Publishing

Proventus team join Polestar board

Proventus Capital Partners has appointed four directors to Polestar Print Holdings, including a former Quebecor executive.

Killer app: Pressision prints some zing into Posterzine title

London design and print consultancy People of Print teamed up with Leeds-based printer Pressision for its latest publishing project, Posterzine, which is now five issues into its run.

Walstead makes 'steady progress' despite contract loss

Wyndeham Group owner Walstead Investments has filed its first set of full-year results since the group lost its largest-single contract, with chairman Mark Scanlon stating that the firm “will not...

Epson to expand SureColor SC-P series with faster addition

Epson has unveiled the latest addition to its SureColor SC-P series, the 1.62m-wide (64in) SC-P20000.

Killer app: Wood Richardson helps garden book to bloom

Following a personal recommendation, self-publishing author Phil Ogden entrusted York-based printer Wood Richardson with the printing of his new botanical book, Ogden’s Garden.

Indies set to revive sagging mag sector

In 2006, Cathy Olmedillas set up Anorak, an independent and print-only magazine for children. It was well designed – you’d have been as happy to have the cover looking down at you off your wall as you...

TJ International restructures operations with new hires

Book manufacturer TJ International has restructured its operations and appointed two manufacturing and book professionals to its newly formed executive team.

Polestar appoints new CFO

Polestar has found a new chief financial officer with a long track record in working for private equity companies on business turnarounds and profit improvement programmes.

New year predictions: Kirk Galloway, Buxton Press

As managing director of PrintWeek’s reigning Company of the Year, it’s safe to say that Kirk Galloway has been pretty happy with his 2015 lot. And it sounds like he’s planning to carry that ‘feel-good...

New year predictions: Alex Evans, Precision Colour Printing

Communication is going to be key in 2016 for Alex Evans, the managing director of Telford-based web printer PCP. He's also planning cutbacks to his bespoke shirt budget.