Publishing

Screen updates Truepress branding
Screen Graphic Solutions has moved to clarify the applications for its Truepress range of inkjet presses with market-specific branding.

Stephens & George buys rival Pensord
Stephens & George (S&G) Print Group has acquired local rival Pensord Print Group and entrenched its position as the UK’s largest sheetfed magazine specialist.

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 –...

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

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...

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.

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.

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 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.