Books

CPI to cut back after contract loss
CPI plans to shut one factory and cut around 10% of its UK workforce following the loss of its Penguin Random House contract.

Clays in major contract win
St Ives Clays is to become the sole UK supplier of monochrome books to publishing giant Penguin Random House and is poised to double its digital book production capability, in a move that has major...

Timsons digital wing enters voluntary liquidation
UK press manufacturer Timsons has been placed into creditors’ voluntary liquidation, resulting in the loss of 25 jobs, after the firm was unable to attract orders for its digital presses.

Solid start to financial year for St Ives
St Ives has described its print operations as “performing well” in its latest trading update.

TJ International buys Canon Océ ColorStream 3900
Book manufacturer TJ International has branched out into short-run digital colour production for the first time after installing a Canon Océ ColorStream 3900 inkjet printer.

Joint venture launches its first high-speed web press
The first fruits of the partnership between Bielomatik and Matti Technology, a fully integrated 300m/min high-speed book and publications production line, is to make its first public outing at an open...

St Ives hails successful acquisitions strategy
Marketing services is now a near-£100m business for St Ives, while like-for-like print sales have nudged up after the group’s exit from commodity print markets.

Egmont awarded three major publishing deals
Egmont has been awarded three major publishing deals for books based on mobile games Doodle Jump and Temple Run and a magazine based on children's picture book Dinosaur Roar!

Arctic Paper’s Munken Polar used for Rankin book
The Munken Polar grade from graphic fine paper manufacturer Arctic Paper UK has been used for Alive: In the Face of Death, a book by British photographer Rankin.

Team Impression buys HP Indigo 10000 to boost digital services
Team Impression has invested in a seven-colour HP Indigo 10000 B2 press to increase its digital capabilities.

TJ International in £3.5m Kolbus bindery investment
Book manufacturer TJ International has upgraded its post-press facilities with a £3.5m investment in Kolbus bindery equipment.

TJ International buys Polar N 137 Plus guillotine to improve efficiency
Book manufacturer TJ International has bought a Polar N 137 Plus guillotine to increase its capacity, process flow and efficiency.