Publishing

Ensure door drops have the best chance of delivering
With potential Royal Mail strike action looming, is now a good time to discuss alternative providers to ensure your door-drop campaign delivers on the proven effectiveness of the media channel?

Stephens & George in £4m automation spend
Stephens & George Print Group (S&G) has signed off a £4m spend as it looks to continue its automation journey and maintain its position as one of Europe’s most advanced magazine production sites.

Last chance to enter 2022 book awards
The BPIF has issued a rallying call to book printers as the extended entry deadline British Book Design & Production Awards 2022 looms large with just over a week until submissions close.

Tributes paid to 'industry titan' Barry Hibbert
Barry Hibbert, one of the industry’s most powerful and polarising figures, has died aged 61.

Bauer agrees new print deal with Prinovis
Printing of the UK’s top selling weekly magazine is being repatriated to the UK thanks to a fresh deal between Bauer and Prinovis.

Newsquest and Archant sooth Dorries' deal concerns
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has decided not to intervene in the proposed acquisition of Archant by Newsquest Media Group.

National World CFO to depart
National World COO Vijay Vaghela is leaving the business.

Killer App: Swallowtail migrates art book job to litho
High-quality, large-format art books are stock-in-trade for publisher Mascot Media – so when it recently helped a printmaker into a short-format digitally printed edition, Mascot co-owners/directors...

YM Group in administration
YM Group has gone into administration, marking an ignominious end for a business that at one time had lofty ambitions to dominate the UK web offset market.

Glastonbury Free Press back alongside returning festival
Glastonbury festival has returned this week for its first post-pandemic outing and the free newspaper printed on-site for revellers is also back.