Books

St Ives shares almost halved to a new 52-week low after the group warned on profits for this financial year and next.

Italian web-to-print specialist Pixartprinting has launched a book to accompany its blog, Pixarthinking.

Polestar UK Print and Polestar Stones-Wheatons have gone into administration, a month after the pre-pack sale of the group to Proventus.

BPIF chief executive Charles Jarrold expects to see even more entries than last year to the 2016 British Book Design & Production Awards (BBD&PAs).

Komori has partnered with Screen to add a colour inkjet web offering to its nascent digital press line-up.

RR Donnelley has put in place the leadership teams for the three new businesses that will be created when the business is broken up later this year.

Catford Print Centre is forecasting a growth in short-run hardback books and has installed a Fastbind system to meet the expected rise in demand.

RR Donnelley has decided on the new names for the separate businesses that will be created when the group completes its three-way split later this year.

St Ives is issuing £13.8m-worth of new shares and taking on an additional £10m of debt in order to fund its biggest marketing services acquisition yet.

Digital book printer Printondemand-worldwide has continued its automation drive by investing in a Kolbus DA270 Casemaker.

Book manufacturer TJ International has restructured its operations and appointed two manufacturing and book professionals to its newly formed executive team.

St Ives aims to diversify the client base at point-of-sale wing SP Group “as a priority” in order to reduce the operation’s dependency on the under-pressure grocery sector.