Magazines

Print farmer being wound up, more trading styles emerge

Yet more websites have emerged with a remarkably similar appearance to those used by notorious print farmer Neill John, who was disqualified from being a director earlier this year.

Second publisher wound up after falsifying emergency services links

A publishing company based in Liverpool has been wound up by the court after falsifying links to the emergency services and charities to secure more than £60,000 in advertising revenue.

Stephens & George to advance automation on new Polar

Stephens & George is to take on a new Polar 115N Plus guillotine from Heidelberg as it continues its programme of investment for the second half of the year.

Magazine ABCs highlight growth titles bucking downward trend

The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) has released the latest consumer magazine reports, highlighting a downward trend in circulation across the industry but with a number of bright spots.

Record sales for Walstead at half-year amid 'maelstrom'

Walstead chairman Mark Scanlon believes insolvency “remains a real threat” for some competitors, but said his own group’s position was very different as the business announced its highest sales yet at...

Emergency services magazine publisher shut down

A Wirral-based magazine publisher that falsely claimed to produce magazines supporting the emergency services has been wound up in court.

Vogue uses silver and neon for September issue

Windles Group has printed the covers for Vogue’s landmark September issue, the first covers the group has printed for the upmarket publisher.

TI, Kelsey and Hearst all make paper wrap moves

The shift to paper wrapping in favour of polywrapping is gathering pace, with three major publishers opting to make switches, including venerable weekly Country Life moving to paper wrap for its...

Evans to step down as PCP MD

Precision Colour Printing managing director Alex Evans will step down next year, with a successor already appointed to take over as part of a phased transition.

Kingsbury takes B1 Speedmaster ahead of bumper relocation

Kingsbury Press is set to install a new Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102-6 B1 press onto new premises nearly six times the size of its current home ahead of a full move.

Killer App: LWL marks its 80th edition with the magic of motion

As a team of committed celebrants to the moving image, Little White Lies (LWL) occasionally finds the printed form “standardised and inflexible”, to use editor David Jenkins’ words. For the magazine’s...

Stephens & George pushes automation with second 'Push to Stop' Speedmaster

Stephens & George is pushing ahead with the completion of a factory extension to make room for a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-8-P with the latest 'Push to Stop' technology.