Publishing

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.

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.

Shock at Royal Mail plans to axe up to 10,000 jobs
Royal Mail is planning to slash up to 10,000 jobs in the face of ballooning losses and the damaging industrial relations dispute, while union the CWU has described the firm’s strategy as...

KP Services renews contracts
Digital newspaper printer KP Services has described its Kodak Prosper inkjet presses as “robust workhorses” after winning fresh contracts to print national newspapers in Jersey.

Reach updates, appoints new CFO
Reach has detailed the newspaper sales boost – and advertising reduction – following the death of the Queen.

Immediate culls jobs, closes title as costs balloon amid economic woes
Radio Times publisher Immediate Media is closing one magazine and making more than 50 people redundant in the face of a “steep decline” in trading and a £9m increase in costs including paper and...

Unite challenges closure of Mediahuis’ Newry site
Trade union Unite has challenged the closure of Mediahuis’ Northern Irish newspaper printing site in Newry, where 46 jobs are under threat.

Tecnau adds new device for sheetfed books on-demand
Tecnau has added to its offering for on-demand book production with a new inline automated device that turns SRA3 sheets into book blocks, without the need for guillotining.

Mediahuis closes Newry newsprint facility
European media group Mediahuis has announced the closure of its Newry printing site, where Irish titles under its Independent News & Media (INM) brand are printed.

Web and gravure expert Alan Fraser passes away
Alan Fraser, who held senior roles at some of the biggest names in the web and gravure printing industry of the day including Watmoughs, Quebecor World and Polestar, has died aged 70.