Hachette moves all titles to FMG

Hachette Filipacchi UK has become the second major publisher to hand pre-press for all of its titles to Fresh Media Group subsidiary Colour Systems.

The Islington-based pre-media firm, which has worked with Hachette on Elle, Red, Sugar and Elle Decoration since 2004, has now added Psychologies, Real Homes and Inside Soap to its portfolio.

Hachette UK production director John Hughes said: “It made sense to rationalise our pre-press contracts and take advantage of the efficiencies provided by Colour Systems.”

Colour Systems’ joint managing director Andy Berg de­­scribed the 12-month contract as a “very substantial deal”.

PrintWeek publisher Haymarket Group signed up to Colour Systems’ Virtual In-House Production (VIP) platform for all of its titles in January 2005.