Publishing

Polestar to close Bicester web press

Polestar is planning to shut down one of the web presses at its Bicester plant.

Killer app: Southernprint serves up tasty recipe for perforation

Readers of monthly food magazine Delicious are in for a treat this month because the Easter issue includes a uniquely produced run-of-paper (ROP) perforated 16pp pull-out section packed with an array...

Wyndeham loses Haymarket contract to William Gibbons

William Gibbons has wrestled the Haymarket consumer division’s web offset contract from Wyndeham Group, breaking a relationship that lasted half a century.

Trinity Mirror profits fall as The New Day launches

On the launch day of its new national daily newspaper, The New Day, Trinity Mirror has reported significant declines in revenues and profits for the full year.

Catford Print Centre boosts bindery with Ashgate spend

Catford Print Centre is forecasting a growth in short-run hardback books and has installed a Fastbind system to meet the expected rise in demand.

The world has changed and so must we

The imminent demise of The Independent in printed form, unsurprisingly, triggered a rush of commentators to once again predict the end of printed publications.

Independent’s move online does not reflect wider sector

The births, deaths and marriages column is a well-read newspaper fixture. Indeed, News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch chose to announce his engagement to Jerry Hall in the marriages column of one...

Trinity Mirror launches print only national daily newspaper

A new 'upbeat' and ‘politically neutral’ national newspaper will hit newsstands from next Monday and is being called ‘the first new standalone national daily for 30 years’.

Polestar retains two Guardian titles

Polestar has renewed its contract to print two weekly supplements for Guardian News & Media, but will lose two others because the publisher is going to print them in-house.

Possehl pleased with progress of print ops

An improved performance at Manroland Web Systems and Böwe Systec has resulted in record results for owner Possehl Group.