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YM starts printing mega Mail job
All eyes in the high-volume market are on YM Group this weekend as the business starts printing the Mail supplements a week earlier than initially envisaged, and after recovering from the breakdown of...

New-look Guardian package this weekend
Guardian News & Media is set to publish revamped supplements this weekend as part of cost-cutting measures announced last year.

Energy crisis could mean print price surcharges
The energy crisis currently impacting a raft of industries across the UK could result in price surcharges for customers of energy-intensive print operations such as heatset web offset, where firms...

Sales down, profits up at BPG
Media and services giant Bertelsmann has reported first half results that include the reshaping of its gravure printing operations on the continent.

Record sales for BBC Gardeners' World mag
Immediate Media is celebrating after the May issue of BBC Gardeners’ World magazine achieved record sales.

Sun Clock Tower saved from demolition
Watford local history buffs and printing industry connections of the once-mighty Sun Printers are celebrating after the Planning Inspectorate rejected plans to demolish the landmark Sun Clock Tower.

Weekend and You on the move
Associated Newspapers has given its incumbent print supplier notice that the production of Weekend and You magazines will be moving to another printer.

YM directors 'confident' despite note on accounts
YM Group’s delayed accounts include another increase in losses and a ‘material uncertainty’ note – although the firm’s directors remain confident the business can deliver on their future growth plans.

YM Group: accounts delay is due to backlog
YM Group’s chief executive is blaming a backlog at Companies House for the group’s accounts being more than a month overdue.

Huge print contract up for review
One of the UK’s biggest print contracts is up for review in a move that could be influenced by the dramatic structural changes in the paper industry.