Books

The BPIF has won two Trade Association Forum (TAF) awards, doubling its tally from last year, while the British Coatings Federation (BCF) also took home two.

Grosvenor House Papers (GHP) has set up its first book printing production line with the installation of a Konica Minolta bizhub press to run inline with a Watkiss bookletmaker.

Trade printer Route One Print has rounded off another big summer of spending, completing a £5.3m investment with the installation of a Fujifilm Jet Press and an LE-UV litho press.

Kodak has kicked off a month-long initiative of worldwide book donation drives to improve literacy throughout the world as part of its Print for Good campaign.

Scottish book printer Bell & Bain has become the first European book printer to take a Ricoh Pro VC60000 in a £1m-plus investment.

Smart Print Services has become the first UK printer to install the new Xerox Versant 180 digital press.

Ashford Colour Press has become the first UK book printer to install HP’s High Definition Nozzle Architecture (HDNA) printheads after retrofitting the heads onto one of its two HP T230 colour inkjet...

St Ives has reported an improved performance in its latest trading update.

UK Bookbinders has set up a new digital division with investment in a Horizon BQ-470 PUR perfect binder and a Horizon HT-30 three-side trimmer.

St Ives has sold the Cornish factory occupied by Wyndeham Roche to a property company for £4.2m, while the group’s share price has descended to a new all-time low.

An industry valuations veteran has issued a heartfelt plea for the workforce at Wheatons Exeter to be given another chance under new ownership.

Uncertainty over a number of major contracts at St Ives could put a crimp in the group's plans to sell off its print operations.