Publishing

Crunch time for Polestar plants

Polestar employees fear some factories ‘could shut down tomorrow’ if a buyer or buyers cannot be found for the businesses, as more redundancies are made at the group and a major publisher shifts...

Print reigns during royal revelries

Newspapers and magazines can’t resist a royal special and the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II on 21 April was the perfect opportunity to go large, sometimes very large, on the subject of our...

PwC confirms Polestar job cuts

Administrators at PricewaterhouseCoopers have confirmed that 183 redundancies have been made at Polestar.

Time Inc 'working closely' with Polestar administrator

Time Inc’s Guy Gleysteen has jetted into the UK to address the crisis in the publisher’s supply chain due to the situation at Polestar.

'£100m loss to UK print' warning as rivals scope out Polestar sites

Both Wyndeham owner Walstead Group and Prinovis have confirmed their potential interest in parts of stricken print group Polestar.

When disaster strikes

Jo Francis wonders whether Polestar's publishing clients have suitable disaster recovery plans in place.

Polestar pre-pack leaves huge shortfall

Polestar’s unsecured creditors from the period prior to the pre-pack sale of the business in March were owed more than £235m by the group.

Unite fears following Polestar administration

Unite the Union has expressed its fears for UK print jobs if DMG Media moves its supplements to the continent in the wake of the Polestar pre-pack sale and administration.

St Ives shares tank on profits warning

St Ives shares almost halved to a new 52-week low after the group warned on profits for this financial year and next.

Pixartprinting launches LooktheBook

Italian web-to-print specialist Pixartprinting has launched a book to accompany its blog, Pixarthinking.