KCS contracts grow as it bags UK repro deal

Repro outsourcing company Express KCS has said it is on course for a century of titles by July this year after signing up its latest UK publisher.

The Delhi-based firm has a production centre in India, which now handles around 70 publications from Europe and the US.

Its most recent contract is with Propertyfinder Publishing, which is part of News International and includes London Property News and Surrey Property Magazine among its titles.

Express KCS will be responsible for full production, including copy-chasing, proofing and approvals, through to delivery of press-ready page files from its production centre.

Following this latest contract, Express KCS director Robert Berkeley expects the outsourcing of work through his company to increase.

He said: “We will continue to develop new relationships in all areas of pre-press. We will probably reach 100
publications by the beginning of July.”