Books

Donnelley names new leaders
RR Donnelley has put in place the leadership teams for the three new businesses that will be created when the business is broken up later this year.

Catford Print Centre boosts bindery with Ashgate spend
Catford Print Centre is forecasting a growth in short-run hardback books and has installed a Fastbind system to meet the expected rise in demand.

Donnelley announces newco names as it prepares for split
RR Donnelley has decided on the new names for the separate businesses that will be created when the group completes its three-way split later this year.

St Ives in biggest marketing buy yet
St Ives is issuing £13.8m-worth of new shares and taking on an additional £10m of debt in order to fund its biggest marketing services acquisition yet.

Printondemand-worldwide buys UK's first MIS linked Kolbus Casemaker
Digital book printer Printondemand-worldwide has continued its automation drive by investing in a Kolbus DA270 Casemaker.

TJ International restructures operations with new hires
Book manufacturer TJ International has restructured its operations and appointed two manufacturing and book professionals to its newly formed executive team.

St Ives makes new business a priority at SP
St Ives aims to diversify the client base at point-of-sale wing SP Group “as a priority” in order to reduce the operation’s dependency on the under-pressure grocery sector.

Kolbus partnership revives Timsons litho presses
Timsons litho presses for book printing will be manufactured again thanks to a new partnership between Kolbus and Timsons Engineering in Kettering.

255 jobs at risk at Penguin Random House Rugby distribution centre
Publishing giant Penguin Random House is set to close its largest distribution centre in Rugby, Warwickshire.

Meler Gluing agents join forces to launch PUR conversion business
Meler Gluing Solutions' two UK agents have joined forces to set up Meler Bookbinding Division, which will drive worldwide sales of Meler's PUR conversion systems.

BPIF uses BBD&PAs to hail the renaissance of books
BPIF chief executive Charles Jarrold used last week’s 2015 British Book Design & Production Awards (BBD&PA), which generated a record number of entries, to highlight the resurgence of the printed...

CPI Books buys six Canons following shift towards print-on-demand
CPI Books has reacted to “a significant shift” towards print-on-demand by buying six new Canon printers.