Publishing
Vintage Heidelberg prints Glastonbury newspaper
A 1957 Heidelberg OHZ-S cylinder letterpress is being used to print Glastonbury festival’s free newspaper, The Glastonbury Free Press, for the second year running.
Rescue bid imminent at Global MP
A white-knight bidder is poised to step in with a rescue deal for the stricken Global MP business.
CPI ramps up digital book production with third Quantum
CPI UK is to boost its high-speed inkjet web book printing firepower by more than 60% with the installation of a third ‘Quantum’ line this summer – its largest to date.
Felix Dennis RIP
Jo Francis mourns the passing of the mercurial publishing legend. She can but hope to see his like again.
Polestar extends contract with Cross Country Trains
Cross Country Trains has renewed its timetable production contract with Polestar Applied Solutions.
Industry pays tribute to Felix Dennis
Printing industry suppliers and colleagues have paid tribute to publishing legend Felix Dennis, who has died aged 67.
St Ives seeks multichannel media analytics business
St Ives has said it will continue to make targeted acquisitions to expand its marketing services offering, as it posted its interim management statement for the period to 30 May 2014.
Micro-publishers put local papers back in headlines
Cheeky seagull nabs crisps’, ‘OAP driver hits lampost’ and ‘Early customers find Boots closed’. Just a few of the results to pop up should you Google ‘local news headlines’.
Interview: 'The market is what it is and that’s what we plan for’
Next month, Pensord managing director Darren Coxon will be celebrating the fourth anniversary of the MBO he led with operations director Karl Gater at the 148-staff Welsh magazine printer.
Pureprint targets growth with BT&D sales hires
Pureprint is targeting growth in its colour book and corporate publishing print operation after setting up a new sales office in Frome, Somerset, manned by a senior team from collapsed book printer...