Publishing

Reach: digital revenues are up, as is cross-promotion of national and regional titles

Reach updates on trading

Reach has described print circulations as “resilient” in a trading update ahead of its year-end results, but there’s no update on its print plant rationalisation plans as yet.

S&G head of press production Paul Enoch, left, and chairman Andrew Jones

S&G invests £4.5m for bright post-Covid future

Stephens & George Print Group (S&G) has signed off a £4.5m-plus investment in a highly spec’d Heidelberg long-perfector as it swaps two for one and reshapes the business for life after coronavirus.

OK!: issued dated 23 November is first to be printed by Walstead

OK! switches printer, launches beauty box

OK! magazine has become the latest high-profile title to switch from gravure to web offset printing.

Hunt: fired up to help businesses and brands

Leading buyer unveils lifecycle offering

One of the UK’s highest profile print buyers has set up a new agency to support brands looking to review their print production strategies or deliver specific projects, with a focus on the full...

Reach: balancing production of its regional and national titles, and contract work

Reach plans to close two plants

Reach is proposing to close the newest newspaper printing facility in the UK, with two of its print sites set for the chop with the potential loss of 150 jobs.

Killer app: H&H Reeds plays a blinder and nets top Carlisle FC programme

Saturday 3 October was a momentous day for fans of EFL League Two clubs Carlisle United FC and Barrow AFC, marking the first time the teams had met since 1964. A suitably special programme was...

Geer: "We believe this year more than ever before that businesses should be recognised"

Stationers extends Warrants deadline

The Stationers’ Company has extended the entry deadline for the 2021 Warrant scheme.

Some of JPIMedia's newsbrands

Newspaper print plants change hands

DMG Media has acquired JPIMedia’s three newspaper printing sites ahead of an expected sale of the rest of the regional publishing group.

Walstead's current footprint: group is still on the lookout for suitable acquisitions

Walstead plays waiting game on M&A, expects more rivals will fail

Walstead group chief executive Paul Utting believes it is “inevitable” that some competitors will fail when government coronavirus support packages come to an end, with the web and gravure markets...

Early copies being recalled, reprint on its way

Word imperfect: rapid reprint required

Susie Dent’s new book, Word Perfect, is being hastily reprinted after an incorrect version of the text was used by mistake.