Magazines

Headley Brothers hit for holdco Lithecat

The failure of Headley Brothers appears likely to result in a £6m hit for the former family owners of the business.

Metropolis buys raft of Ascential titles

Ascential has sold its last remaining UK ‘heritage’ magazine titles to Metropolis International in a £23.5m deal.

Pensord expands with west coast buy

Pensord is expanding significantly with the acquisition of fellow Welsh print firm Cambrian Printers.

Stora Enso develops PrimaPress profile

Stora Enso has created a specific ICC profile for its PrimaPress uncoated paper range aimed at allowing publishers to achieve the best possible results using the grade, while delivering ink savings at...

Planet Rock mag launches

A new classic rock magazine from Bauer Media has been launched, with three companies combining to produce an intricate print job.

Wyndeham Bicester cuts 58 roles

Wyndeham Group has completed the consultation at its Bicester site, with 58 redundancies made as a result.

Polestar: one year on

A year on from the collapse of Polestar, UK printers remain hopeful of winning back some of the work that migrated to the continent – and remained there – after the group’s failure.

New-look Stones Ashford takes shape

Stones Ashford has parted company with two former directors of Headley Brothers.

Short-grain now on-stream at YM Chantry

The revamped YM Chantry site is now fully up and running, having commissioned the Goss Sunday 5000 64pp short-grain press at the site.

Park Comms prints magazine for homeless project

Magazine printer Park Communications has printed three issues of Emma, a magazine showcasing content from residents at homeless hostel Arlington.

Wyndeham consults on Bicester changes

Wyndeham Group is proposing changes at its Bicester site that could result in up to 64 redundancies.

No dividend for unsecured Headley creditors

Unsecured creditors of Headley Brothers are owed more than £4m and are unlikely to receive any form of payout.