Books

St Ives has issued a trading update ahead of its annual general meeting of shareholders.

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.

A large-format limited edition artist’s book has picked up the top prize at the British Book Design & Production Awards.

Xerox has initiated the beta user rollout of its new High Fusion Inks (HFI) for its Trivor digital inkjet press.

Ashford Colour Press has slashed turnaround times for short-run book jobs by installing a Horizon HT-30 three-side trimmer.

Bottom line losses at St Ives have ballooned to £44.1m, and the group has reported a collapse in the profitability of its up-for-sale printing operations.

John Charnock has made a surprise return to print management, and has been appointed as the new managing director of Nicholson Bass, one of the oldest printing companies in Northern Ireland.

Pureprint has completed a job using HP’s Mosaic personalisation software for 8,000 magazines with unique covers for Eye magazine.

Gomer Press has taken its first step into LE-UV with a circa-£1.7m investment in a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 LE-UV.

Pureprint has boosted its cyber security standards with the addition of the Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation.

St Ives has put out its second positive trading update in as many months, resulting in an upturn in the group’s share price.

The company formerly known as Houseprint appears to have changed identity again and complaints are continuing to flood in from disgruntled clients.