Publishing

Walstead's current footprint: group is still on the lookout for suitable acquisitions

Walstead plays waiting game on M&A, expects more rivals will fail

Walstead group chief executive Paul Utting believes it is “inevitable” that some competitors will fail when government coronavirus support packages come to an end, with the web and gravure markets...

Early copies being recalled, reprint on its way

Word imperfect: rapid reprint required

Susie Dent’s new book, Word Perfect, is being hastily reprinted after an incorrect version of the text was used by mistake.

The Queen at a Journalists' Charity event at Stationers' Hall in 2014. Image: PA Images

HM Queen supports work of trusted news media

Her Majesty the Queen has sent a message of support to national and regional news publishers at the start of ‘Journalism Matters’ week.

Reach: biggest contract newspaper printer in the UK

Reach to review print ops

News group Reach has posted half-year results that are ahead of market expectations, but is to review its printing capacity due to uncertainty over contract printing renewals.

Kennett with Rising: Our policy has always been continual investment

Henry Ling eyes digital growth

Book and journal specialist Henry Ling has installed the UK’s first Canon ProStream 1000 high-speed inkjet in a £1.5m spend targeted at driving digital growth across its trade book business.

Deal keeps US group together

ASG owner to buy US print giant LSC

LSC Communications, the US print giant that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year, is poised to be sold to private equity group Atlas Holdings.

Hello! magazine with new format shown on right

Hello! revamps with print switch

Hello! magazine has switched to web offset printing for the first time as part of a change of print supplier.

Plymouth Argyle will continue to print The Pilgrim. Image: Plymouth Argyle FC

Derby County cans matchday programme as Plymouth Argyle pledges to continue

Derby County FC is set to stop printing its matchday programme, but will instead launch a new monthly magazine for the start of the 2020/21 season, while Plymouth Argyle will continue with its printed...

Investigators discovered the company had made false and misleading statements

Fourth rogue emergency services publisher shut down

A fourth publishing company that misled clients into believing they were advertising in magazines supporting the emergency services has been wound up by the court.

TI Media: subs copies now paper wrapped

TI Media outsources paper spend

TI Media has outsourced paper procurement in what is viewed as a significant move as the publisher is integrated into new owner Future.