has noticed resurgence in the screen print market over the past five years.

Polestar poised to restructure finances

Polestar has brought in Deloitte to advise on a new financial structure for the group in the face of downgraded forecasts for the performance of the business.

BPIF uses BBD&PAs to hail the renaissance of books

BPIF chief executive Charles Jarrold used last week’s 2015 British Book Design & Production Awards (BBD&PA), which generated a record number of entries, to highlight the resurgence of the printed...

CPI Books buys six Canons following shift towards print-on-demand

CPI Books has reacted to “a significant shift” towards print-on-demand by buying six new Canon printers.

Press and post-press spend for Bell & Bain

Bell & Bain has embarked upon a multimillion-pound investment programme, including the first Horizon Smart Binding System in Europe and a new KBA Rapida 145 large-format litho press.

ShortList publishes ‘Greatest’ 400th issue

Free weekly men’s magazine ShortList has published its 400th issue, a 'tribute to what makes men great'.

Trinity Mirror to stop printing in Newcastle

Trinity Mirror plans to close its Newcastle printing plant putting 49 jobs under threat.

Hot hands uncover Computer Arts’ undercover cover

Heat-reactive ink, which reveals hidden images when warmed, has been used to enhance the front cover of the latest issue of Future Publishing’s graphic design magazine Computer Arts.

Edwardthompson boosts digital operation and upgrades web press

Edwardthompson has invested more than £400,000 in a raft of new machinery and equipment upgrades to increase its short-run promotional games production by around 50%.

GF Smith creates crowd-sourced photobooks to showcase papers

GF Smith is publishing a 100-page crowd-sourced photobook to provide “an authoritative tool for the print buyer and photographer”.