Publishing

Newspaper print plant to close
DMG Media is to close one of its newspaper printing sites, with significant job losses anticipated, after acquiring the plant less than two years ago.

Parkrun hails power of print with new magazine
Community running and physical activity organisation Parkrun has launched its own, free magazine citing the mental health benefits of being away from screens in “an increasingly digital world”.

YM fallout continues to dominate headlines in May
Unsurprisingly, this month’s ranking of most read articles was heavily dominated by the fallout from the collapse of the various YM Group companies. And while there was some good news, for example in...

Platinum Jubilee boost to print
Printers across the country have benefited from a plethora of Platinum Jubilee printing related to local celebrations, and the event has also resulted in some genuinely huge additional print jobs.

Unburnable book set to be auctioned
Penguin Random House has created a one-off ‘unburnable’ edition of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale that will be auctioned for charity.

National World looking for more buys
Publisher National World has said it is “pursuing acquisition opportunities to build scale and enhance shareholder value” while stronger yields have mitigated challenging market conditions.

Hulley hails the printing press as he steps down at Clays
Clays CEO Paul Hulley has retired after 12 years running the UK’s biggest single site book printer.

Walstead adds Telegraph weekend work to roster
Walstead Group has sealed a deal to print the Telegraph’s weekend supplements with production set to switch later this month.

Macfarlane reports growth in trading update
Macfarlane Group is set to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM), at which the company will provide a positive trading update covering 2022 to date.

Industry awaits Walstead decision on what's next for YM web kit
Walstead’s deal to buy at least seven web offset presses from the collapsed YM web division has resulted in feverish industry speculation about what happens next.