Publishing

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

Peterborough Finishing & Mailing Services (PFMS) has made its first move into paper wrapping after investing in a secondhand Sitma polywrapper and associated new paper wrap conversion kit.

Print and design firm Wee Blue Coo and publisher The Folio Society are the latest industry businesses to become employee owned.

Social enterprise Social Streets has launched The Slice, a new, printed title for the residents of Tower Hamlets in London.

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.

Reach has signed a new five-year plate deal with incumbent supplier Fujifilm as the newspaper group looks to drive pre-press innovation.

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

DMGT has reported full year results that reflect a period of huge change at the group.