Publishing

Royal Mail: strike action could make pay offer unaffordable

Royal Mail acts on Christmas post

Industrial action has forced Royal Mail to bring forward its Christmas last posting dates by as much as six days compared with last year, as the stand-off between the group and CWU members continues –...

Group Riccobono will have the closest gravure operation to the UK when Liverpool closes

Prinovis news shifts supplier landscape

Continental printers are hoping to pick up work as a result of next year’s closure of Prinovis UK – while Walstead Group expects that many of the products currently printed gravure will transition to...

National World is headed up by chairman David Montgomery

National World shelves Reach ambitions

National World will not pursue its potential offer for fellow news group Reach.

CWU: social media campaign gets personal

CWU launches 'no confidence' action against Royal Mail CEO

Workers at Royal Mail delivery offices across the UK have been pictured supporting a ‘no confidence’ motion in CEO Simon Thompson, in the latest salvo against Royal Mail management organised by the...

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Input costs hit Palm's results in UK

Palm Paper UK has posted a near-£66m loss for 2021 after operating expenses more than doubled.

InSoft Automation’s Imp software simplifies complex tasks

Upscaling the bottom line secures a happy ending for books

Few would argue the advent of the eBook in the early noughties led to a steep decline in printed book sales. However, fortunately the story didn’t end there.

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Prinovis UK to close due to market decline and spiralling costs

It’s the end of an era for publication gravure printing in the UK with news that the last remaining exponent – Prinovis in Liverpool – is to close.

National World is headed up by chairman David Montgomery

National World exploring Reach takeover

Publisher National World has responded to press speculation to confirm it is “at the early stages” of exploring a possible offer to buy media group Reach.

WPG provides the personal touch for Down syndrome story book

Building a reputation for reliability is vital in the printing industry, but there are some jobs where it is worth more than just money to get it right.

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Pat the Printer book aims to engage with young

Learn2print managing director Jonathan Bray has written a children’s book that he hopes will become a ‘Bob the Builder’ for the printing industry.