Publishing

Bertelsmann to close Nuremberg site in BPG realignment
Bertelsmann plans to close its Nuremberg printing site by April 30 2021 in order to reduce the “massive overcapacity” in gravure printing.

Circle Media sells CPI Group to private investor
Book and commercial print group CPI Group has been sold for the second time in the space of a year, with Circle Media Group selling the business to a private investor after less than nine months of...

Walstead results hit by paper price rises
Sales at Walstead have breached the €500m barrier but profits are down after the group battled against falling print budgets and rising paper prices last year.

Expanded MTP consolidates bookletmaking with new Horizon
MTP Media has taken on a new Horizon SPF-200L bookletmaker as part of an upgrade to its facilities after the acquisition of nearby business Pagefast last year.

Me & my: Muller Martini InfiniTrim
4edge was set-up back in 2003 to offer a solution for publishers to produce their back lists. When it started key to its proposition was a combination of cutting-edge finishing and digital printing...

BAS Printers founder dies at 98
Gordon Gumn, the founder of award-winning Hampshire print firm BAS Printers, has died aged 98.

CPI Antony Rowe takes Canon Océ ColorStream
CPI Antony Rowe has benefited from a 20% boost in printing capacity following the installation of a Canon Océ ColorStream 6700 Chroma high-speed inkjet web press.

LG Davis expands offering with Iridesse install
LG Davis has enhanced its capabilities with a new Xerox Iridesse that came with metallic and clear capabilities, as well as inline bookletmaking.

PAMCo marks start of second year as sector currency
Print remains “resilient” in the fifth round of results from PAMCo, which mark the first opportunity for year-on-year comparisons on multi-platform readership.

Print farmer back in action with new guises
Yet more customers have been left out of pocket by a print farmer linked to a number of companies that have been struck off.