Books
Nationwide makes £200k post- and pre-press spend
Nationwide Print has spent £200,000 on a major expansion, taking on board four new finishing machines as well as updating its MIS and online marketing software.
Zechini speeds up changeover times on new casemaker
Italian manufacturer Zechini has launched its Roby Zero casemaker, which can be made to change format in 12 seconds.
Assets of publishing firms that hit printers bought out of liquidation
The assets of Black Dog Publishing and sister company Artifice Books, which went into liquidation last month owing printers thousands of pounds, have been bought by St James’s House Media Group.??
Muller Martini accolade for Printondemand-worldwide
The UK's Printondemand-worldwide has become the first recipient of Muller Martini's new global award for finishing excellence.
Overmatter: Bristol's binding blood lust
Overmatter is rather disturbed after learning about what must surely be the country’s most macabre printing artefact.
Bell & Bain expands apprenticeship scheme with new recruits
Scottish book printer Bell & Bain has recruited two new apprentices and plans to take on four more in the next few weeks.
MBO at TJ International
Book manufacturer TJ International has completed a management buyout led by Andy Watts.
St Ives: price must be right for print ops sale
Nine months on from announcing a strategic review of its printing operations, St Ives chairman Richard Stillwell has admitted that finding a buyer or buyers “is not easy”, and the group could even...
Print ops remain challenging for St Ives
St Ives has issued a trading update ahead of its annual general meeting of shareholders.
Slated book print farmer changes name again
The company formerly known as Houseprint has changed its official name once again and complaints are still flooding in, with one client taking the business to a small claims court.
Digitally printed art book wins Book of the Year
A large-format limited edition artist’s book has picked up the top prize at the British Book Design & Production Awards.
Xerox rolls out High Fusion Inks
Xerox has initiated the beta user rollout of its new High Fusion Inks (HFI) for its Trivor digital inkjet press.