Publishing

The future ownership – and structure – of YM Group is up in the air with a fast-track sale process underway and the potential that administrators could be appointed at three of its sites.

Paper makers are implementing a further swathe of surcharges and at least one continental mill has been temporarily shut down after spiralling energy costs made its operation uneconomical.

Walstead Group is now using the ClimateCalc tool to calculate the carbon footprint of the work it produces.

London-based, award-winning Boss Print has become the latest victim of the pandemic and closed its doors following an unsustainable drop in work.

Woodmansterne had a starring role in a special Inside the Christmas Factory programme broadcast this week.

TJ Books sales director Andy Vosper – the firm’s longest-serving employee – has retired.

Bauer Media has blamed “industry wide issues with print supply” for flagship title TV Choice running late on its on-sale date – a situation that could persist until the end of the year.

Media group Reach has reported a “strengthening” outlook for print, with overall sales coming in ahead of expectations after a strong performance at its digital wing.

Bertelsmann Printing Group (BPG) has announced the planned closure of another gravure plant, reflecting a decade of structural decline in the European gravure market.

Rare book, journals and magazines – including a first edition of the Radio Times – have been destroyed in a fire in North Wales.