Duncan Web Offsets 20m investment is paying dividends following Emap Automotives decision to select the company as production partner for the move to CTP of three of its monthly consumer titles.


The three titles, all in the motorcycle market sector, started full digital production in January, and this is expected to be extended to a further 50 titles.


I understand Emaps mission is to move all its Peterborough titles to CTP this year, said Duncan Web magazine sales director Marcus Dobbs.


Emap UK print buyer Andy Franks confirmed that the aim was to go CTP with all 150 titles, but this would depend on the co-operation of advertisers.


Dobbs said he felt that by the end of 2001 all major publishers would have a vast majority of their titles going CTP to achieve greater production efficiency.


Duncan Web recently invested 20m in a second 13,000m2 factory, a Barco CTP system and a 48pp Lithoman press.


Other publishers that have moved to Duncan Web include the Civil Service Motoring Association, publisher of the 350,000-run monthly Motoring and Leisure magazine, and London Property News.


London Property News moved its five monthly titles to full CTP production from January 2001, and Quantum Media is also understood to be reviewing the move to CTP production.


We know that price containment as well as better quality and shorter lead times are the goals of publishers, said Dobbs.


The only way to achieve this is through production efficiency.